October 10, 2024 Configura Announces 2024 Configura Award Winners

Honorees showcase groundbreaking projects with Configura’s software at annual award ceremony.

Grand Rapids, MI – Configura is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Configura Awards, honoring outstanding contributions to space design and the innovative use of CET and Spec software systems. This year’s recipients represent a diverse group of professionals and organizations that have pushed the boundaries of creativity, efficiency and functionality through their projects, showcasing the versatility of Configura’s suite of products.

The Configura Awards recognize outstanding individual success and serve as a source of inspiration for the entire user community. By highlighting innovative approaches and cutting-edge designs, the awards encourage users to explore the full potential of Configura’s software. The winning projects act as real-world examples that other users can learn from, sparking new ideas and demonstrating CET’s wide range of applications.

“Our 2024 award winners have proven how powerful design can be in transforming how we experience spaces,” said Erin Corrill, Global Head of User Community. “These projects showcase how Configura’s user-driven approach empowers designers to bring their most innovative ideas to life. We are thrilled to recognize their achievements and look forward to seeing how they continue to shape the future of design through collaboration and creativity.”

A jury consisting of representatives from Configura, its partners, and the user community chose the winners in eight categories: Success Story, Rendering for Commercial Interiors, Rendering for Material Handling, Student Rendering, Fly-Through Video, Rendering vs. Reality, 360 Panorama and Innovative Extension. The jury also selected the top 10 Commercial Interior renderings and the top three Material Handling renderings. View all the winners and finalists on Configura’s website.

The Configura Award winners are below:

• People’s Choice Rendering for Commerical Interiors

1. 1. Rodel Besas – Studio West Philippines
   2. Trisha De Jesus – Studio West Philippines
   3. Lucia Tanabe – KiSP Inc.

• People’s Choice Rendering for Material Handling

1. 1. Claire Konz – Meibach Consulting Group
   2. Matt Haan – SoftBank Robotics
   3. Oscar Arrieta – Bastian Solutions

• Success Story

1. 1. Jess Brakke – Pigott
   2. Drea Piper – Workspace
   3. Rachel McNeill – L&M Office Furniture

• Rendering vs. Reality

1. 1. Maggie Chen – Create Spaces
   2. Kaoru Yuri – Kokuyo Hokkaido Sales Co. Ltd.
   3. Heather Ashley – Cove Creek Designs

• 360 Panorama

1. 1. Allessandra Sollazzo – Teknion
   2. Robert Maynard Estanislao – Studio West Philippines
   3. Shona Silver – Tayco

• Fly Through Video

1. 1. Robert Maynard Estanislao – Studio West Philippines
   2. Kaylie Tucker – Konvergent Solutions
   3. John Anthony Jueves – Studio West Philippines

• Student Rendering

1. 1. Raneem Alani – Eastern Michigan University
   2. Hollyann Moody – Eastern Michigan University
   3. Izabella Rachel – Eastern Michigan University

• Innovative Extension

1. 1. Steven Dunn – OFS
   2. Phillip Damianidis – Global Furniture Group
   3. Trish Smith – WB Manufacturing

The Configura Awards foster a spirit of collaboration and knowledge-sharing among the Configura community. As users see the capabilities of Configura’s suite of products, they gain insights into advanced workflows, creative problem-solving techniques and best practices, helping them improve their projects. This exchange of ideas strengthens the CET ecosystem, promoting continuous growth and innovation across the industry.

About Configura
Configura creates intelligent space-planning software for manufacturers, dealers and designers in the contract furniture, kitchen and bath, material handling, industrial machinery, and laboratory and healthcare industries. The company’s software products are used worldwide. Configura Sverige AB, the parent company, is headquartered in Linköping, Sweden, with commercial operations in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Shenzhen, China; Tokyo, Japan; and Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1990, Configura is privately owned, with 275 employees worldwide and annual sales of more than $30 million USD. More information at www.configura.com.

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