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Kingsdown leads list of CHFA award winners

By Michael J. Knell -- Furniture Today, January 28, 2007

Mississauga, Ontario — For the second time in the five-year history of the Canadian Home Furnishings Awards, Kingsdown Canada has won the top honor, taking home the Grand Medallion this year for its Silent Partner Nuage mattress collection.

Organized by the Ontario Furniture Manufacturers Assn., the awards recognize excellence in the design, construction and marketing of Canadian-made home furnishings.

The Grand Medallion is awarded to the product which garners the highest aggregate score from the jury, regardless of the category. The jury includes 14 retailers who reviewed the contest entries immediately prior to this month's Canadian Home Furnishings Market.

This year, medallions were awarded in 18 categories.

In addition to the Grand Medallion, the Silent Partner Nuage also won the premium sleep products category. Kingsdown Canada also won the popular sleep products category with its Metro Helmsley Eurotop collection.

Several other manufacturers also won two medallions in this year's competition. Among them:

Palliser Furniture, for Palmer in motion upholstery and Cumberland in leather upholstered suites.
Dynasty Furniture, for the Model 634 in popular fabric upholstered suites and Model 629 in modular and sectional upholstery.
Superstyle Furniture, for Model 9506 in premium fabric upholstered suites and for its Variations program in marketing concepts.
Korson Furniture, for both popular and prestiage showood chairs, the Model C2360 and the Model C1402, respectively.

The other medallion winners were:

DFIC Inc. in the home entertainment/wall system center category for Ovalia;
Brentwood Classics in dual-purpose upholstery for the Model 2328;
Huppé in popular adult bedroom for Monte Carlo;
Durham Furniture in premium adult bedroom for George Washington: Journey

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