The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) in partnership with Hospitality Design magazine, a sister publication of Contract, has opened the 16th Annual IIDA/Hospitality Design Product Design Competition that recognizes designers and manufacturers for excellence in innovation, function, and aesthetic advancements in the hospitality industry. The competition entry deadline is April 20.

Competition is open only to exhibitors at HD Expo 2012 in eight categories including applied finishes and materials, textiles, flooring, individual seating, group seating, case goods and freestanding furniture, lighting, and accessories. A Best of Competition award will also be presented to one of the product design winners and all winning products, manufacturers, and designers will be published in the July issue of Hospitality Design, as well as on the IIDA website.

This year’s judging panel includes Anne-Marie Gianoudis, IIDA, LEED AP, Gresham Smith & Partners in Birmingham, Alabama; Stacy Reed, IIDA, LEED AP, ID+C, Gensler in Austin, Texas; Rick Marencic, IIDA, Daroff Design Inc. in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, and Felice L. Silverman, IIDA, Silverman Trykowski Associates in Boston.

Register for the competition online here. For questions or more information, contact IIDA manager of member services and chapter relations, Aisha Williams, at 312-379-5176 or awilliams@iida.org.