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From Home Furnishing Business
2018 ARTS Award Winners Named
January 23,
2018 by Larry Thomas in Community / Charitable Support, Industry, Special Events 
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have named the 2018 winners of the Arts Awards, the premier international awards program for the home industry honoring manufacturers, retailers, designers, and sales representatives.
The awards were presented as a gala celebration during the recent Dallas Total Home & Gift Market.
“Congratulations to this year’s ARTS Awards recipients who are quite simply the best of the best,” said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. “This program is a year-round initiative to identify and then recognize individuals and companies for their innovation and hard work, and we applaud this year’s amazing honorees.”
At this year’s ARTS Awards, 18 industry leaders, style experts, and celebrity designers presented the awards.
“The ARTS Awards serve to honor and inspire, and this year’s winners are an incredible list of leaders,” said Sharon Davis, executive director of ART. “No other group personifies the strength of innovation and creativity. We congratulate them after a well-deserved evening of celebration.”
This year’s award recipients were:
Lighting Showroom
East/Atlantic: Hermitage Lighting Gallery – Nashville, Tennessee
Midwest/Southwest: Lightology – Chicago, Illinois
West: Elume – Park City, Utah
Sales Representatives
East/Atlantic: Martha Graham, Martha Graham and Associates
Midwest/Southwest: Joann Crawford, InDetail
West: Laura Fast, Ivystone Group
Green Award
Varaluz
Home Accents Store
East/Atlantic: Candelabra – Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Midwest/Southwest: Coco & Dash – Dallas, TX
West: Bella Casa – Portland, Oregon
Furniture Store
IBB Design Fine Furnishings – Frisco, Texas
International Retailer
Living Lighting on King – Toronto, Canada
Product Designer
Jason Phillips, Phillips Collection
Interior Designer
Erinn Valencich, Erinn V. Design Group
Manufacturers
Area Rugs: Loloi Rugs
Home Accents: Regina Andrew Design
Accent Furniture: Phillips Collection
Home Textiles: in2green
Tabletop: Vietri
Outdoor Living: Palecek
Wall Décor: Oliver Gal
Lamps: John-Richard
Lighting Fixtures: Currey & Company
Academy of Achievement Award
Randy Eller, Eller Enterprises
Humanitarian Award
Houston Furniture Bank