Three prototypes will earn cash prizes.
by Mairi Beautyman
Next Spring, the Furniture Society, an international membership organization, and the Neuberger Museum of Art at Purchase College, State University of New York, will explore the idea of the furniture prototype in “Multiplicity, the Art of the Furniture Prototype.” The exhibit will be on view at Purchase College, June 15 – August 10, 2015.  In conjunction with the exhibit, the two organizations have teamed up to launch an international contest for furniture prototypes, due January 15.


Entries are welcome from studio furniture makers, artists, architects, and industrial designers. Prototypes must be full-scale, completely built, and created since January 2000. No restrictions apply to material or type of furniture. Selected prototypes will be showcased in a full-color catalog of the exhibition, published and distributed by the Furniture Society. Three prototypes will earn cash prizes of 3,500, $1,000, and $500. These three entries will also earn a spotlight at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York, May 17-20, 2015.

Marking the opening of “Multiplicity,” the Furniture Society will held its 12th annual conference at Purchase College, June 18-21, 2015.

Entry forms are available online (pdf).