Finalists selected for 20th Annual ARTS Awards
Winners to be announced at Dallas Market in January
-- Home Accents Today, 8/25/2008 11:45:00 AM
Finalists for the 20th Annual ARTS Awards were announced by Charlotte, N.C.-based Accessories Resource Team Inc., the association for the decorative accessories industry. This annual recognition program honors outstanding achievement in decorative accessories retailing, manufacturing, sales representation and product design. Judging will take place in November with winners to be announced in January at a gala during the Dallas Market. Finalists include the following:
Manufacturers, Accent Furniture -- Bungalow 5, Oakland, N.J.; Vintage Imports, Lancaster, Ky.; Selamat Designs, Mill Valley, Calif.
Manufacturers, Decorative Accessories -- Cyan Design, Fort Worth, Texas; Imax, Tulsa, Okla.; The Phillips Collection, High Point, N.C.; Two's Company, Elmsford, N.Y.
Manufacturers, Outdoor Living -- Emissary, Atlanta, Ga.; Starlight Lanterns, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; Palecek, Richmond, Calif.
Manufacturers, Portable Lamps -- Arteriors Home, Dallas, Texas; Sterling Industries, Norcross, Ga.; Visual Comfort, Houston, Texas; Oriental Accent, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Manufacturers, Wall Decor -- Art Dreams Home, Ventura, Calif.; Paragon, Albertville, Ala.; Uttermost, Rocky Mount, Va.
Manufacturers, Area Rugs -- Feizy Rugs, Dallas, Texas; Loloi Rugs, Dallas, Texas; Surya, Calhoun, Ga.
Manufacturers, Lighting Fixtures -- Fine Art Lamps, Miami Lakes, Fla.; Kalco, Las Vegas, Nev.; Progress Lighting, Greenville, S.C.; Stonegate, St. Joseph, Mich; Uncommon Radiance, Chicago, Ill.
Manufacturers, Permanent Floral -- Immortalis Botanicals, Farmville, Va.; SIA Home Fashion, Castle Rock, Col.; Winward International, Union City, Calif.
Manufacturers, Tabletop -- Beatriz Ball Collection, Harvey, La.; Mary Carol Home, Olathe, Kan.; Vietri, Hillsborough, N.C.; Arthur Court, Brisbane, Calif.
International Retail Store -- Casa de Linos y Blanco, Mexico, DF; Ma Maison, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico; Union Electric, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Rising Star Retailer -- Lyteworks, Bradenton, Fla.; Leon and LuLu, Clawson, Mich.; Oz Collection, Louisville, Ky.
Product Designers -- Allan Palecek, Palecek, Richmond, Calif.; Lance Marconi, EMI Design, Chicago, Ill.; Mark Abrams, Mark Abrams Design, Greensboro, N.C.; Karyl Pierce Paxton, Pierce Paxton Designs, New Orleans, La.
Retailer, Home Accent Store, East/Atlantic -- Ambiance Interiors & Gifts, Suwanee, Ga.; Gracious Home, New York, N.Y.; L&M Design, Gaithersburg, Md.
Retailer, Home Accent Store, Midwest/Southwest -- BJ’s Home Accents, Newburgh, Ind.; Nell Hills, Atchison, Kan.; The Burlap Horse, Boerne, Tex.
Retailer, Home Accent Store, West -- Fitzsu Society, Los Angeles, Calif.; Pandora’s, Santa Fe, N.M.; Seaside Home, La Jolla, Calif.
Retailer, Lighting Showroom, East/Atlantic -- Capitol Lighting, Boca Raton, Fla.; Klaff’s, Norwalk, Conn.; Ferguson, Charleston, S.C.
Retailer, Lighting Showroom, Midwest/Southwest -- Echo Lighting, Omaha, Neb.; Lights Fantastic, Carrollton, Texas
Retailer, Lighting Showroom, West -- Five Rivers, Inc, Boise, Idaho; James Ashijan Lighting & Home, Fresno, Calif.; Legacy Lighting, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Retailer, Furniture Store, East/Atlantic -- 24e, Savannah, Ga.; Atchison Imports, Mobile, Ala.; Robb & Stucky, Fort Myers, Fla.
Retailer, Furniture Store, Midwest/Southwest -- HW Home, Boulder, Col.; Kuhl-Linscomb, Houston, Texas; Noel Furniture, Houston, Texas
Retailer, Furniture Store, West -- Interior Illusions, West Hollywood, Calif.; Landfair Furniture & Design, Portland, Ore.
Sales Representatives, East/Atlantic -- Danny Weaver, Danny Weaver & Assoc.; Lizzette Hayes, Lightlines; Russ Jones, OneCoast Northeast Home
Sales Representatives, West -- Linda Northcutt, Fine Art Lamps; Laurel Sprawkins, Northwest Lighting; Laura Fast, OneCoast West Home
Sales Representatives, Midwest/Southwest -- Derrick Ricketts, Codarus; Martha Kean, Doris Sanders; Michelle Cheek, OneCoast
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