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International Society of Furniture Designers — 2022 Innovation + Design Award Winners

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The Inter­na­tional Society of Furni­ture Design­ers (ISFD) is an orga­ni­za­tion dedi­cated to excel­lence, inno­va­tion, educa­tion, and orig­i­nal­ity in the prac­tice of furni­ture design and serves as the unified voice of the furni­ture design commu­nity.

Each year the ISFD spon­sors the INNO­VA­TION + DESIGN Compe­ti­tion, a juried compe­ti­tion designed to cele­brate inge­nu­ity among profes­sional design­ers and emerg­ing students who antic­i­pate a career in the custom wood and related home furnishings industries.

Congratulations to this year’s ISFD Innovation + Design award winners. The Furniture Society is thrilled to acknowledge our members who received these prestigious awards:


Profes­sional Cate­gory — Seating
Christo­pher Martin — Makowa Chair


Student Cate­gory — Best in Show
Stephen Thrasher — Kagome Woven Wood Table


Student Cate­gory — Occa­sional Storage
Matthew Carr — Vice Box



Congrat­u­la­tions to Brian Boggs for receiv­ing Best in Show and Dining Room Furni­ture in the professional category.

Read more about all the winners here

The Furniture Society would like to congratulate the following members who were this year’s ISFD’s Innovation + Design finalists:

Profes­sional Final­ists:
Joel Scilley: Acces­sories — Black Barky Turntable
Kelly Parker: Dining Room Furni­ture — Dream­liner Barstool
Justin Bailey: Light­ing — Polyp Light­ing
Joseph Holmes: Occa­sional Tables — Walnut Offcut Table
Jeremy Kamiya: Occa­sional Tables — Desk 0054
Christo­pher Martin: Occa­sional Tables — End Cut Coffee Table
Seating — Makowa Chair
Bruce Schuet­tinger: Occa­sional Tables — Porta De Soul
Grant Kaihoi: Seating — Scaf­fold Bench-White Oak
Wells Mason: Seating — Umasi Bench
Scott McGlas­son: Seating — RB Rocking Chair

Student Final­ist:
Matthew Carr: Light­ing — Push