ARTS Awards winners announced

Dallas Market Center and the Accessories Resource Team announced the winners of the 19th annual ARTS Awards during a gala event held last month 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:

Accent Furniture, Four Hands – Austin, Texas

Area Rugs, Feizy Rugs – Dallas 

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 

Tabletop, Juliska – Stamford, Conn.

Wall Decor, Artdreams Home – Ventura, Calif.

Furniture Store, At Home Nashville – Nashville, Tenn.

Home Accent Specialty Store, Accessories Etc. – Bethlehem, Pa.

Lighting Showroom, Southern Lighting Gallery – Augusta, Ga.

Furniture Store, McManus Company – Beaumont, Texas

Home Accent Specialty Store, Signed Sealed Delivered – Rogers, Ark.

Lighting Showroom, Metro Lighting – Brentwood, Mo.

Furniture Store, C.S. Wo & Sons – Honolulu, Hawaii

Home Accent Specialty Store, Moses at Home – Albuquerque, N.M.

Lighting Showroom, Sun Lighting – Tucson, Arizona

Kathleen Koszyk, Artdreams Home

Pam Vincent, Culinary Connection

East/Atlantic: Russ Jones, OneCoast Northeast Home

Midwest/Southwest: Amber Leone, Codarus

West: Tom Wright, Liteforce Sales

Arlette Baker, Carl's Furniture – Boca Raton, Fla.

Oriental Accent's Michael Yip

Arlette Baker, Carl's Furniture

Mark Phillips of The Phillips Collection.