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Innovations In
Design” Competition Co-Sponsors
Announced
Cygnus
Business Media and ISFA team up to
produce the first industry-wide
fabricators’ competition
Lehi, Ut. -- The
International Surface Fabricators
Association (ISFA) is proud to
announce that ISFA and Cygnus
Business Media, publisher of
Surface Fabrication magazine,
will host the first annual
Innovations In Design
competition, which showcases
fabricator projects in a wide
variety of decorative surfacing
materials in multiple application
environments. Winners of the
competition will be announced at the
International Countertop Expo (ICE)
to be held at Mandalay Bay in Las
Vegas, February 8-10, 2010.
An exciting feature of this year’s
competition will be live fabrication
of vanity countertops on the trade
show floor. “Entrants are encouraged
to use their creativity and
imagination in the choice of
materials and design elements,” said
Sandy Milroy, ICE Show Manager. “The
only parameters will be the
dimensions of the vanities –
everything else about the design is
up to the skill and creativity of
the fabricator. At the end of the
competition all vanity tops will be
donated to charity.”
The Innovations In Design
competition is open to all
decorative surfacing fabricators and
may include any decorative surfacing
material – or combination of
materials – in the final entry.
Categories include, Residential
Kitchen, Residential Bath,
Commercial/Institutional,
Freestyle/Art, Artisan and Green.
Best of Show will be selected from
among the winners in each
category.
“The Innovations In Design
competition is an excellent way to
showcase the extensive talents and
craftsmanship that characterize
members of the decorative surfacing
industry,” said Tim Campbell, Group
Publisher for Cygnus. “It’s a way
for fabricators to push the
application and design envelope for
these extremely versatile materials
and to be recognized by their peers
for their expertise.”
To register for the
Innovations In Design
competition, fabricators may visit
the ISFA Web site at
www.ISFAnow.org/design or call
the ISFA office at 877.464.7732 to
obtain a registration packet. The
deadline for entries is December 22,
2009. Only those projects completed
during the 2009 calendar year are
eligible for the competition.
Entries will be on display at ICE
during normal show hours.
“The design competition has always
been an attendee favorite at
industry trade shows and this will
be the most exciting ever,”
explained Milroy. “Not only have we
opened it up to every kind of
countertop material, but there will
be an added element of drama as
fabricators craft their creations in
full view of the rest of the
industry.”
It is appropriate that the
industry’s first design competition
that includes all types of
countertop materials will premiere
at ICE, which is the only trade show
for the entire decorative surfacing
industry. For countertop
professionals that can only squeeze
in attendance at one trade show in
2010, ICE is designed to cover all
of the bases. It’s the ultimate
one-stop shop for everything
countertop (and beyond). This is
where you will find the ideas and
products you want and need to add
profit and excitement to your
business.
For more information call the ISFA
office at 877.464.7732 or visit ISFA
online at
www.isfanow.org/design
About ISFA: The
International Surface Fabricators
Association (ISFA) is a
not-for-profit trade association
dedicated to helping its members
become more profitable through
education, fostering professionalism
and promoting the countertop
industry. For more information
contact Kevin Cole at 877.464.7732
or
kevin@isfanow.org.
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