# Awards

- Link: https://www.jahroc.com.au/about-jahroc/awards
- Published: 2014-08-03T15:06:19+08:00
- Author: JahRoc Galleries

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](https://www.jahroc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/
2020/10/Jahroc-Furniture-Awards.jpg)

![JahRoc at the 2005 Best of the Best awards night](https://www.jahroc.com.au/wp-
content/uploads/2020/10/Best-of-the-Best-2005-awards-night.jpg)

![Gary Bennett and David Paris with JahRoc furniture awards](https://www.jahroc.
com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Gary-Bennett-and-David-Paris-of-Jahroc-with-Australian-
furniture-awards1-.jpg)

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
