34th ARTS Awards Finalists Announced
DALLAS – August 29, 2023 – Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced the finalists for the 34th ARTS Awards. The ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program dedicated to home industry excellence and achievement.
A committee of industry experts evaluated hundreds of submitted nominations to determine the list of finalists. The announced finalists will submit materials for judging in the fall, and award recipients will be announced at a gala event in Dallas on Friday, January 12, 2024. Special category awards including Academy of Achievement and the HEARTS Award will be announced at a later date.
“This year’s finalists include many new names as well as previous honorees,” said Sharon Davis, executive director of ART. “We congratulate them on this achievement.” Added Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center: “Strong commitment to excellence in our industry is clearly on display with this list of finalists. We look forward to celebrating them in Dallas.”
The 34th ARTS Awards finalists are:
MANUFACTURER
Accent Furniture
Gabby
Hooker
Area Rugs
Jaipur Living
Loloi
Momeni
Home Accents
Cyan Design
Elk Home
Howard Elliott Collection
Uttermost
Home Textiles
Amity Home
Cloud9 Design
Lamps
Eichholtz
Port 68
Regina Andrew
Visual Comfort & Co.
Lighting Fixtures
Crystorama
Hinkley
Varaluz
Outdoor Living
Bernhardt Exteriors
Palecek
POLYWOOD
Tabletop
Annieglass
Kim Seybert
Montes Doggett
Vietri
Wall Décor
Phillips Collection
Wendover
PRODUCT DESIGNER
INTERIOR DESIGNER
RETAILER
Design Studio
Furniture Store – Multiple Locations
Clive Daniel Home – Naples, FL
Furniture Store – Single Location
Christopher Collection – Homewood, AL
Dwell Home Furnishings & Interior Design – Coralville, IA
Home Accents Store – East/Atlantic
Domain by Laura Hodges Studio – Catonsville, MD
Home Accents Store – Midwest/Southwest
Homeology – McKinney, TX
International Furniture, Home Accents, or Lighting Showroom
Prima Lighting – Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Home Accents Store – West
Lulu's Furniture & Décor – Greenwood, CO
Made for Home by Hannesson Home – Billings, MT
The Fox Shop – Holladay, UT
Lighting Showroom – East/Atlantic
Alcott & Bentley – Louisville, KY
Lighting Showroom – Midwest/Southwest
Lighting Showroom – West
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
East/Atlantic
Hannah Hollis – Codarus
Karen Harris – Jdouglas
Russ Jones - Ivystone
Midwest/Southwest
Angelique Wade – Global Views
Graham Church – Summer Classics, Gabby
Mindy Lowack – In-Detail
West
Georgia Fea – Bassman Blaine
Mari Mack – Norwalk Furniture
The ARTS Awards process begins with the nomination of retailers, manufacturers, designers, and sales representatives. Nominations are received online through the end of June. After nominations are received, a nomination committee of industry peers evaluates the entries and determines finalists. A separate judging panel then convenes in the fall to review and score finalists’ materials. Neither membership in ART nor representation at Dallas Market Center is necessary to nominate or to be a nominee.
Sponsors for the ARTS Awards include Aspire Design & Home; Furniture, Lighting & Décor; Business of Home; Home Accents Today; Décor News Now; Houstonia; Home Textiles Today; Designers Today; Furniture Today; Gifts & Decorative Accessories; Modern Luxury Interiors; Paper City; Interior Design Society, and Sustainable Furnishings Council.
For more information visit the ARTS Awards website. Keep up-to-date with Dallas Market Center events and happenings on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and use #ARTSAwards to stay connected.
About the ARTS Awards
The ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program dedicated to the home industry. Up to 28 categories exist under the headings Manufacturer, Retailer, Product Designer, Interior Designer, Sales Representative, Green Award, and other specialty honors. Anyone in the industry can nominate including manufacturers, retailers, sales representatives, designers, suppliers, consultants, and other industry officials. Companies that have won an ARTS Award five times are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Current Hall of Fame members are: 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 Handcrafted Lighting, Global Views, HW Home, Loloi Rugs, Montaage, Natural Decorations Inc., Palecek, Paragon, Phillips Collection, Robb & Stucky, Schonbek Worldwide Lighting, Seasonal Living, and Vietri.
About ART
ART is the creative home furnishings network representing manufacturers, retailers, representatives and other individuals and companies interested in promoting and enhancing the market position of the home furnishings industry. Each year ART sponsors programs such as the ART conference, regional educational seminars, the ART card, and the ARTS Awards. The ART website is available at www.accessoriesresourceteam.org.
About Dallas Market Center
Dallas Market Center is a global business-to-business trade center and the leading wholesale marketplace in North America connecting retailers and interior designers with top manufacturers in lighting, home décor, furniture, gifts, and fashion. Inside its dynamic, five million square foot campus near downtown Dallas, nearly 200,000 customers from all 50 states and 85 countries seek industry trends, business education and new products via open-daily showrooms and from exhibitors participating in trade events held throughout the year. The Dallas Market Center website is available at dallasmarketcenter.com.
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