Finalists Named for Annual ARTS Awards

August 23, 2019  by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry   

The ARTS Awards, presented each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, are scheduled to take place on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020.  The awards program honors top manufacturers, retailers, designers, and sales representatives in the home industry.

“Congratulations to all of the 31^st Annual ARTS Awards finalists,” says Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. “These carefully selected finalists represent the utmost creativity, originality and craftsmanship, and we applaud their dedication to our industry. We look forward to celebrating their accomplishments in January.”

The finalists will each submit a creative digital presentation to a panel of independent judges. Digital submissions vary based upon category and may consist of product development, marketing, merchandising, company differentiation examples, or professional information. 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 tabulates and secures the scores until the winners are announced for the first time at the ARTS Awards gala.

“We are pleased to present such an impressive slate of finalists,” says Sharon Davis, executive director of ART. “Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate a deserving company or individual, and we look forward to honoring and celebrating all of them."

The award finalists are listed below:

Manufacturer Categories:

Accent Furniture:

• Bliss Studio
• Hooker Furniture
• Norwalk Furniture
• Revelation by Uttermost
• Theodore Alexander

Area Rugs:

• Jaipur Living
• KAS Rugs
• Nourison

Home Accents:

• A&B Home
• Howard Elliott Collection
• John-Richard
• Park Hill Collection
• Zodax

Home Textiles:

• Avasa Home
• Kevin O’Brien Studio
• Lacefield Designs
• Lili Alessandra

Lamps:

• Adesso
• OLY Studio
• Pacific Coast Lighting
• The Natural Light
• Visual Comfort & Co.

Lighting Fixtures:

• Currey & Company
• Hammerton Lighting
• Hubbardton Forge
• Kichler Lighting
• Ro Sham Beaux

Outdoor Living:

• Kannoa
• O.W. Lee
• Polywood
• ZUO Modern

Tabletop:

• Abigails
• Rosanna
• Tin Parade

Wall Décor:

• Benson-Cobb
• Paragon Wall Décor
• Phillips Collection
• Shadow Catchers Art
• Spicher & Company

Retailer Categories

Furniture Store – Multi Store:

• Cantoni – Dallas, Texas
• Mecox Gardens – Southampton, New York
• Nadeau – Furniture with a Soul – Dallas, Texas
• Urban Styles Furniture – Indianapolis, Indiana

Furniture Store – Single Store:

• Heather Scott Home & Design – Austin, Texas
• IBB Design Fine Furnishings – Frisco, Texas
• Joyeux Home Décor – San Antonio, Texas
• Lulu’s Furniture & Décor – Denver, Colorado

Home Accents Store – East/Atlantic Region:

• Dixon Rye – Atlanta, Georgia
• Michele Varian – New York, New York
• White’s Mercantile – Nashville, Tennessee

Home Accents Store – Midwest/Southwest Region:

• Blue Print – Dallas, Texas
• Eclectic Home – New Orleans, Louisiana
• Fleurish Home – Hamilton, Ohio
• The Design Bar – Burr Ridge, Illinois

Home Accents Store – West Region:

• Cozy Stylish Chic – Pasadena, California
• Maker and Moss – San Francisco, California
• Pigment – San Diego, California

International Retailer:

• Montreal Lighting & Hardware – Mount-Royal, Quebec, Canada
• Ocean Pacific Lighting – Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
• Park Lighting & Furniture – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Robinson Lighting & Bath Centre – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Lighting Showroom – East/Atlantic Region:

• Chloe Winston Lighting Design – Norwalk, Connecticut
• Hermitage Lighting – Nashville, Tennessee
• Shades of Light – Richmond, Virginia

Lighting Showroom – Midwest/Southwest Region:

• Accent Lighting – Wichita, Kansas
• Ellen Lighting & Hardware – Stafford, Texas
• Idlewood Electric Supply – Highland Park, Illinois

Lighting Showroom – West Region:

• Elume Distinctive Lighting – Park City, Utah
• Urban Lighting – San Diego, California
• Western Montana Lighting – Missoula, Montana

Sales Representative Categories

Sales Representative – East/Atlantic Region:

• Amy Lynn – Life Designs Group
• Orlando Cancel – Ivystone
• Rush Muzekari – Global Views/Studio A Home

Sales Representative – Midwest/Southwest Region:

• Dawn Candee – Taylors
• Molly Harris – Molly Harris Sales
• Stacy Coulter – Stacy Coulter and Associates

Sales Representative – West Region:

• Andrea Combet – Art & Function
• Heather Jakusz – Heather Jakusz
• Leslie Taglio – Taglio and Co.
• Sally Windnagle – Codarus

Interior Designers

• Joni Vanderslice – J. Banks Design Group
• Maegan Swabb – M. Swabb Interior Design
• Laura Umansky – Laura U Interior Design
• Libby Langdon – Libby Langdon Interiors
• Shayla Copas – Shayla Copas Interiors

Product Designers

• Charles Pavarini III – Pavarini Design
• Clarence Mallari – Currey & Company
• Justina Blakeney – Jungalow by Justina Blakeney
• Ron Henderson – Varaluz
• Sean Lavin – Visual Comfort & Co.