2024-05-06T01:19:29-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/87475463/the-top-five-finalists-for-the-battery-conservancy-s-draw-up-a-chair-competition Justine Testado 2013-11-26T21:02:00-05:00 >2013-12-02T22:49:54-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b4/b4j9m339e5b8rnuw.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Battery Conservancy is one step closer to finding the winning outdoor chair design of their Draw Up A Chair competition for The Battery park in New York City. The competition began with 679 submissions in July 2012. Then the jury selected the Top 50 designs, which were exhibited for the public to see and use over the past six months.</p></em><br /><br /><p> The top five designs are:</p> <p> Fleurt by &shy; Andrew Jones Design: Andrew Jones (Toronto, Canada) <em>&mdash; see top image</em></p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/hi/hifpbj396y4degof.jpg" title=""></p> <p> Maple Chair by &shy; Maria Camarena Design: Maria Camarena Bernard (Zapopan, Mexico)</p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/vu/vukmp57f27ttycwu.jpg" title=""></p> <p> Pivot Chair &shy; by Independent Design Group: Simon Kristak &amp; Aidan Jamison (Brooklyn, USA)</p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/zw/zwd5l1ukk2nt9lmy.jpg" title=""></p> <p> South Chair &shy; by Jason Bird (Redwood City, USA)</p> <p> <img alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/cd/cdyg4wshj01egeas.jpg" title=""></p> <p> U Rock &shy; by Pitanga: Davi Deusdara, &Eacute;rica Martins, Tais Costa &amp; Rafael Studart Alencar (Falc&atilde;o, Brazil)</p> <p> <em>All images courtesy of The Battery Conservancy Americas "Draw Up A Chair" Design Competition.</em></p> <p> For more details, read the <a href="http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/the_top_five_finalists_for_the_battery_conservancys_draw_up_a_chair_competi/" target="_blank">Bustler article</a>.</p>