32nd ARTS Awards Finalists Announced

—Home industry’s highest honor to return to in-person event in January 2022—

DALLAS/CHARLOTTE  – Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced the finalists for the 32nd ARTS Awards. The finalists will submit materials for judging in the fall, and award recipients will be announced at a live event in Dallas on Friday, January 7, 2022.   “Congratulations to these finalists who represent resilience, creativity, and leadership,” said Cindy Morris president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. Added Sharon Davis, executive director of ART: “Even in challenging times these accomplished individuals and companies have led with purpose. We look forward to celebrating all of them in January.”

SALES REPRESENTATIVES

East/Atlantic
Amy Lynn Schwartzbard, Life Designs Group
Karen Landes Scherr, Loloi Rugs
Ken Grillo, Grillo Group

Midwest/Southwest
Amy Golightly, In-Detail
Courtney Komlosi, The Buhmann Group
Richard Alan, Richard Alan & Associates

West
Andrea Combet, Art & Function
Leslie Taglio, Taglio and Co.
Sally Simerson, Sally Simmerson Inc.

RETAILERS

Furniture Store – Multiple Locations
Clive Daniel Home – Naples, Florida
J. Allan’s Furniture | Interior Design – Brookhaven, Mississippi
HOM Furniture – Coon Rapids, Minnesota
Lee Douglas Interiors – Omaha, Nebraska

Furniture Store – Single Locations
Henry Home Interiors – Norman, Oklahoma
IBB Design Fine Furnishings – Frisco, Texas
Lulu’s Furniture & Decor – Denver, Colorado
Urban Cottage Inc. – Atlanta, Georgia

Home Accents Store – East/Atlantic Region
Bountiful Home – Easton, Maryland
Design Supply – Birmingham, Alabama
Dixon Rye – Atlanta, Georgia
La Maison – Raleigh, North Carolina

Home Accents Store – Midwest/Southwest Region
Coco & Dash – Dallas, Texas
Leon & Lulu – Clawson, Michigan
Nell Hill’s – Kansas City, Missouri

Home Accents Store – West Region
Absolutely Fabulous – Huntington Beach, California
Drees – Olympia, Washington
Jonathons Coastal Living – Fountain Valley,California

Lighting Showroom – East/Atlantic Region
Dominion Lighting – Arlington, Virginia
Hermitage Lighting – Nashville, Tennessee
Patdo Light Studio – Port Chester, New York

Lighting Showroom – Midwest/Southwest Region
Capital City Lighting – Baton Rouge, LA
Circa Lighting – Houston, Texas
Southern Lights – Burnsville, Minnesota

Lighting Showroom – West Region
Black Whale Lighting – Encinitas, California
North Coast Lighting – Seattle, Washington
Western Montana Lighting – Missoula, Montana

Design Studio
Alara The Label – Fort Worth, Texas
In Detail Interiors – Pensacola, Florida
The Design Bar – Burr Ridge, Illinois

The ARTS Awards process begins with the nomination of retailers, manufacturers, designers, and sales representatives. 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 including creative digital presentations that vary based upon category and may consist of product development, marketing, merchandising, company differentiation examples, and/or professional information. 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 on Friday, January 7, 2022. 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; Business of Home; Designers Today; D Home; Furniture, Lighting & Décor; Furniture Today; Gifts & Decorative Accessories; Home Accents Today; Home Textiles Today; Interior Design Society, and Sustainable Furnishings Council.