NEPS Wins Grand Prize for Three Consecutive Years at 'LH Furniture Design Competition'

From Multipurpose Products to Space-Saving Furniture... Final Winners of the 2020 Newlywed Hope Town Furniture Design Contest

Neps won the Grand Prize for three consecutive years at the 'LH Furniture Design Competition.' After receiving the award, Kim Ho-gyun, CEO of Neps, posed for a photo.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] NEFS, a global comprehensive furniture company, won the Grand Prize at the award ceremony of the '2020 Newlywed Hope Town Furniture Design Contest' held on the 28th at the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) Ori Building in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province.

The contest, hosted by the Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), was held to improve furniture design and innovate quality in response to changing housing types. This year, the evaluation task was selected as the development of furniture designs such as kitchen furniture, dressing tables, and system furniture applied to the newlywed couple specialized public housing in Gwacheon Knowledge Information Town, with a total of 11 teams and 18 companies participating in the contest.

NEFS, practicing the corporate philosophy of "Change of space starts from NEFS," was selected as the final Grand Prize winner through proposals of multifunctional multi-products reflecting new residential environment trends in the COVID-19 new normal era and the needs of MZ generation newlywed couples, as well as furniture suggestions that maximize space utilization. As a result, NEFS has won the Grand Prize for three consecutive years from 2018 to this year, following the furniture design contests for Pyeongtaek Godeok sale housing and Suwon Dangsu rental housing.

NEFS proposed an efficient storage system by creating hidden and multi spaces in various furniture ranging from kitchen furniture, shoe cabinets, dressing rooms, and dressing tables to pantries, allowing systematic storage of not only daily necessities but also bulky seasonal items. In addition, NEFS introduced multi-tables that can be used as dining tables or desks depending on the situation, workbenches applying ergonomic design, and furniture designed to match children's eye levels. They also received positive evaluations for maximizing space utilization by appropriately arranging compact and variable spaces according to exclusive area.

Kim Ho-gyun, CEO of NEFS, said, "It is meaningful to be recognized for NEFS's design philosophy and competitiveness by winning the LH furniture design contest for three consecutive years," adding, "NEFS will continue to strive to propose spaces through 'dream furniture' that is more convenient and elegant based on innovative and creative design, technology development, and quality management."

Meanwhile, NEFS established the NEFS Design Research Institute in 2000 to develop products with excellent quality and design, and every year presents market-leading products, continuing to win awards at prestigious domestic design awards such as the 'Pinup Design Award' and the 'Korea Design Award.'

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