ARTS Award winners announced
More than 700 attend event in Dallas
-- Home Accents Today, 1/22/2008 7:36:00 AM
Dallas Market Center and the Accessories Resource Team (ART) announced the winners of the 19th annual ARTS Awards during a gala event held Saturday in the Grand Pavilion at the Trade Mart. More than 700 guests attended the ceremony, which featured the presentation of ARTS Awards in 25 categories as well as recognition of Academy of Achievement honoree Arlette Baker of Carl’s Furniture in Boca Raton, Fla.
Retailers, manufacturers, sales representatives, media and designers from across the country attended the event. The Grand Pavilion at the Trade Market was transformed for the evening and glowed in gold and cinnabar hues in an Asian-influenced theme.
Presenters for the evening were top designers, retailers and industry personalities as well as DMC executives. Bill Winsor, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center, and Sharon Davis, executive director of ART, opened the evening. Other presenters included nationally known designer Barry Dixon and Trading Spaces personality Edward Walker. The Academy of Achievement Award was presented to Arlette Baker by Bob Dragen, Co-owner of Carl’s Furniture.
The ARTS Awards, presented each January during the Total Home & Gift Market, is the
premier awards program for the decorative accessories industry and recognizes excellence from retailers, manufacturers, sales representatives and designers from every region of the United States.
Here is the list of winners:
Manufacturers:
Accent Furniture, Four Hands – Austin, Texas
Area Rugs, Feizy Rugs – Dallas, Texas
Decorative Accessories, The Phillips Collection – High Point, N.C.
Home Textiles, Etoffe Makara – University Place, Wash.
Lighting Fixtures, Fine Art Lamps – Miami Lakes, Fla.
Outdoor Living, Seasonal Living Trading – Austin, Texas
Permanent Floral, SIA Home Fashion – France
Portable Lamps, Oriental Accent, Inc. – Dallas, Texas
Tabletop, Juliska – Stamford, Conn.
Wall Decor, Art Dreams Home – Ventura, Calif.
Retailers, East/Atlantic:
Furniture Store, At Home Nashville – Nashville, Tenn.
Home Accent Specialty Store, Accessories Etc. – Bethlehem, Pa.
Lighting Showroom, Southern Lighting Gallery – Augusta, Ga.
Retailers, Midwest/Southwest:
Furniture Store, McManus Company – Beaumont, Texas
Home Accent Specialty Store, Signed Sealed Delivered – Rogers, Ark.
Lighting Showroom, Metro Lighting – Brentwood, Mo.
Retailers, West:
Furniture Store, C.S. Wo & Sons – Honolulu, Hawaii
Home Accent Specialty Store, Moses at Home – Albuquerque, N.M.
Lighting Showroom, Sun Lighting – Tucson, Arizona
Product Designer: Kathleen Koszyk, Art Dreams Home
Rising Star Retailer: Pam Vincent, Culinary Connection
Sales Reps:
East/Atlantic: Russ Jones, OneCoast Northeast Home
Midwest/Southwest: Amber Leone, Codarus
West: Tom Wright, Liteforce Sales
Academy of Achievement: Arlette Baker, Carl’s Furniture – Boca Raton, Fla.
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