Annual Furniture Design Award 2006 by Singapore Furniture Industries Council

The Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC) invites designers to soar into the unknown and break new ground in furniture design for the upcoming annual Furniture Design Award (FDA).

Now open for applications and design submissions, the theme for 2006 entitled "FLY" encourages participants in the Students & Young Designers category to cross creative and cultural boundaries, and produce innovative concepts that are truly in a class of its own.

"We want to encourage and create an environment where excellent designs are valued and creative talents recognised.

Compared to previous years, the theme for FDA 2006 will give participants more free play and allow them greater breadth of space and freedom to exercise their creativity.

We want them to fly and venture into the unknown.

Unless you shake off all preconceptions and flap your wings, you will never know how high you can fly," said Mr Simon Ong, Chairman of the Design Development Committee for the SFIC.

The annual FDA has grown to become an effective launch pad for talented Asian designers, especially first-timers, as it presents individuals with prospects of networking with industry players to gain an intimate knowledge of the market as well as to spearhead their careers.

To date, FDA has produced many industry successes.