5.11.11 | Jasper, IN | In a move to further solidify Kimball® Office’s commitment to the architecture and design community, the manufacturer is excited to serve as the Host Sponsor for the International Interior Design Association’s (IIDA) Annual Gala, COOL, on June 12. As a kick-off to NeoCon, this gala event brings together prominent international designers and global design manufacturers to honor the winners of the Association’s most prestigious design competitions — the 38th Annual Interior Design Competition and the 19th Annual Will Ching Design Competition.

“We are honored to host the industry’s premiere black-tie event, which celebrates design excellence from our community’s top designers and design firms,” said Allen Parker, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Kimball Office. Parker, also Vice President of Industry Relations on IIDA’s Board of Directors, is emceeing the awards ceremony. “The award recipients exhibit outstanding skills that challenge traditional design philosophies.”

Winners of the 38th Annual Interior Design Competition include:

• Clive Wilkinson Architects
• Aidlin Darling Design
• Gabellini Sheppard Associates LLP
• Gensler
• ZGF Architects LLP
• TonyChi and Associates

And, Sand Studios is the winner of the 19th Annual Will Ching Design Competition, which honors projects from commercial design firms with five or fewer individuals.

The final award of the evening, the Best of Competition Award, selected from the six Interior Design Competition winners, will be announced and presented by Jeff Fenwick, Vice President and General Manager for Kimball Office.