The International Interior Design Association (IIDA), in collaboration with
EDmarket, proudly announces the winners of the 2015 EDspaces Innovation Awards. The competition
recognizes manufacturers and designers for excellence in product design for the learning environment.
Awards were announced yesterday at the EDspaces tradeshow and conference in New Orleans,
Louisiana, with this year’s Best of Competition honors awarded to Borgo Contract Seating for its
product, Pivot.

“This year’s winners exemplified cutting-edge innovation at the intersection of design and functionality,”
said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP. “These
elements are key to elevating educational product design and improving the quality of learning spaces
– which in turn improves learning outcomes. These products represent what is next for students
everywhere.”

The judging panel this year included: Katy Flammia, IIDA, AIA, LEED AP (Lead Interior
Architect, NBBJ), Christina Gonano, IIDA, RID (Professor, The Savannah College of Art and Design),
and Randy Stauffer (Interim Provost, Woodbury University).

“This year, movement – whether height adjustment, swiveling, pivoting, or even pedaling – was a key
element to many of the products,” said Gonano. “We also saw manufacturers taking their cues from the
changing classroom and different learning styles of students. Many products aided in student
collaboration and participation.”