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Best in Product design Project: The Fascio Collection for Visual Comfort Firm: Rottet Studio Lead designer: Lauren Rottet judges' remarks: "It can't be easy to design products using a new medium, and it must be even more challenging to design a product this sophisticated. The detailing of these light fixtures is understated and restrained, and yet they still command attention. Unique and unusual light fixtures act as the punctuation mark in a room. These are pieces of jewelry, yet they're functional. Nicely done." — Madeline Stuart "The Fascio Collection blends an engineered muscularity with the lightness of crystal in a fresh and timeless way." — Jeffry Weisman Product design runner-uP: Janet Gust, Janet Gust Collection for the Minimalist Series Best in Furniture design (TIE) Project: The George Collection Firm: MaRs/Mayfield and Ragni Studio Lead designers: Kelie Mayfield, Erick Ragni, Becky Harrison, Renea Locke judge's remark: "Simply elegant designs executed with fine materials and lovely details." — Jeffry Weisman Project: End Table Collection Firm: Rottet Studio Lead designer: Lauren Rottet judges' remarks: "These are elegant designs and usable in so many ways. The Powerful C-Table opens up endless possibilities in a world where no one can be away from a power source too long." — Jeffry Weisman on Rottet Studio Furniture design runner-uP: Lauren Rottet, Rottet Studio for Wood Float Chair and Sofa (continued from page 70) HOUSTON PAPERCITY design aWards (Continued) "Simple, elegaNT maTerialS." — Mark D. Sikes on Rottet Studio Eric LaignEL christophEr BarrEtt End Table Collection, Rottet Studio The George Collection, MaRS/ Mayfield and Ragni 72