ART Award Winners Honored at DMC Annual Gala
By Staff -- Gifts & Decorative Accessories, 1/22/2008 9:05:00 AM
Dallas – While Hollywood pondered the outcome of film's upcoming major "red carpet" event, it was full steam ahead in Dallas this past weekend for one of the home decor industry's major "red carpet" events: the Accessories Resource Team (ART) Awards gala. Winners in 25 categories were named during the 19th annual event, held at the Grand Pavilion at the Dallas Market Center, which also recognized Academy of Achievement honoree Arlette Baker of Carl’s Furniture in Boca Raton, FL.
More than 700 retailers, manufacturers, sales representatives, media, designers and their guests 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 included 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.
The list of winners follows.
Manufacturers:
Accent Furniture: Four Hands – Austin, TX
Area Rugs: Feizy Rugs – Dallas, TX
Decorative Accessories: The Phillips Collection – High Point, NC
Home Textiles: Etoffe Makara – University Place, WA
Lighting Fixtures: Fine Art Lamps – Miami Lakes, FL
Outdoor Living: Seasonal Living Trading – Austin, TX
Permanent Floral: SIA Home Fashion – France
Portable Lamps: Oriental Accent, Inc. – Dallas, TX
Tabletop: Juliska – Stamford, CT
Wall Decor: Art Dreams Home – Ventura, CA
Retailers, East/Atlantic:
Furniture Store: At Home Nashville – Nashville, TN
Home Accent Specialty Store, Accessories Etc. – Bethlehem, PA
Lighting Showroom, Southern Lighting Gallery – Augusta, GA
Retailers, Midwest/Southwest:
Furniture Store, McManus Company – Beaumont, TX
Home Accent Specialty Store: Signed Sealed Delivered – Rogers, AR
Lighting Showroom: Metro Lighting – Brentwood, MO
Retailers, West:
Furniture Store: C.S. Wo & Sons – Honolulu, HI
Home Accent Specialty Store: Moses at Home – Albuquerque, NM
Lighting Showroom: Sun Lighting – Tucson, AZ
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
