Six semifinalists selected in eco-friendly design contest
Online voting will determine the winner of Project UDesign
Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, September 3, 2010
 Professor Jason Wech and student Matt Gray at the Savannah College of Art and Design look at eco-friendly fabric choices for Gray’s wing chair design, a semifinalist in the Project UDesign competition. |
MINNEAPOLIS — Six semifinalist designs have been chosen in Project UDesign, the first competition in the furniture industry that will be determined by crowdsourcing, or online voting.
Students at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia have submitted designs for an eco-friendly wing chair. A panel of industry experts chose the semifinalists.
The competition is sponsored by Cargill's BiOH polyols business, maker of the soy-based ingredient that replaces a percentage of petroleum in foam used for upholstered furniture cushioning.
The six designs and related video footage are now displayed on Cargill's Experience BiOH blog, YouTube channel and its Facebook fan page. Voting for Project UDesign opens today and runs through 11:59 p.m. Oct. 19.
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