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Awards

JAHROC FURNITURE · ESTABLISHED 1987

A legacy of award-winning design

Established in 1987, JahRoc is one of Australia’s most highly awarded furniture design and making studios, with more than 50 awards for design, craftsmanship and innovation.

HIGHLIGHTS

Defining milestones

Three nationally and regionally recognised collections mark important moments in JahRoc’s design history.

2009

FIAA National Best of the Best
The Kimberley Collection

2005

FIAA WA Best of the Best
The Silhouette Collection

2002

FIAA National Best of the Best
Sue’s Chaise Lounge

JahRoc Furniture award presentation
JahRoc at the 2005 Best of the Best awards night
Gary Bennett and David Paris with JahRoc furniture awards

SINCE 1988

Complete awards chronology

From national Best of the Best honours to regional design and tourism awards, this verified chronology records JahRoc’s recognition from 1988 to 2013.

2013

  • 2013 FIAA National Award — Excellence in Commercial Furniture Built In — Branching Out Desk
  • 2013 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Commercial Furniture Built-in — Branching Out Desk
  • 2013 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Dining Furniture, table and chairs — The Block Dining Table with Filigree Dining Chairs

2012

  • 2012 FIAA National Award — Excellence in Furniture Using Australian Native Timber — Tan Office Suite
  • 2012 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Furniture Using Australian Native Timber — Tan Office Suite
  • 2012 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Commercial Furniture, desking, seating and storage — Tan Office Suite

2011

  • 2011 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Furniture Using Australian Native Timber — 6’11” Fish Hall Table
  • 2011 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Furniture Using Fabric over $2,000 — Super Fish Chaise

2010

  • 2010 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Commercial Furniture — Windows to the Lagoon Desk

2009

  • 2009 FIAA National Best of the Best — The Kimberley Collection
  • 2009 FIAA National Award — Excellence in Furniture Using Native Timber — The Kimberley Collection
  • 2009 FIAA WA Best of the Best — The Kimberley Collection
  • 2009 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Dining Furniture — River Flows Dining Table
  • 2009 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Furniture Using Native Timber — The Kimberley Collection

2005

  • 2005 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Furniture Using West Australian Native Timber — The Silhouette Collection
  • 2005 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Dining Furniture, Highly Commended — Silhouette Dining Table and Chairs
  • 2005 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Bedroom Furniture — Silhouette Bed
  • 2005 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Furniture Using Reconstituted Timber Panels, Timber Veneer Finish — The Silhouette Collection
  • 2005 FIAA WA Best of the Best — The Silhouette Collection
  • 2005 FIAA National Award — Excellence in Furniture Using Reconstituted Timber Panels — The Silhouette Collection
  • 2005 FIAA National Best of the Best, Highly Commended — The Silhouette Collection

2003

  • 2003 Family Business Association — Best First Generation Family Business

2002

  • 2002 FIAA National Best of the Best — Sue’s Chaise Lounge
  • 2002 FIAA National Award — Excellence in Lounge Furniture — Sue’s Chaise Lounge
  • 2002 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Lounge Furniture — Sue’s Chaise Lounge

2001

  • 2001 WA Tourism Awards — Finalist, Significant Regional Attractions
  • 2001 Regional Tourism Awards — Best Tourist Attraction
  • 2001 FIAA Sydney International Furniture Show — Best New Design Using Australian Hardwood

2000

  • 2000 WA Tourism Awards — Finalist in Tourism Retailing
  • 2000 WA Tourism Awards — Award of Merit, Significant Regional Attraction

1999

  • 1999 FIAA WA — Excellence in Dining Furniture, Highly Commended
  • 1999 York Tourism Award — Best York Business
  • 1999 Out of the Woods Exhibition — Best Commercial Furniture

1998

  • 1998 Cabernet Chairs Exhibition — Public Choice Award

1997

  • 1997 FIAA WA Award — Excellence in Dining Furniture over $3,000
  • 1997 York Tourism Awards — Preservation of Heritage, for work undertaken to preserve the Old York Flour Mill
  • 1997 York Tourism Awards — Marketing, for Outstanding Achievement in Promoting York

1995

  • 1995 Heritage Council Award — work undertaken to conserve the Old York Flour Mill
  • 1995 York Art Awards — Best Avon Valley Entry in Craft
  • 1995 York Art Awards — Award for Excellence in Craft
  • 1995 Fine Woodwork Association — Best in Show
  • 1995 Fine Woodwork Association — Award for Excellence
  • 1995 Wesfi Noel Hearn Fellowship Award — Outstanding Contribution to the Development of an Export Market for WA Furniture

1994

  • 1994 Out of the Woods Exhibition — Overall Award for Excellence
  • 1994 FIAA Furniture Fair — Most Innovative Product Using WA Timber

1993

  • 1993 FIAA Furniture Fair — Excellence in WA Manufactured Furniture
  • 1993 FIAA Furniture Fair — Excellence in Occasional Furniture
  • 1993 FIAA Furniture Fair — Excellence in the Use of Jarrah

1992

  • 1992 Furniture Industry Association — Excellence in Design and Manufacture of a New Product, Occasional Furniture

1991

  • 1991 West Australian Stand, Milano Fair Italy — Best Design
  • 1991 Furniture Industry Association Award — Best New Design

1990

  • 1990 York Art Awards — Award for Excellence

1988

  • 1988 York Art Awards — Best Contemporary Entry