IWF Design Emphasis is widely acclaimed as a foremost furniture design competition for U.S. college students. Sponsored by IWF and its owner WIA, the Design Emphasis competition affords students a platform to demonstrate design skills and talent in an independent adjudication conducted by furniture industry designers, manufacturing and retail executives, and representatives from the design media community. Among previous Design Emphasis winners are internationally acclaimed furniture designer Ini Archibong, design artist Christopher Stuart and others. The competition provides a global stage housed in an international trade show environment where students from across the U.S. engage in idea exchange, make key career contacts and capture the attention of the design community. See what’s new in young designers at Booth C922.