Caperton Furnitureworks piece wins design award

Table, bench sold through Curran Catalog

Staff Staff -- Furniture Today, August 20, 2008

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - A private label piece produced by case goods source Caperton Furnitureworks was awarded an International Design Excellence Award, or IDEA, Silver Medal for 2008 in the Home Living Category.

IDEA awards are presented each year by the Industrial Designers of America, which represents the professional industrial design industry.

The Centerbrook Slapstick Table and bench designed by Mark Simon of Centerbrook Architects of Centerbook, Conn., was produced by Caperton and sold through the Curran Catalog and its Web site.

The table, made of Appalachian black cherry, is a modern take on a classic farm table, featuring a distinctive crisscrossing leg and stretcher detail.