The Eddie 
The contemporary furniture industry's
award for designs that stop you in your tracks.
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​ Original work. Outstanding execution. One winner.

About the award

The Edward Haimsohn Design Award recognizes manufacturers who are producing outstanding and original work in contemporary home furnishings. Every year, one design earns the Eddie — and the recognition that comes with it.

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What we're looking for
Great entries don't check boxes — they make judges lean forward. We evaluate designs across six criteria:

• Design aesthetics — visual appeal, scale, proportion, and combination of elements or finishes
• Creativity — originality in concept, materials, aesthetics, and function
• Consumer relevance — real desirability and perceived value for today's customer
• Use of materials — how materials serve the design, with consideration for ingenuity, sustainability, and practicality
• Manufacturing execution — quality of production, attention to detail, and workmanship
• Functionality — how well the design fulfills its intended purpose​

The best entries excel across all of these. The winner tends to be unforgettable in at least one.

Eligibility
​To enter, your design must:

• Be an original design
• Have been introduced between April 2025 and April 2026
• Be in production by the time of judging in December 2026
• ​Pay the $150 entry fee (first entry complimentary for 2026 Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Platinum+ Partners)

How judging works
Every entry is reviewed by our entry panel before advancing. Finalists are scored by an independent judging panel of CDG member retailers — the people who know their customers, their floors, and great design when they see it. Finalists and the winner are announced at the CDG Annual Conference.

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2026 Entries

Cloud 9 by W. Schillig

Cesar by Himolla

Roger by Max Divani

Virtuose by Literie Laurier

Ooola by Thayer Coggin

CozyPad by Innovation Living

Winslow by Charleston Forge

Duval by Trica Furniture

SM110 by Skovby

Riverstone by Calligaris

Darwin by Urbia

Sten by Trica Furniture

Halcyon by BDI

Bloom by BDI

Fjord by Trica Furniture

Faro by Trica Furniture

Plume by BDI

Zeal by Theodore Alexander

Driftline by Theodore Alexander

About Edward Haimsohn

About Eddie Haimsohn​
Eddie Haimsohn didn't follow trends — he recognized them before anyone else did.
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For decades, he was the person in the room who knew which designs mattered, which manufacturers were doing something real, and which direction the industry was heading.
His appreciation for design and quality kept Modern Furniture Company — now Lawrance Contemporary Furniture in San Diego — at the forefront of contemporary style throughout the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. At a time when few American retailers ventured to European shows, Eddie was already in Copenhagen and Milan, alongside his regular trips to High Point and San Francisco.

He knew almost everyone in the industry — reps, manufacturers, designers, and fellow retailers. His friendship with Thayer Coggin, which began when Eddie reached out to a young North Carolina craftsman for help finding a motel room at his first High Point Market, became one of the great partnerships in contemporary furniture history.
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As co-founder of the Contemporary Design Group, Eddie helped create something rare: an organization built on the belief that home furnishings are more than a product to sell. The members of CDG carry that forward — in the spirit of collaboration, partnership, and genuine appreciation for great design that Eddie embodied throughout his career. The award that bears his name is our way of honoring that standard.

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Congratulations BDI
Winner of the 2025 Eddie!

Luma Office, designed by Matthew Weatherly for BDI

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