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BWF members have an opportunity to enter the premier competition for excellence in architecture and product design in the world’s only naturally sustainable material. Established in 1971, the Wood Awards aims to recognise, encourage and promote outstanding design, craftsmanship and installation using wood.
With permission from the owner, anyone associated with a building or product design can enter. The project must have been completed in the UK in the last two years. Entry is free and you may submit more than one project. The Wood Awards 2016 call for entries ends on 27 May 2016.
The Wood Awards’ elite independent judging panel not only judges all submitted entries but also visits the shortlisted projects in person, making the Wood Awards a uniquely rigorous competition. BWF members have often seen their work rewarded, in the case of last year, Input Joinery's contribution to the Tom Wheare Music School.
The shortlist will be announced in July and the winners will be announced at the Wood Awards ceremony in London on 22nd November 2016, hosted by Crafts Magazine editor, Grant Gibson. The shortlisted projects will be on display at the ceremony and during the London Design Festival.
Also new this year, everyone will be able to nominate contenders easily via Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #WoodAwards2016. Once again within the Furniture & Product competition there will be a Student Award, recognising the value of student work in wood with £1500 in prize money (£1,000 for Winner and £500 for People’s Choice).
The Wood Awards top prize, the Arnold Laver Gold Award, goes to the project that the judges deem to be the best of all the winners.
Previous Gold Award winners include: The Hurlingham Club Outdoor Pool by David Morley Architects, the Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft by AdamRichards Architects, and most recently, The Fishing Hut by Niall McLaughlin Architects. All previous category winners from 2003 onwards can now be found on the new digital archive on the Wood Awards website.
The British Woodworking Federation is among the sponsors of th event. Major Sponsors of the Wood Awards 2016 are the American Hardwood Export Council, Carpenters' Company, TRADA and Wood for Good.
