NSI Combines Honors Programs

OBERLIN, Ohio – The Natural Stone Institute’s Tucker Design Awards will be partnered with the Pinnacle Awards program, with concurrent deadlines next year and combined presentations in 2026.

In addition, the Tucker awards will move from a biennial schedule to an annual competition.

The move is designed to elevate the work of both the natural-stone industry and the design community.

While Pinnacle Awards are given to NSI member companies, Tucker Design Awards will continue to be given to a project’s design team. Individuals in the design community may still enter their projects for Tucker Design Award consideration.

Beginning next year, though, every Tucker Design Award entry must include a NSI member company.

Those entering a project for a Pinnacle Award, regardless of category, may also enter that project for a Tucker Design Award, and a project may win both a Pinnacle and a Tucker Design award.

A call for entries for the 2025 awards program will be announced early next year. Entries will be due on June 20, 2025. The Pinnacle Award jury, consisting of three industry experts and two design professionals, will determine the winning projects for both awards programs.

The joint awards program will culminate in a combined awards ceremony at StonExpo 2026 and will provide award-winning design teams an opportunity to engage with natural stone experts.

For more information, go to www.naturalstoneinstitute.org/awards.