International Interior Design Assn. seeks entries for competitions

Deadline for submissions is Feb. 17

Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, January 7, 2010

CHICAGO — The International Interior Design Assn. is calling for entries for its 37th annual Interior Design Competition and the 18th annual Will Ching Design Competition.

The former serves to recognize and reward outstanding interior design and to encourage new ideas and techniques. It honors design in seven areas of practice: corporate, educational/institutional, government, health care, hospitality, residential and retail/showroom.

The Will Ching Design Competition recognizes talented designers working in firms of five or fewer employees.

For both competitions, submissions will be judged for suitability of the design to the project challenge, originality of the design solution, and the successful integration of interior finishes and furnishings. To be eligible for submission, projects must have been completed after Jan. 1, 2008.

The deadline to request an entry kit is Feb. 10, and completed entries must be submitted by Feb. 17.

The call for entries can be downloaded from the www.iida.org Web site.