Furniture Designers Association
What is furniture design? Is it only for designer furniture?
Furniture Designers Association was first created 25 October 1917, where she made her first constitution and bylaws. However, it was in 1916 in Grand Rapids, conceptualized as the city famous for the production of furniture from one local producer of Robert W. Irwin. He wanted to promote a good relationship between the manufacturer and designer furniture. He then organized a meeting between the two groups, which managed to say three of the furniture designer William Kimerly L., J. Stuart Clingman and Thomas Handley determined an association for the benefit of both designers and manufacturers of the form. They encouraged the local furniture designers to join the club. Thus, the Grand Rapids Association founded Berkey and E. Jones has been appointed president, the owner of William A. Berkey Furniture Co., in collaboration with eighteen qualified designers and all members of the Association of Furniture Manufacturers have been selected as members approved the contract.
Composition
The members of this association was limited to local furniture designer from Grand Rapids. In 1920, restructuring Furniture Association and membership was given to all certified designers in the United States. Initially, the status of associate member suppliers and will be later given to students in furniture design. The need for good prospective forced many designers, remove the form of Grand Rapids. Currently, there are many designer furniture in Grand Rapids, the organization primarily for the southern market of furniture in High Point, North Carolina.
Principles
In 1926, Thomas Johnson, then President, to cooperate in the goal and purpose of the Grand Rapids furniture designer and the work is to standardize the welfare of furniture designs and constructions. The club is currently working on standards for furniture design and stabilize friends to train and work in the field of furniture designers. It has about 90 members, which led to more frequent meetings, usually five in one year. The best student in the last year, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University in downtown Grand Rapids is $ 1,500 awarded each year in December.
Other Furniture Associations:
American Society of Furniture Designers (DFSA)
It was founded in 1981 as an association of international non-profit professional. It works to improve, support and promotion in furniture design. Membership is limited not only the creator of American furniture, but also international professional designers, a member of the American Society of Furniture Designers has become.
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The Chicago-based Association of Furniture, art designs and manufacture of innovative furniture, through the promotion of the community of developers and device manufacturers. Meetings are held every second Tuesday of each month. At the Chicago Furniture Designers Association meet and exchange ideas and information on furniture designs and is expanding its expertise. The club also organizes exhibitions for members certified. Finally, the association promotes the work of designers to expand their interests in furniture design.
