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Competition and Entry Information

Interested in becoming the benchmark in woodworking quality and aesthetic appeal? Wood Digest’s Innovative Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) competition honors superior craftsmanship and creativity in woodworking. The contest is open to projects completed between May 15, 2008 and June 12, 2009. Compete with your peers to prove why your work should be considered the epitome of woodworking quality and aesthetic appeal.

Get recognized for the amazing work your company produces. Submit different projects in any of our 11 categories — or submit the same project in multiple categories. Don’t be shy, enter more than one masterpiece!

Eligibility

• Projects considered for IDEA must have been completed between May 15, 2008 and June 12, 2009.
• Entry of a single project under more than one category is permitted as long as each entry meets each category standards. (For example: You may enter an environmentally friendly kitchen in both the Green and the a custom cabinetry category.)

Entry information

• The deadline for entries is June 12, 2009. After entrants have submitted the entry form — by mail, fax or electronically — and have paid the fee, Wood Digest will mail a binder outlining the items required from you: images, specs, details about the project, etc,.
• Entry fee: There is a $75 fee for each entry. If you are submitting one project in multiple categories, you must pay the $75 fee for each additional category.
• There is no limit for the number of entries that a company can submit. Each entry must be individually specified on the entry form. Separate binders will be mailed for each entry.
• Binders must be completed and returned to Wood Digest by June 22, 2009.

The award categories include:

RESIDENTIAL

• Custom Cabinetry (< $50K)
• Custom Cabinetry (>$50K)
• Specialty
• Residential Furniture

COMMERCIAL

• Architectural Millwork: Corporate (<$200K)
• Architectural Millwork: Corporate (>$200K)
• Architectural Millwork: Institutional
• Architectural Millwork: Specialty Interiors
• Store Fixtures
• Commercial Furniture

GREEN

• Residential & Commercial

* You may submit multiple projects or the same project in different categories.

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How to enter

If you have a project completed between May 15, 2008 and June 1, 2009 that you would like to become the benchmark for woodworking excellence, submit an entry form today. Here's how it works:

• Fill out the entry form and send it back with the $75 entry fee per submission or enter online.
• Once the entry has been received, Wood Digest will send you a binder outlining the contest details — nothing too complicated, just a uniform way to submit the details of your project, photography and CAD drawing.
• This binder must be completed and returned by June 22. No deadline extensions.

Judging

Projects will be judged by a panel of experts based on the following:

1. Aesthetic appeal
2. Technical execution
3. Attention to detail
4. Quality of craftsmanship
5. Handling of unusual situations
6. Overall impression

Awards and recognition

Winners in each category — and the Best in Show winner— will be announced at AWFS® Fair 2009 in Las Vegas, and featured in a future issue of Wood Digest magazine.

All entries will be considered for possible use in future issues of Wood Digest.

Deadlines

Deadline for completed submission binders is June 22, 2009. There will be no deadline extensions. Please send completed materials to:

IDEA Competition
Attn: Jackie Roembke
1233 Janesville Avenue
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
Phone: (800) 547-7377, ext. 1686
Fax: (920) 563-1707

Questions about the competition or entries should be directed to Jackie Roembke, managing editor of Wood Digest, at (800) 547-7377, ext. 1686 (jackie.roembke@wooddigest.com).

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