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From Home Furnishing Business
30th Annual ARTS Awards Winners Named
January 22,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have named the 2019 winners of the 30th Annual Arts Awards, the premier international awards program for the home industry honoring manufacturers, retailers, designers, and sales representatives.
Following a judging process guided by a panel of independent industry experts, category winners were announced at a black tie gala at the Hilton Anatole Hotel.
“Congratulations to this year’s ARTS Awards recipients and to our special honorees,” said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. “It was an evening of surprises and joy but most importantly it was an opportunity to celebrate our community of entrepreneurs and artists, sales leaders and legendary figures.”
At this year’s ARTS Awards seventeen industry leaders, style experts, and celebrity designers presented the awards.
This year’s award recipients were:
Lighting Showroom
East/Atlantic: Elements at Home – Carle Place, N.Y.
Midwest/Southwest: Southern Lights – Burnsville, Minn.
West: Urban Lights – Denver, Colo.
Sales Representatives
East/Atlantic: Martha Graham – Martha Graham and Associates
Midwest/Southwest: Brad Krieger – BC Lights
West: Lauren Lee – Ivystone Group
Green Award
Hubbardton Forge
Home Accents Store
East/Atlantic: Bountiful Interiors – Easton, Md.
Midwest/Southwest: The Design Bar – Burr Ridge, Ill.
West: Jonathans Coastal Living – Fountain Valley, Calif.
Furniture Store—Single Location
Blue Print – Dallas, Texas
Furniture Store—Multiple Location
HW Home – Denver, Colo.
Product Designer
Aimee Kurzner – Currey & Co
Interior Designer
Denise McGaha
Manufacturers
Area Rugs: Jaipur Living
Home Accents: Two’s Company/Tozai Home
Accent Furniture: Currey & Co
Home Textiles: Aviva Stanoff Design
Tabletop: Caskata Artisanal Home
Outdoor Living: Palecek
Wall Décor: The Oliver Gal Artist Co.
Lamps: Regina Andrew
Lighting Fixtures: Hubbardton Forge
Legendary Leadership Award
Sharon Davis
Academy of Achievement Award
David Gebhart – Global Views
Award winners HW Home and Elements at Home enter the ARTS Awards Hall of Fame honoring companies that have accepted the award five times.