On the opening day of the ICFF/ WantedDesign Show at booth 813, UNIQ∙Ǝ! caught the attention of the (IFDA) International Furnishings and Design Association on May 15th, 2022 and successfully won the IFDA Selects Bath Award at the Javits Center in New York.

The International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) is committed to supporting the furnishings and design industry through the development of its people, their products, and their services. IFDA Selects recognizes new and inspired products and serves as a hallmark for innovative design. Therefore, UNIQ∙Ǝ! was thoroughly honored to receive IFDA's distinguished award and seal which will now be displayed alongside our logo to effectually endorse this distinction in the international marketplace.

On day 2 of the 3-day fair, a panel of 12 journalists set out to make the rounds in the exhibition hall to find the best, most innovative designs of the 12 categories: body of work, new designer, furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, wallcovering, accessories, kitchen and bath and overall booth.

UNIQ∙Ǝ! was rewarded the ICFF Editors’ Award for Kitchen and Bath during the awards ceremony later that evening.

The 12 judges were editors from prominent US design publications including;

• ADPro Senior Editor Lila Allen
• International journalist and New York IFDM correspondent Anna Casotti
• [d]arc Editor Sarah Cullen
• The Architect’s Newspaper Associate Market Editor Sophie Aliece Hollis
• AZURE Senior Associate Editor Eric Mutrie 
• Dezeen US Editor Ben Dreith 
• Gray Magazine Deputy Editor Rachel Gallaher
• Hospitality Design Magazine Associate Editor Will Speros
• Interior Design Market Director Rebecca Thienes
• Kitchen & Bath Business Managing Editor Leslie Clagett
• Luxe Interiors + Design Senior Style & Market Editor Kathryn Given
• Surface Senior Editor Ryan Waddoups

“We are honored to continue the tradition of the Editors Awards, which seek out the best in creativity and innovative thinking in the industry and are decided by influential editors from top design publications. This year’s winners all reflect the Fair’s commitment to original and sustainable design,” said Phil Robinson, ICFF show director.

This was a double win for UNIQ∙Ǝ! which confronted the top brands dominating the kitchen and bathroom section of the show, including beautiful and extravagant booths like Duravit USA and THG Paris. If nothing else, the awards have proven that all the hard work and energy, set up in a small 9 mq. booth, allows the products to speak for themselves. Both awards speak volumes of encouragement to launch this concept internationally in pursuit of even greater results that await UNIQ∙Ǝ!

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