It’s that time of the year again. The American Society of Furniture Designers has just announced the finalists for their prestigious 2008 Pinnacle Design Award. For the fourth time, David Francis Furniture has been selected as a finalist, this year in the Leather Upholstery category for my Bordeaux Leather Lounge Chair. Our stiff competition includes Century Furniture and Elite Leather, two massive manufacturers.

2008 marked the first year that we introduced a line of leather designs. Staying true to who we are, we combined leather with wood, twill and rattan. It took much effort to refine each piece so that they all flowed together into a well-edited offering that I can be proud of.

The result of blending the upholstered, double-stitched twill exterior, polished wood and leather interior created a unique design combination we’d never seen done before. As you can tell, I am very proud of this design from an artistic approach. And the Bordeaux Lounge Chair is the star of this collection.

As any great, self-absorbed designer, I am positive that my Bordeaux Leather Lounge Chair is, by far, the best design in the Leather Upholstery category. But, if history repeats itself, I will be putting the champagne back in the fridge for the forth time. Susan Lucci was nominated over 20 times before she won her first Daytime Emmy. If necessary, I’m prepared to wait a few more years for my Pinnacle Award!