Finalists Announced for Upcoming 28th Annual ARTS Awards
Co-founder and producer of the ARTS Awards, the Dallas Market Center (DMC) and ART (the creative home furnishings network) have announced the finalists for the 28th annual ARTS Awards, which will be presented during a gala event on Friday, January 20 during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market and LIGHTOVATION show. Winners will be revealed at that time.
“We are both thrilled and grateful to be able to recognize those who have exemplified leadership, dedication, and ingenuity in our industry over the past year,” says Cindy Morris, President & CEO of DMC. “We congratulate all of the finalists and look forward to a wonderful evening at the ARTS Awards gala in January.”
“These 28th ARTS Awards finalists are very deserving of the recognition. I’m very excited to see many new competitors in this year’s group of finalists,” notes Sharon Davis, Executive Director of ART, adding, “I look forward to working with all of the companies and individuals nominated this year.”
The finalists each submit a creative digital presentation to a panel of distinguished judges. Submissions vary based on category and may consist of product development, marketing, merchandising, or company differentiation examples. In November, the judges will convene in Dallas for two days to review each individual or company submission. Once all components of judging are complete, a designated accounting firm will tabulate and secure the scores until the winners are announced at the ARTS Awards gala.
The Finalists Are:
Manufacturers
For Accent Furniture
Bramble
Emporium Home
Home Trends & Design
Selamat Designs
For Area Rugs
Dash & Albert
Jaipur Living
KAS Rugs
Surya
The Rug Market
For Home Accents
Bliss Studio
Howard Elliott Collection
Phillips Collection
Regina Andrew Design
For Lighting Fixtures
Crystorama
Currey & Co.
Feiss
Fine Art Lamps
Hubbardton Forge
For Outdoor Living
Castelle
Emissary
Klaussner Outdoor
O.W. Lee Co.
For Lamps
Couture Lamps
Dimond Lighting
John-Richard
Uttermost
Visual Comfort & Co.
For Wall Décor
Oliver Gal
Paragon
RFA Decor
Soicher-Marin
Wendover Art Group
Retailers
For Furniture Store, Single Store Location
Capricho Interiors – Lubbock, Texas
Donna’s Home Furnishings – Conroe, Texas
Eclectic Home – New Orleans
Home Crush – Beverly Hills, Calif.
Jonathons Coastal Living – Fountain Valley, Calif.
For Furniture Store, Multiple Store Location
City Furniture – Tamarac, Fla.
HOM Furniture – Coon Rapids, Minn.
The Arrangement – Dallas
Wisteria – Farmers Branch, Texas
For Home Accents Store: East/Atlantic
Candelabra – Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Redefined Home Boutique – Atlanta
The Iron Gate – Franklin, Tenn.
For Home Accents Store: Midwest/Southwest
Art & Objects – Oklahoma City, Okla.
Coco & Dash – Dallas
That’s Haute – Bedford, Texas
For Home Accents Store: West
Absolutely Fabulous – Huntington Beach, Calif.
Southern Elevation – Fallon, Nev.
Tuvalu – San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
For Lighting Showroom: East/Atlantic
Elements Distinctive Lighting & Home Furnishing – Carle Place, N.Y.
The Symphony of Light – Canton, Mass.
For Lighting Showroom: Midwest
Ferguson Enterprises – Conroe, Texas
Lighting Etc. – Fort Worth, Texas
Metro Lighting – Brentwood, Mo.
For Lighting Showroom: West
Accent Lighting – Lake Oswego, Ore.
Lighting Unlimited – Cameron Park, Calif.
Phillips Lighting & Home – Modesto, Calif.
International Retailers
Aaron Stewart Home – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Spectro Lighting – Santo Domingo, D.N., Dominican Republic
Sales Representatives
For Sales Representatives: East/Atlantic
Greg Lewis – jdouglas
Steve Ricci – Ricci Sales Agency
Brian Slater – Slater Lighting Solutions
For Sales Representatives: Midwest/Southwest
Charlotte Urban – CODARUS
Sandy Holberg – Taylors on Ten
For Sales Representatives: West
Patrick Slater – ENVSN Lights
David May – Minka Group
Product Designers
Dann Foley – Dann Inc.
Corey Damen Jenkins – Corey Damen Jenkins & Associates
Mark Moussa – Arteriors Home
Ron McIntyre – Square Feathers
Interior Designers
Denise McGaha – Denise McGaha Interiors
Ron Woodson & Jaime Rummerfield – Woodson and Rummerfield’s House of Design
Kerrie Kelly – Kerrie Kelly Design Lab
Nancy Price – Nancy Price Interior Design
Shay Geyer – IBB Design
For more information please visit dallasmarketcenter.com/artsawards.
Sponsors for the 28th annual ARTS Awards include enLIGHTenment Magazine, the Interior Design Society, Lyon Credit Services, and the Sustainable Furnishings Council.
