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Photos from 31st ARTS Awards Gala
HONORING HOME INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE
Developed by non-profit ART and produced by Dallas Market Center, ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program dedicated to home industry excellence and achievement in retailing, manufacturing, design, and sales representation. The ARTS Awards culminate with a black-tie gala held each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market.
CELEBRATING HEARTS & HEROES
The team behind the annual ARTS Awards is making a heart-felt change for 2021. The Hearts Awards, a one-time special event, will celebrate hearts and heroes who showed outstanding leadership, empathy and service during the pandemic.
The thirteen honorees, selected by leading home and gift trade organizations will accept their awards at a gala event January 8 in Dallas hosted by Carson Kressley and Thom Filicia.
ARTS AWARDS
HALL OF FAME
- Arteriors Home
- Beatriz Ball
- Bella Casa
- BJ’s Home Accents
- C.S. Wo & Sons
- Distinctive Designs International Inc.
- Elements at Home
- Feizy Rugs
- Fine Art Lamps
- Global Views
- HW Home
- Loloi Rugs
- Montaage
- Natural Decorations Inc.
- PALECEK
- Paragon
- Phillips Collection
- Robb & Stucky
- Schonbek Worldwide Lighting
- Seasonal Living
- Vietri
31st Annual Masters of Ceremonies
Carson Kressley
Master of Ceremony
Carson Kressley is an Emmy-Award winning TV personality, fashion designer, style expert and New York Times best-selling author of four books. Kressley became a breakout star on Bravo’s 2003 Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which won a primetime Emmy, and has appeared and hosted various TV shows since. He can be seen as a judge on the Emmy-Award winning show RuPaul’s Drag Race, and his newest endeavor is a design show on Bravo, with ARTS Awards co-host Thom Filicia, called Get A Room with Carson & Thom. Kressley is also a strong supporter of many philanthropic causes including The Trevor Project, The Human Rights Campaign and Al D. Rodriguez Liver Foundation.
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Thom Filicia
Master of Ceremony
Thom Filicia has emerged as one of today’s most influential and respected interior and product designers. His projects range from residential, hospitality and commercial interiors all over the world. Gaining fame on the Emmy-winning “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”, Style Network, HGTV, and most recently Bravo’s Get A Room with Carson & Thom, he is a best-selling author and has been praised as a top designer and international tastemaker. He is also the driving force behind the Thom Filicia Home Collection, which includes furniture, artwork, bedding, textiles, wallcovering and more, and has a flagship showroom, called Sedgwick & Brattle, at The New York Design Center. For more information, visit www.thomfilicia.com and sedgwickandbrattle.com
Read more..31st Annual Event Special Honoree
Michael Amini
Academy of Achievement
"Michael’s legendary energy and leadership are matched, if not surpassed, by his generosity. He has built a well-respected company, designed award-winning products, partnered with celebrities, and mentored countless leaders, but most importantly he has selflessly helped others via the City of Hope and numerous industry programs. Michael is an extremely deserving honoree."
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PULLING AT YOUR HEARTSTRINGS
One hundred artists, designers, celebrities, influencers and special guests will showcase their creativity and design one-of-a-kind Rosenthal dinner plates to be auctioned to the highest bidder, benefitting hunger relief. The auction will begin online in November and will conclude on the evening of the Hearts Awards event.
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