This year marked the big 1-0 for Interior Design's Best of Year Awards, celebrating the industry's very best projects and products across an ever-growing spectrum of categories.

For the third year in a row, Best of Year was held at at Frank Gehry's IAC Building in New York, where 975 designers, architects and manufacturers gathered to learn the winners and merit honorees. The program was hosted by Interior Design editor in chief Cindy Allen and publisher Carol Cisco, who revealed winners across 43 project categories, 61 product categories, and 11 materials.

Carnegie Fabrics' digitally printed wide width sheer Alchemy managed to separate itself from the competition this year and win the Best of Year award for Window Treatments! - See more at: http://carnegiefabrics.com/learn/cat/news/post/Interior-Designs-Best-of-Year/#sthash.zNGS0boq.dpuf

Hooray! BuzziSpace recently pocketed the Oscar of the design world: the Interior Design Best of Year Award in the category ‘Partitions and Wall Systems’ was awarded to BuzziFalls, a playful solution to regulate noise. Just as last year’s Interior Design Best of Year Awards, the tenth edition was also held in the imposing IAC Building in New York. More than 975 renowned designers attended the presentation of the winning designs.

Andreu World presents the winners of the 15th International Design Contest

For this year’s contest, 200 projects were submitted from contestants and schools from around the world. This year’s jury consisted of architects Carlos Ferrater, Guzman de Yarza and Fernando Salas, trustee of the Fundacion Arquitectura y Sociedad (Architecture and Society Foundation) Marta Fernandez Castro and editor of Nuevo Estilo (New Style) magazine Pilar Barrio. The contest awards a first prize of 3,000 euros (4,000 US$) and a second prize of 1,000 euros (1,500 US$). Additionally, four honorable mentions were bestowed. On December...

Click to see the winners   .http://www.andreuworld.com/contest-15/last-editions/i/5t3i6ody9gvkhxxr/2015

Make sure to see the Peterson Keller designed home on the AIA Homes by Architects Tour September 19th & 20th. Congratulations to everyone at PK!
 

3 Gold and 1 Silver Award for the new Collections 2015

Andreu World has received 4 awards for the new collections presented atNeoCon trade fair held from 15  to 17 June in Chicago.

NeoCon is the United States most important furniture and habitat professional trade fair. Its annual celebration gathers more than 40,000 visitors and 700 exhibitors in the Merchandise Mart building, venue where Andreu World has a permanent showroom.

The Flex Executive seating collection, designed by Piergiorgio Cazzaniga, has been awarded the "Gold Award" for the Best seat in the "Conference Seating" category. Its specific design for extended use in public spaces, as well as its great ergonomics, innovation and comfort, were features that convinced the jury comprised of members from 45 sector companies, representatives of government institutions, interior designers, architects and opinion leaders responsible for the selection and purchase of furniture.

Likewise, the new Couve sofa, created by the same Italian designer, obtained another "Gold Award" in the "Sofas & Lounges" category.  The new counter & bar stool versions with swivel central bases of Flex family has been awarded with the "Golden Award" in the " Barstool" category. Finally, the Reverse Occasional, obtained a "Silver Award" in the "Tables: Occasional" category

In this edition of the Best of NeoCon Awards, distributed between 40 categories of products and furniture, near of 1,000 products have participated from more than 300 manufacturers. This contest has been sponsored by the American magazine Contract, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., The International Interior Design Association (IIDA), The International Facility Management Association (IFFMA) and McMorrowReport.com.

San Francisco Showroom Opening

In mid-May, Andreu World will open its new flagship showroom in San Francisco which will continue the establishment of the brand in the US market.

 Andreu World will premiere its new showroom with a Spanish themed evening which brings together leading architects, developers, designers and clients in New York, while enjoying an evening of design with the latest designs and the new collections of 2015.

This new showroom aims to be the bridge between Andreu World design and the San Francisco design community. The space is separated into different exhibition areas , showing the versatility of the Andreu World collections. This San Francisco space will join the existing Chicago and New York showroom family.

The outdoor collection includes tables, chairs, armchairs, complements and lamps that show the never-ending research of shapes, materials and finishes to create contemporary and functional furniture, lightweight and long-lasting.

The outdoor area of a bar, the poolside or the garden of a house can take new life thanks to the Volt and Koi-Booki coloured chairs combined with the Ikon table, with its characteristic conical base, and Arki-Table defined by trestle legs. The setting can be enriched with the Igloo bar counter and Happy Apple lamps. You can create an area dedicated to kids with the Snow Junior tables and chairs.

A date in Milan with the new 2015 collections

April 14th-19th

Andreu World has a date with the international home furnishing industry at the Salone Internazionale del Moible, running April 14th through 19th. For this event, Andreu World is preparing a new display (located in Hall 7 Stand G 16 G20) featuring indoor and outdoor environments created with the latest collections of chairs and tables designed by Jasper Morrison, Patricia Urquiola, Lievore Altherr Molina, Piergiorgio Cazzaniga and the internal design team, Estudio Andreu.

The exhibit will be situated in an area where the newest products can be seen along with the collections of contemporary brands which offer products for a variety of uses including residential, public spaces, workspaces and outdoor environments.

Once again wood will be the primary material of the exhibit, consistent with the Andreu World products and designs. The new product zone will highlight new pieces for their comfort, new silhouettes, innovative finishes and trends. Milan will be an explosion of new colors and finishes presented in a warm atmosphere featuring new collections of chairs, sofas, tables and modular systems that in integrate seamlessly into any space.