17th Annual
DWR
Champagne Chair Contest™
This year was truly a win-win: Not only did we have more entries than ever, but thanks to the amazing response, Herman Miller Cares donated $10,000 to Artist Relief! Check out this year’s paragons of creativity and ingenuity below.
Most Original
1st Place
Chairplane by David Kessler
"As a designer and maker, it was a creative way to spend the holiday break. And it’s been great connecting with other contestants via Instagram!"
2nd Place
Woven Chair by Todd Anderson
"My chair was inspired by the mechanized labeling rollers in a bottling line. I cut and wove two champagne labels to create the textile winding its way around the rollers of the chair."
3rd Place
Curvy Chair by Vanessa Pipitone
"I wanted to play with the varying densities of the material found within just one cork. I love making models as an architecture student, so this challenge was a lot of fun."
Best Likeness
Lína Chair by Becky Slane
"I followed the wisdom of The Great British Bake Off: Pick something simple and focus on quality execution. It was my first go at carving cork and won’t be my last. It really was great fun!”
Pommery Prize
Pommery Throne by Margaret O'Brien
"This was such a fun design challenge! It definitely had its tricky parts, but weaving the foil label was super satisfying!"
$10,000 donated to Artist Relief
Every chair you entered made a difference! Herman Miller Cares donated $50 for each entry to Artist Relief, a charitable initiative to provide financial help to artists during the pandemic, for a total donation of $10,000!
Prizes
Winning chairs will be featured on dwr.com.
Most Original Prizes
1st place: $1,000 DWR Gift Card
2nd place: $750 DWR Gift Card
3rd place: $500 DWR Gift Card
Best Likeness Prize
Grand Prize: $1,000 DWR Gift Card
Pommery Prize
One (1) Jeroboam (3L bottle) of Champagne Pommery Brut Royal. Approximate retail value $250 USD.
One (1) finalist will be selected to win. To be eligible, you must use materials from Pommery brand champagne bottles and follow @champagnepommery on Instagram.
See Official Rules.