20th Annual ARTS Awards winners announced
DMC and ART name 20th annual award winners at gala event
-- Home Accents Today, 1/20/2009 10:04:00 AM
Dallas Market Center and the Accessories Resource Team announced the winners of the 20th annual ARTS Awards at a gala event attended by more than 500 retailers, manufacturers, sales reps, media and designers from around the country. The event was held Saturday, Jan. 17 in the Trade Mart’s Grand Pavilion.
Awards were presented in 25 categories and recognized Academy of Achievement honoree Murray Feiss, chairman of the board at Generation Brands. Opening remarks were provided by Bill Winsor and Cindy Morris, president/CEO and COO of Dallas Market Center, respectively. Other presenters included Sharon Davis, executive director of ART; Colleen Visage, ART president and director of product development at Progress Lighting; Harvey Hollingsworth, former ART president and current president of The Natural Light; and Christi Proctor, TLC’s Trading Spaces interior designer and owner of Home Place Interiors.
Winsor offered congratulations to the winners. “It’s an honor to recognize the decorative accessories industry and partner with ART each year in Dallas,” he said.
The ARTS Awards are presented each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market to recognize and honor excellence from retailers, manufacturers, sales reps and designers in the decorative accessories industry. Manufacturers are nominated by retailers, sales reps, designers, suppliers and consultants. Retailers and the Rising Star Award are nominated by manufacturers and sales reps. Sales reps are nominated by manufacturers and retailers. Product designers are nominated by all. The Academy of Achievement honoree is selected by the ARTS Awards committee each year. Companies that have won the ARTS Awards five or more times will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame members include C.S. Wo & Sons, Distinctive Designs International Inc., Fine Art Lamps, Montaage, Natural Decorations Inc., Palecek, Robb & Stucky and Schonbek Worldwide Lighting.
The winners of the 20th Annual ARTS Awards are:
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Manufacturer, Accent Furniture: Selamat Designs, Mill Valley, Calif.
Manufacturer, Area Rugs: Feizy Rugs, Dallas, Texas
Manufacturer, Decorative Accessories: The Phillips Collection, High Point, N.C.
Manufacturer, Lighting Fixtures: Stonegate Designs, St. Joseph, Mich.
Manufacturer, Outdoor Living: Palecek, Richmond, Calif.
Manufacturer, Permanent Floral: Immortalis Botanicals, Farmville, Va.
Manufacturer, Portable Lamps: Visual Comfort & Co., Houston, Texas
Manufacturer, Tabletop: Vietri, Hillsborough, N.C.
Manufacturer, Wall Décor: Paragon, Albertville, Ala.
Retailer, East/Atlantic, Furniture Store: 24e., Savannah, Ga.
Retailer, East/Atlantic, Home Accent Specialty Store: Ambiance Interiors & Gifts, Suwanee, Ga.
Retailer, East/Atlantic, Lighting Showroom: Klaff’s, Inc., Norwalk, Conn.
Retailer, Midwest/Southwest, Furniture Store: HW Home, Boulder, Colo.
Retailer, Midwest/Southwest, Home Accent Specialty Store: BJ’s Home Accents, Inc., Newburgh, Ind.
Retailer, Midwest/Southwest, Lighting Showroom: Echo Lighting Design Gallery, Omaha, Neb.
Retailer, West, Furniture Store: Interior Illusions, West Hollywood, Calif.
Retailer, West, Home Accent Specialty Store: Seaside Home, La Jolla, Calif.
Retailer, West, Lighting Showroom: Legacy Lighting & Home, Scottsdale, Ariz.
International Retailer: Union Lighting & Furnishings, Toronto, Ontario
Product Designer: Mark Abrams, Mark Abrams Design, Greensboro, N.C.
Rising Star Retailer: Leon & Lulu, Clawson, Mich.
Sales Rep, East/Atlantic: Russ Jones, OneCoast Northeast Home
Sales Rep, Midwest/Southwest: Michelle Cheek, OneCoast Southwest Home
Sales Rep, West: Linda Northcutt, LGN Inc.
Academy of Achievement: Murray Feiss, Generation Brands
The Accessories Resource Team (ART) represents accessory manufacturers, retailers, representatives and other industry individuals and companies interested in promoting the decorative home accessories industry. The association’s goal is to enhance the market position of decorative home accessories. Each year ART sponsors programs such as the ART conference, regional educational seminars and the ARTS Awards.
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