West Furniture Store Interior Illusions – West Hollywood, Calif.
Home Accent Specialty Store Seaside Home – La Jolla, Calif.
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 Reps East/AtlanticRuss Jones, OneCoast Northeast Home Midwest/Southwest Michelle Cheek, OneCoast Southwest Home West Linda Northcutt, LGN Inc. Academy of Achievement Murray Feiss, Generation Brands
Make plans now to attend the next Dallas Total Home & Gift Market being held March 12–15, 2009.
The ARTS Awards is the premiere awards program dedicated to the home decorative accessories industry. Twenty-six categories exist under the headings Manufacturer, Retailer, Product Designer, Sales Representative, Rising Star, Academy of Achievement and Hall of Fame. Manufacturers are nominated by retailers, sales representatives, designers, suppliers, consultants and other industry officials. Retailers and the Rising Star Award are nominated by manufacturers, sales representatives and other industry officials. Sales representatives are nominated by manufacturers, retailers and other industry officials. 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 are: C.S. Wo & Sons, Distinctive Designs International Inc., Fine Art Lamps, Montaage, Natural Decorations Inc., Palecek, Robb & Stucky and Schonbek Worldwide Lighting.
The Accessories Resource Team (ART) is the association representing 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. The Accessories Resource Team Web site is available at www.accessoriesresourceteam.org.
Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world's largest wholesale merchandise resource. Within its marketplace of more than five million square feet, retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men's, western, women's and children's apparel.
With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 84 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. As a result, more than $8 billion in estimated wholesale transactions are conducted annually within the Dallas Market Center complex. The Dallas Market Center Web site is available at www.dallasmarketcenter.com.