Each year the Australian Wood Review Magazine holds a National and International furniture competition, "Maker of the Year". I entered once, a few years ago, and I think they lost my entry as I did not get in the top 100. I think that they were genuinely racked with guilt over this, as they did not reply to my demands for a recount!
Faced with the opportunity to embarrass them once again, I decided to enter my pair of nightstands. No one in this world is going to take them as serious furniture - that's my story for another failure to place, and I'm sticking to it!! We'll see.
In seriousness, it is just fun to be a part of something like this. (And, no, I do not fancy my chances).
Here are the photos I entered ... only these are much lower definition to fit on the website (these average 130 Kb and the entries were around the 3 Mb range). And don't hassle me about the background or lighting - my handheld iPhone 11 rules!
Regards from Perth
Derek
Photos for the AWR competition
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#2Good Luck
Tell'em the whole world is watching!
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#3
I'd like to know how the judges reach their conclusions. There are so many ways it can be done. "Maker of the Year" indicates to me that it is not a design competition, rather that craftsmanship itself should be the main criterion, regardless of the entry's complexity or overall aesthetic.
I've been involved with so many competitions over the years that I know how random and subjective the judging process can be, depending largely on how the contest is specified. How, for example, can you judge between a reproduction Chippendale highboy and a jewelry box, or a kayak, or a modern chest of drawers; yet that is how impossible many of these contests can be to judge. If everyone had to make the same nightstands, and the finest craftsmanship won the prize, I don't doubt that you'd get the honors.
Your nightstands are unique and stand up to the highest scrutiny of craftsmanship, Derek. Here's wishing you all the best.
Ellis
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#4Thanks Mark. Many thanks Ellis.
Here is a link to the website, and examples of the entries in 2022: https://www.woodreview.com.au/moty
Regards from Perth
Derek
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#5
Ha, so it is a design competition! You'll be relying on the judges' subjective judgment. My friend Kirby would have some thoughts on this.
Good luck!
Ellis
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#6This is clearly a winner! If they don't find it so, then F*%()%ck them!
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#7Seriously, Derek, the body of work you have done over the years and the education to all of us who follow your entries, deserved a big Blue Ribbon!! BZ my friend~~~!!! Philip