Kona Chair at the High Point Market

Kona Chair at Century Furniture by designvignettes
on Polyvore.com

Today is the first day of the High Point Market in North Carolina where over 2,000 exhibitors will present some of the newest design trends in the furniture industry. It is also where the winner of Project UDesign – the first crowd-sourced eco-friendly wing chair – will be announced at the Century Furniture showroom. Three designs are in the running and I have already announced that my favorite is the Kona Chair designed by SCAD student Emily Carpenter. There is still time to cast your vote on the BiOH facebook page up until
the contest closes on October 19th.

Click here to read more about
the final voting process.



Screen capture from Project UDesign video on YouTube


Even though I will not be able to attend the
6-day long event at High Point, I will be in the
showroom “virtually” by means of a really cool
video that features the three finalists along with
the blog posts created to spread the word
“that sustainable design is beautiful design.”

Ash Entertainment Credenza


So in honor of the Kona making it into this final round, I have chosen some pieces from the Century Furniture line that have the same laid-back vibe as the original room that I designed for Alluminare. I can definitely see the Kona being featured in one of these gorgeous room settings for Century or paired with some
of their nature inspired accent pieces.



Water Hyacinth Sofa

New Traditional Display Cabinet

Table Lamp with raffia shade



“X” Bench from the Metro Luxe collection

Console Table with antique white-wash finish

Inlaid Capiz Shell Mirror

Oscar de la Renta Occasional Table

Vote now for The Kona Chair
by Emily Carpenter



“What I like best about the
design of the Kona chair is
that it can easily fit in with
today’s modern take on the
traditional. It looks both
comfortable and solid,
while still being fun.”


Tune in to twitter on Monday, October 18th
starting at 5:00pm EST for a tweet-up with
the Project UDesign finalists and the press!

Use hashtag
#ProjectUDesign

A laid-back room to relax in ...

Kona Chair and Alluminare by designvignettes
on Polyvore.com

I just wrote my first guest post for Alluminare.com!
It features the Kona chair designed by Emily Carpenter of SCAD for Project UDesign.* Student designers created personal interpretations of the classic wing back chair which incorporated soy-based BiOH Polyol foam and eco-friendly Ultrasuede fabric into their designs. Six finalists have been chosen, and now it is up to the public to vote on their favorite design. The winner’s chair will be produced by Century Furniture and added to their permanent line-up. Then the winner gets to sit back (on their designed chair I would imagine!) and wait for the royalties to come in! How amazing is that?? So after you read my guest post ; ) be sure to go over to Facebook to vote for your favorite. I already did (good luck, Emily!)

And don’t forget to take a look at the bright ideas at Alluminare.com where designers are creating custom fabrics, lighting, pillows and more. I have actually been working on designing some patterns of my own as
I mentioned this summer. Who knows? Maybe
you will see some of my fabric designs
featured in the not-to-distant future!


*The fine print ... Project UDesign is sponsored by BiOH Polyols in partnership with Savannah College of Art & Design, Century Furniture and Ultrasuede

The “Kona” Chair

Check it out! This fun and stylish take on the classic wing back chair was designed by Savannah College of Art & Design student Emily Carpenter and is in the running to win Project UDesign which is sponsored
by BiOH polyols. Contest partners include
Century Furniture and Ultrasuede.

I have been working on a post that will be promoting
it in collaboration with Alluminare.com

Stay tuned for more!