St. Louis—Featuring the state-of-the-art in wood flooring technology and some of the most beautiful floors ever produced, the winners of the 2002 Floor of the Year Contest have been named. The victors were announced at the National Wood Flooring Association’s (NWFA) recent 17th annual convention. The competition for 2002 yielded 141 entries, featuring installations completed between March 2001 and February 2002. Winning entries were judged by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), with Members’ Choice awards judged by NWFA members during the convention. A total of 10 awards were presented, as well as one Honorable Mention.

In addition to the Floor of the Year Competition, winners of NWFA’s 2002 Designer’s Choice Wood Floor Competition were announced as well. This year marks the first year for this competition, which featured awards in two categories, one for Best Kitchen Design, and one for the Best Entrance Foyer Design. Both award-winning designs were installed on-site at the NWFA 2002 Wood Flooring Expo. Awards for this competition recognize a production team, including the manufacturer, distributor, designer and dealer/contractor, all of whom must be NWFA members. Entries were judged by an independent group of professional interior designers from the ASID.