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Thomas Lavin New Wave Competition 2025

New Wave – Get Your Work in Front of Design World VIPs

Design The Room of Your Dreams with Thomas Lavin!

Get your name in front of tastemakers, key decision makers, industry VIPs, and potential clients. The winning design will be showcased to the design world in Thomas Lavin showroom at the Pacific Design Center and promoted digitally via Thomas Lavin channels. And the winning designer will take home a $500 cash prize and enjoy a lunch with Thomas.

The winning submission will be chosen by an esteemed panel of judges; Thomas himself, Simon Haas of the Haas Brothers, Erika Heet from BuildingGreen, Jacqueline Terrebonne from Galerie, and Kelly Phillips Badal from LUXE Interiors + Design. They will announce the winner on March 19 as part of Thomas’s celebration of the showroom’s 25th anniversary. ALL submissions will be on display at the showroom leading up to the finale and be promoted digitally via Thomas Lavin channels.

Register your interest in participating by February 18 at admin@thomaslavin.com

Submissions due Tuesday, February 25!

Rules & Guidelines

  • Use ONLY lines represented at Thomas Lavin to create your dream room—bedroom, living room, whatever space you have been fantasizing about
  • Design MUST include at least 3 pieces featured on the showroom floor (at the PDC or the Laguna Design Center)
  • You can spec all other pieces in your dream room with finishes and materials that are different from floor samples, but ALL must be available through Thomas Lavin. Be sure to check out the Thomas Lavin textile, wall & floor covering, accessory, and art options for inspiration
  • Submit a one-page PDF or JPEG of your beautiful room—this could be a rendering, a painting, a sketch, a watercolor, a collage, etc. This will be utilized alongside sketch in the kiosk displaying the winning entry
  • Be sure to include on the PDF a legible representation of your name and/or company name. We will be displaying submissions in the PDC showroom on March 19, 2025 and want everyone to know your name!
  • Include a second page with information about your design – who the room is for, your inspirations, why you chose certain designs – anything that will give the judges insight into your design
  • By submitting a dream room, you agree to allow Thomas Lavin to feature your design digitally via various Thomas Lavin channels

Submissions due by: Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

Please send to admin@thomaslavin.com

Questions? Please reach us at admin@thomaslavin.com