The 2008 "23rd Annual" is now open for entries. We specifically seek innovative ideas in furniture parts, components, accessories and hardware. Entering is simple. A written description is fine, with a drawing is better, and with a model even better.  

The only caveat: the entry must arrive FedEx or Registered Return Receipt mail. Please note Attn: Design Competition on your label or airbill. Deadline is October 15, 2008.  First Place consists of $1000, an engraved Nambe bowl, and a royalty based on sales. It seems to work pretty well for the designers: annually we send out six figures of royalties. We take great pride that our little contest has grown to be the industry forum for new concepts.

Click here for our address. For more information please email contest@mockett.com, or call 800-523-1269, from the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands or 310-318-2491 from everywhere else. 

PREVIOUS DESIGN CONTEST WINNERS!    

TL27/CF Carbon Fibre Table Leg  Designed by: John Slater & Blu Lindgren - Indianapolis, Indiana. John Slater & Blu Lindgren submitted a unique application of high tech and super-strong carbon fibre, common in aircraft and racing cars but rarely seen in furniture. They designed a table leg of carbon fibre and used the excess material to make drawer pulls in several sizes. Now available!

TL/Loop Table Leg  Designed by: Peter J. Pless - Marquette, Michigan. Peter J. Pless also designed a table leg, but from a totally different perspective. Mr. Pless's concept is laser-cut steel sheet, then bent to shape, and what a captivating shape it is! First, one major element crosses through and inside the other, giving somewhat of the illusion of a magic shape. Second, the entire leg rests at an angle to vertical. Base features an adjustable glide. Size: 27 1/2" tall with 8" square top plate, custom heights and finishes available. Finishes: Satin Stainless Steel, Matte Black, and Glossy White. Now Available!

20th ANNUAL DESIGN CONTEST - 2005
Two winners were selected from over 100 entries in the 20th anniversary mark of the industry's premier yearly competition for furniture hardware, components and accessories. The winners were from both coasts of the United States: Matthew Boyko from San Francisco, who garnered two First Place Awards, and Andrea Ruggiero from New York City.

DP172 Drawer Pull Designed by: Matthew Boyko - San Francisco, California. This ingenius pull can have a smooth flat front or a slotted surface, allowing you to insert a label. These are perfect for displays needing a convenient, attractive way to label merchandise - or to use simply as a great drawer labeling system. We also offer custom sizing, so you can mix and match smooth and slotted surfaces - creating your own lengths. Pulls are screwed onto the drawer face from behind. Finish: Satin Aluminum. Dimensions: approximately 1 1/2" high with a 1 1/8" projection. Now available!

FLR3 Grommet Designed by: Matthew Boyko - San Francisco, California. Not only does it look ultra-chic and architectural, it's truly innovative! The tapered cap features a pleasant radius. It slides up to fit plugs and wires, then down, but not fully closed. It is always slightly raised above the liner flange. Wires can be accessed a full 270°.  Colors: Matte Black, Mahogany, Navy Grey, Warm Grey, Pecan, Desert Sand. Designed to fit a 2 1/2" hole size. Now available!

WM24 Sombrero™ Wire Manager Designed by: Andrea Ruggiero - New York City, New York. Named Sombrero™ because of its distinctive straw hat shape, this cord containment spool conveniently keeps cords from cluttering a workspace. Screw it onto either a vertical or horizontal surface, spool your cord, anchor the outgoing cord into one of the three notches in Sombrero's "brim" to prevent accidental unwinding -- and that pesky cord is out of your way! Stack one on top of another (just use a longer screw) to spool even more cords. Sombrero™ will be offered as WM24, in five colors: Avocado Green, Aqua Blue, Pimento Red, Noche Grey, Media Noche. Patent pending. Size: 4" diameter x 1 17/32" tall (under the brim.) Now available!

19th ANNUAL DESIGN CONTEST - 2004
We received a vast number of entries in 2004 and when the judges met, and met some more, it was really difficult to decide. But the more we reviewed, the more we came back to two designs, one purely pragmatic, one quite daring and fanciful.

WM22 Designed by: Scott Hofmann - Seattle, Washington. Pragmatic and simple, Hofmann's design is for a wire manager to be fastened under a desk/work surface to keep cables up and out of the way. Further adding to its pragmatism is that it's designed to work in a horizontal plane rather than a vertical one. Essentially, he took our WM2 and extended a flange top and bottom for fastening! Good going - good new design coming from another good design! Now available in two sizes; WM22 and larger size WM22A.

TLWISH Wishbone Leg Designed by: Aaron Zorndorf - Pacifica, California. A fascinating design of twisted steel bar which, as Mr. Zorndorf says, is "utilizing existing materials in a fresh way with multiple finishes and size potential". Available now! Patent Pending.

18th ANNUAL DESIGN CONTEST - 2003
2003 was - hard to believe, but - our 18th annual design contest. As usual we received a good number of very creative entries and, as usual, there was a fair amount of "Wow!" and "Gee whiz!" going on when boxes and envelopes were opened. At the end of the day two outstanding designs stood out.