DALLAS/CHARLOTTE – October 4, 2017 – Dallas Market Center, producer of the ARTS Awards, and ART, the creative home furnishings network, today announced that Randy Eller will receive the Academy of Achievement honor at the 29th annual ARTS Awards.
The ARTS Awards, presented each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, is the premier awards program in the U.S. honoring the home industry. The 29th annual ARTS Awards winners will be revealed during a gala event on Friday, January 19, 2018.
“In an industry full of impressive entrepreneurs, creators, and innovators, Randy Eller stands out as a true business legend,” Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center said. “His leadership and counsel have strengthened many companies and his mentorship has inspired many individuals. Randy is an extremely deserving honoree.”
Randy Eller’s path to success began as a retailer, a position he proudly held for ten years. He next became a salesperson with Russ Berrie & Company and flourished on their team, advancing into upper sales management. He is perhaps best known for his accomplishments and leadership positions with CBK, where he was the first company employed salesperson, subsequently becoming the President and a partner in the business in 1995. He was instrumental in the many changes that brought CBK to the forefront of the industry capped by the company’s sale in 2002 to Blyth, Inc.
Currently, Randy operates Eller Enterprises, a consulting firm founded in 2004 to serve companies and individuals primarily within the home accent, furniture, and giftware industries. Eller Enterprises offers strategic company reviews of vendors, market centers, product designers, marketing, public relations, and advertising firms. The company also offers personal executive coaching, professional speaking, and mergers and acquisitions advice to clients in a variety of industries.
Eller, who is a former board member of both ART and the Gift & Home Trade Association, is also a contributing editor to Gifts & Decorative Accessories magazine and contributing writer to a number of industry publications.
“Randy’s business accomplishments and wide-ranging industry influence are matched by a special sense of personal advocacy and support for companies and entrepreneurs,” Sharon Davis, Executive Director of ART said. “He has worked tirelessly for decades to help others succeed and is a worthy recipient of the industry’s highest honor.”
The Academy of Achievement honoree is selected each year by the ARTS Awards Committee in order to recognize significant contributions to the industry. The committee serves one year and their duties include a review of the process and selecting the Academy of Achievement honoree. The 29th ARTS Awards committee members are: Beatriz Ball, Beatriz Ball; Monica Loving, Ivystone; Kristi Hopper, Kristi Hopper Interior Design; Eva Walsh, Dallas Market Center and Sharon Davis, ART. Past Academy of Achievement honorees include Mark Phillips, Robert Currey, Mac Hoak, the Cooper family, and Allan Palecek.
Sponsors for the 29th annual ARTS Awards include enLIGHTenment, Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Giftware News, HFN, Home & Textiles Today, Home Accents Today,Interior Design Society, and Lighting & Decor.
DALLAS / CHARLOTTE, NC – September 18, 2017 – Dallas Market Center, producer of the ARTS Awards, and ART, the creative home furnishings network, today announced the panel of independent judges for the 29th annual ARTS Awards.
The ARTS Awards, presented each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, is the premier awards program in the U.S. honoring the home industry. The 29th annual ARTS Awards winners will be revealed during a gala event on Friday, January 19, 2018. The distinguished judging panel selects winners for categories including Manufacturers, Retailers, Product Designer, Interior Designer, Sales Representative and the Green Award. Specialized awards including Academy of Achievement are selected separately.
The judges for the 29th annual ARTS Awards are Dixon Bartlett, Jan Cregier, Susan Inglis, Connie Lineberry, Jaye Ann Mize, and Greg O’Neal.
Dixon Bartlett is a highly regarded furniture industry executive currently serving as Chief Creative Officer for Norwalk Furniture as well as Managing Director for Bunakara. After college Dixon joined This End Up Furniture Company, helping manage its growth from 11 to 230 stores. In 2000 he joined lifestyle retailer Storehouse and traveled the world to bring together the very best elements of an eclectic modern merchandising mix. In 2007, along with long-time business associate Caroline Hipple, Dixon formed HB2 Resources, a consulting service in the areas of strategic and tactical business planning, product and showroom design, as well as cultural and employee development. Today, in addition to his corporate roles he serves as a consultant to a broad range of home furnishings companies.
Jan Cregier serves as the National Board President of the Interior Design Society (IDS), a nationwide organization serving residential interior designers. Under her leadership as National President, IDS has implemented new strategies to increase its value to members resulting in record breaking years for several programs, including their National Conference and Designer of the Year Competition. Jan previously held the position of president of the IDS Chicago Chapter. For over 20 years, Jan’s passion has been creating stunning interior spaces that express her clients’ vision and personality. She founded her Chicago-based firm, Interior Expressions by Jan, to fulfill that passion and has produced many award-winning designs. Jan received Designer of the Year awards the past 5 years, most recently winning the Whole Home Design category.
Susan Inglis, executive director of Sustainable Furnishings Council and founder of From the Mountain, has over 25 years of experience working with artisans and in sustainable manufacturing in the home furnishings, fashion, and gift industries. Inglis’ direction of the SFC has gained national attention and brought the organization widespread recognition as the primary source for verified sustainable home furnishings. Inglis has spoken on behalf of SFC throughout the U.S. and abroad and has inspired many companies to adopt a sustainable platform for the future. As a consultant, she has worked in 27 countries on five continents providing services ranging from identifying procedures for insuring the sustainability of a natural resource base to market-led product development and how to access new markets effectively. She received the 2009 WithIt WOW Award for Education. Inglis exclusively serves as the Green Award judge and reviews only the manufacturing finalists’ submissions.
Connie Lineberry’s career in publishing began with Knight Ridder newspapers, followed by stints with Landmark Newspapers and Gannett. Lineberry was hired by Steve Pond, founding publisher of Furniture/Today, in 1981 to launch a marketing services department. Over the years Lineberry has worked as a marketing executive in partnership with countless furniture and home accent companies to help develop advertising and marketing content for a range of industry publications as the family of trade publications continued to expand. She served as the publisher of Home Accents Today on two separate occasions, as vice president of marketing, and as executive vice president of creative brand services. Today she runs a successful consulting practice that advises a range of home furnishings companies on industry best practices including product development and marketing.
Jaye Anna Mize is the Home Interiors Director for the trend-forecasting agency Fashion Snoops. With a passion for trend psychology, technology and design, Jaye has branched across fashion into home interiors through her development in trend forecasting over the past 12 years. Working with major brands world-wide, Jaye spends her time covering international events and analyzing key cultural influencers within the home & interior markets to produce macro and micro projections.
Greg O’Neal is CCO (Chief Collaboration Officer) + Co-Founder of CUR8, a new company that serves as a marketplace for leading edge home products that are smart, “made here,” and/or healthy. Greg has been curating, designing, and licensing products for the national and international home furnishings industry for over 24 years including residential and commercial interior design as well as product design collaborations with some of the largest manufacturers and retailers in the global marketplace. For Austin, Texas-based home décor company Four Hands, Greg served as the key design and visual merchandiser. Since 2004, he has independently owned his design firm Philosophy Design, which has worked in the senior care, restaurant, boutique hotel, and retail segments as well as designed home furnishings and lighting products for a multitude of wholesale brands and licensees. In 2016 Greg joined forces with his former client, CUR8 CEO+ Co-Founder Jasmine Jaco to develop a marketplace that brings the best of “what’s next” to the professional interior design community.
ARTS Awards finalists each submit a creative digital presentation varying by category that may include product development, marketing, merchandising, and/or company differentiation examples. In November, the judges convene in Dallas to review each individual or company submission. Once all components of judging are complete, a designated independent accounting firm tabulates and secures the scores until the winners are announced for the first time at the ARTS Awards gala.
Sponsors for the 29th annual ARTS Awards include enLIGHTenment, Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Giftware News, HFN, Home & Textiles Today, Home Accents Today,Interior Design Society, and Lighting & Decor.
DALLAS / CHARLOTTE – September 8, 2017 – Dallas Market Center, producer of the ARTS Awards, and ART, the creative home furnishings network, today announced the finalists for the 29th annual ARTS Awards.
The ARTS Awards, presented each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, is the premier awards program in the U.S. honoring top manufacturers, retailers, designers, and sales representatives in the home industry. The 29th annual ARTS Awards winners will be revealed during a gala event on Friday, January 19, 2018.
“These finalists are the industry’s best representatives and reflect the highest level of creativity, passion, innovation, and dedication,” said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. “We congratulate all of this year’s finalists and look forward to a wonderful evening of celebration.”
“The 29th ARTS Awards finalists include legends and impressive new leaders,” said Sharon Davis, executive director of ART. “We look forward to working with each of them on the submission process and to honoring all of them in January.”
The finalists 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, or company differentiation examples. 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.
29th ARTS Awards Finalists
Manufacturer:
Accent Furniture
Noir
Phillips Collection
Bliss Studio
Abbyson
French Heritage
Area Rugs
Loloi Rugs
Company C
Nourison
KAS Rugs
Home Accents
ZUO
Regina Andrew Design
Sagebrook Home
Jan Barboglio
A&B Home Group, Inc.
The Howard Elliott Collection
Home Textiles
Villa Home Collection
Lacefield Designs
in2green
Daniel Stuart Studio
Lighting Fixtures
Currey & Company
Visual Comfort & Co.
Varaluz, LLC
Feiss (Generation Brands)
Progress Lighting
Outdoor Living
PALECEK
Brown Jordan Company
Castelle
Kannoa
Lamps
DIMOND Lighting (ELK Group International)
John-Richard
Couture Lamps
Port 68, LLC
Tabletop
Abigails
Juliska
Vietri
Montes Doggett
Caskata
Wall Décor
Oliver Gal
Paragon
RFA Décor
Design Legacy by Kelly O’Neal
Uttermost
Retailer:
Furniture Store
Furnitureland South, Inc., Jamestown, North Carolina
Lovelace Interiors, Miramar Beach, Florida
Atchison Home, Mobile, Alabama
IBB Design Fine Furnishings, Frisco, Texas
Jonathons Coastal Living, Fountain Valley, California
The Arrangement, Dallas, Texas
Home Accent Store
East/Atlantic
Candelabra, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Redefined Home Boutique, Atlanta, Georgia
Bountiful Interiors, Easton, Maryland
Clive Daniel Home, Naples, Florida
Mitchell Hill, Charleston, South Carolina
Midwest/Southwest
Coco & Dash, Dallas, Texas
Homeology, McKinney, Texas
Urban Farmhouse Designs, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
West
Bella Casa, Portland, Oregon
Slifer Designs, Edwards, Colorado
Homefest, Fort Collins, Colorado
Lighting Showroom
East/Atlantic
Capital Lighting, Columbus, Ohio
Shades of Light, Midlothian, Virginia
Hermitage Lighting Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee
Pace Lighting Inc., Savannah, Georgia
Midwest/Southwest
Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery, The Woodlands, Texas
Lightology, Chicago, Illinois
Passion Lighting, Grapevine, Texas
Lights Fantastic, Dallas, Texas
West
Elume, Park City, Utah
Light Bulbs Etc., Montclair, California
Accent Lighting, Lake Oswego, Oregon
International Retailer
Living Lighting on King, Toronto, Canada
Ma Maison, Mexico City, Mexico
Casa Studio Europa Sa de Cv, Mexico City, Mexico
Living Lighting at Station12, Dartmouth, Canada
Montreal Lighting & Hardware, Mount-Royal Canada
Product Designer:
Dann Foley, Dann Inc.
Aimee Kurzner, Currey & Company
Libby Langdon, Libby Langdon Interiors
Jason Phillips, Phillips Collection
Michelle Workman, Michelle Workman Interiors
Interior Designer:
Denise McGaha, Denise McGaha Interiors
Erinn Valencich, Erinn V. Design Group
Kerrie Kelly, Kerrie Kelly Design Lab
Kim Scodro, Kim Scodro Interiors
Shay Geyer, IBB Design Fine Furnishings
Sales Representatives:
East/Atlantic
Gary Bice, Gary E. Bice Mfg. Reps
Orlando Cancel, Ivystone Group, LLC
Martha Graham, Martha Graham and Associates
Amy Lynn Schwartzbard, Life Designs Group
Midwest/Southwest
Joann Crawford, In Detail
Steve Day, CODARUS
Pamela Tresp, Progress Lighting
West
Laura Fast, Ivystone Group, LLC
David Michael, Lite Quest
Nancy Williams, Nancy Williams, LLC
Sponsors for the 29th annual ARTS Awards include enLIGHTenment, Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Giftware News, HFN, Home & Textiles Today, Home Accents Today,Interior Design Society, and Lighting & Decor.
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August 7, 2017 – Charlotte, NC / High Point, NC – ART, the creative home furnishings network, and IDS, Interior Design Society (IDS), will hold their second combined conference on April 30 – May 2, 2018 at The DeSoto in Savannah, GA. The 2018 program will feature joint general sessions and social events as well as workshops and seminars that are specific to the two unique memberships. Building on the successful 2017 conference, ART + IDS will plan another community service project in the Savannah area as well as tap the resources available from the design program at SCAD.
“Our combined conference in Scottsdale last May was the first ever joint conference for ART. The energy of the two groups worked so well together and we learned a lot about each other’s groups. Our goal is to continue that partnership, to build on the successes from 2017 and take the next step towards servicing both communities in a meaningful way”, said Sharon Davis of ART.
“We are excited to continue our partnership with ART for the 2018 conference. The relationships built from our collaboration proved to be beneficial for members of both organizations” said Jenny Cano of IDS. “Next year’s conference will allow us to build upon a strong foundation, providing attendees with the opportunity to gain fresh knowledge and continue discussions of solutions to key issues facing our industry.”
The program detail and registration for attendance details will be available in January 2018.
DALLAS/CHARLOTTE – October 4, 2017 – Dallas Market Center, producer of the ARTS Awards, and ART, the creative home furnishings network, today announced that Randy Eller will receive the Academy of Achievement honor at the 29th annual ARTS Awards.
