CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Woodworking Network announces the winners of the 2016 Best in Wood (formerly the Custom Woodworking Design Portfolio) Awards, which are given annually to honor custom woodworkers for their outstanding craftsmanship.
The 2016 winners (see the list below) were selected from the following categories: residential furniture, freestanding; residential furniture, built-in; architectural millwork; kitchen/bath cabinets; and specialty products. All award winners and honorable mentions are honored in Woodworking Network's Best of the Best December 2015 digital issue and will be celebrated at a gala awards reception during the 2016 Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo, March 22 - 24, 2016 in Pasadena, CA.
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OFFICIAL BALLOT Vote now: Best in Wood People's Choice Award The judges have made their choices. Do you agree? Vote the 2016 Best in Wood People's Choice award by liking the entries in our Facebook gallery. Voting is open through Dec. 31. |
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Now that the judges have made their choices, now you have a chance to pick a winner with the 2016 Best in Wood People's Choice Award. Visit the Best in Wood gallery of entries to select your top project for the prize. Voting is open until Dec. 31. The winer receive the Best in Wood Award March 23 at Cabinets& Closets Expo in Pasadena, CA.
Special thanks to this year’s judges:
Doug Rappe, an instructor as well as recruitment coordinator for the Greater West Town Training Partnership, Woodworkers Training Program; Robert Kleeman a full-time woodworker since 1975; Tom Gleason, sales/project management at Bernhard Woodwork Ltd.; and Scott DeGenova, vice president of the commercial division at Danville, IL-based T.H. Snyder Co.
2016 BEST IN WOOD WINNERS:
Kitchen and Bath
Winner: Bespoke for "Regency Kitchen"
Honorable Mention: Select Woodworking for "Luminous Lumonyx Powder Room"
Architectural Millwork
Winner: Hollywood Woodwork for "Bellman/Valet Desk--Hyatt Regency Tysons Center"
Honorable Mention: Bespoke for "Paneled and Coffered Dining Room"
Residential furniture, freestanding
Winner: Bespoke for "Library Desk"
Honorable Mention (tie): Hayslip Design Associates for "Brutal Rose Console"
Honorable Mention (tie): Architectural Furnishings for "Spanish Walnut Social Table"
Specialty
Winner: Carved By Ramsey for "Orca Dreams Entry Doors"
Honorable Mention: Three Brothers Boards for "12' Stand Up Paddle Board"
Residential furniture, built-in
Winner: Bespoke for "Butler's Pantry"
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