The Furniture Makers’ Company announces 2017 Design Guild Mark holders

The Design Guild Mark has been presented to an unprecedented total of 34 recipients for 2017.

The prestigious Design Guild Mark is awarded by The Furniture Makers’ Company, the furnishing industry’s charity, in order to drive excellence and raise the profile of British design and innovation. The award recognises the highest standards in the design of furniture in volume production by the finest designers working in Britain, or British designers working abroad.

The 2017 recipients are as follows:

Silta

Designed by Allermuir Design for Allermuir DGM 163

Series Four

Designed and distributed by Another Country DGM 164

Holworth

Designed by Nathalie de Leval for Benchmark DGM 165

Tailor

Designed by Nathalie de Leval for Benchmark DGM 166

Multidrawer

Designed by Frederick Brown for Bisley DGM 167

Trinetic

Designed and distributed by Boss Design DGM 168

Narin Folding Chair

Designed by David Irwin for Case Furniture DGM 169

Tri Space

Designed by Terence Woodgate and John Barnard for Case Furniture DGM 170

Mr Knock 1

Designed by Samuel Chan for Channels DGM 171

Mr Knock 2

Designed by Samuel Chan for Channels DGM 172

Caburn Bench

Designed by Wales and Wales for Joined and Jointed DGM 173

Turner Carver

Designed by Charles Dedman for Sitting Firm DGM 174

Diva

Designed by Jones & Partners for Thinking Works DGM 175

TOR

Designed by David Irwin for Dare Studio DGM 176

Waldron

Designed by Sean Dare for Dare Studio DGM 177

Gifu Workstation

Designed by Sebastian Conran for Hida Sangyo Co Ltd DGM 178

Pero

Designed by Matthew Hilton for Ercol DGM 179

Modulo

Designed by Dylan Freeth for Ercol DGM 180

Serac

Designed by Mark Gabbertas for Oasiq DGM 181

Keyn Chair Range

Designed by forpeople for Herman Miller DGM 182

Robin Day Armchair

Designed by Robin Day for Hille DGM 183

Robin Day Polyside Chair

Designed by Robin Day for Hille DGM 184

Krusin Chair

Designed by Marc Krusin for Knoll DGM 185

More Table

Designed by Simon Pengelly for Montis DGM 186

Rio Table

Designed by Morgan Studio and studio INTEGRATE for Morgan Furniture DGM 187

Valencia

Designed by Morgan Studio for Morgan Furniture DGM 188

No. 36 Dining Range

Designed by Charlie Fowler for John Lewis DGM 189

Orbit Mirror

Designed by Rodney Kinsman for OMK 1965 DGM 190

Curve Chair (Zones Collection)

Designed by Pearson Lloyd for Teknion DGM 191

Leaf Seats

Designed by Nicolette de Waart for Design by nico DGM 192

Floating Bench

Designed by Simon Pirie for Sitting Spiritually Ltd DGM 193

Smile
Designed by Sarah Kay for Harvey Jones Kitchens DGM 194

Bum Range
Designed by Paul O’Leary, Robin McLellan, Ben Creed, Michael Stevenson and Huw Janes for deVOL Kitchens DGM 195

Tip Toe Range
Designed by Ted Jefferis for TedWood DGM 196

The Jonathan Hindle Prize, presented to the most outstanding design, was awarded to forpeople for the Keyn Family for Herman Miller.

Led by Alex Gifford, Design Guild Mark chairman, the 2017 judging panel was Simon Alderson, twentytwentyone; Sujata Burman, Wallpaper Magazine; Joanna Biggs, GA Design; Barbara Chandler, Evening Standard; Thomas Pearce, Sebastian Conran Associates; Diana Monkhouse, Space Invader Design; Jeremy Myerson, Royal College of Art; Philippa Prinsloo, John Lewis; Pernille Stafford, Resonate Interior Architecture; and Jason Wilary-Attew, The Conran Shop.

Alexander Gifford: “Hosted across our own Furniture Makers’ Hall and Carpenters’ Hall, this year’s Design Guild Mark saw another record number of applicants, reflecting the high quality of entries we had hoped for. Once again, the entries were equally diverse, from contract to retail, from residential to hospitality and workplace, as were the applicants themselves. Chairing the judging process for the third year was a great honour, and watching the great minds in our industry critique the great output of British design was a real pleasure.”