ARTS Awards nominees named

Dallas Market Center and the Accessories Resource Team have announced the finalists for the 19th Annual ARTS Awards, recognizing excellence in the home decorative accessories industry.

The awards will be presented during at the Dallas Market Center's Total Home and Gift Market gala on Jan. 19, 2008.

The finalists are:

Manufacturers

Accent furniture: Four Hands, Guildmaster, Raquel's Collection

Area rugs: Feizy Rugs, Loloi Rugs, Shaw Living

Decorative accessories: Castilian Trading Inc., Global Views, Imax, The Phillips Collection, Vintage Imports

Home textiles: Bella Rose by Chateau, Etoffe Makara, Mystic Valley Traders

Lighting fixtures: Arteriors Home, Fine Art Lamps, Golden Lighting, Savoy House Lighting, Visual Comfort

Outdoor living: Emissary, Ficks Reed, Napa Home & Garden, Oasis Outdoor Furnishings Inc., Seasonal Living Trading

Permanent floral: Maxton Manufacturing, NDI, Sia

Portable lamps: Design Source, Gallery Designs, Oriental Accent, Pacific Coast Lighting, Vintage Verandah

Tabletop: Beatriz Ball, Franz Collection Inc., Juliska

Wall decor: Art Dreams Home, CAS, Decorative Arts, Paragon, Roma Moulding

Retailers, East/Atlantic:

Furniture store: Abizaks, At Home Nashville, Boyles Furniture

Home accent specialty store: 24e., Accessories Etc., Celadon Home

Lighting showroom: Charleston Lighting & Interiors, Home Design Center, Southern Lighting Gallery

Retailers, Midwest/Southwest

Furniture store: Alyson Jon Interiors, Drexel Heritage, McManus Company

Home accent specialty store: D'Hierro, Signed Sealed Delivered, The Home Accessory Co.

Lighting showroom: Madison Lighting Ltd., Metro Lighting

Retailers, West

Furniture store: C.S. Wo & Sons, Zinc Details

Home accent specialty store: Camille's Collection, Moses at Home, Unique Interior Design

Lighting showroom: Five Rivers Inc., Robinson Lighting & Bath Centre, Sun Lighting

Product designers: Johnny Ho, Franz Collection; Kathleen Koszyk, Art Dreams Home; Kathy Imes, Lauren Brooks; Mike Sandel, Guildmaster; Thierry Adam, Fine Art Lamps

Rising Star Retailers: Culinary Connection, Gabrielle, Leon & Lulu, Motif Modern Living, Needless Necessities

Reps, East/Atlantic

Katherine McMullan, J. Douglas

Richard St. Pierre, Richard Enterprises, Inc.

Russ Jones, OneCoast Northeast Home

Reps, Midwest/Southwest

Amber Leone, Codarus

Jacquie Harlow, OneCoast Southwest Home

Joshua McDowell, JM Group

Sales Reps, West

Cathy Scileny, OneCoast West Home

John Ruege, John Ruege

Tom Wright, Liteforce Sales

The finalists will submit a portfolio detailing company history, philosophy, product development, marketing, merchandising and customer relations. In November, the panel of judges will review each company's submission and select the winners to announce in January.