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Red Egg, Four Hands Win Showroom Honors
October 24,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in on October 25, 2011
Red Egg and
Four Hands have been honored for the most creative, innovative showrooms at
High Point Furniture Market.On the Stars Under the Stars stage, High Point Market Authority COO Tammy Nagem presented Red Egg (showroom at 415 W. High Ave.) with the prestigious Best of Market Award in the High Point Market Showroom Design Competition. The award singles out the best display for Fall 2011 as determined by a jury of respected industry editors.
The panel of judges for the annual event included Margaret Russell, editor in chief of Architectural Digest; iconic designer and architect David Easton; and Tracy Bulla, senior product editor for Home Accents Today.
Red Egg was recognized by the judges for its serene display space and its use of accessories to layer a white-on-white palette. According to the judges, runners up for the Best of Market award this season were
C.R. Laine Furniture (IHFC-H1004), and
BeeLine Home by Bunny Williams (310 N. Hamilton St.).
Four Hands (Union Square 201) took the People's Choice Award for the third year in a row. For People's Choice, all marketgoers were invited to vote for their favorite showroom design via Twitter or text messaging. Judging criteria is left to the discretion of individual Market attendees. Runners up in the Peoples Choice competition included Roweboat Art() (430 N. Wrenn St.) and Dorya() (200 Steele 144).
Winning entrants in each category were presented with a crystal trophy cup for display in their showroom.