Local designers win national award

  • By Juneau Empire
  • Saturday, September 23, 2017 1:39pm
  • Neighbors

Bauer/Clifton Interiors, a local interior design firm, has taken home four awards from the Interior Design Society at a national conference in Las Vegas.

They are the only firm in Alaska to ever be recognized by the IDS and the fourth year in a row Bauer/Clifton has been recognized on a national level for their work. The national recognition has led them to increased exposure for the firm. Last week, Bauer/Clifton was asked to be a part of the High Point Furniture Market as a trendsetter this fall. The market is one of the largest of its kind in the world in the world.

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