Mar 1, 2016 | Press Releases
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 1, 2016 – Accessories Resource Team (ART™), the association for the home accent and accent furniture industry will hold their 23rd annual conference May 18-22, 2016 at the Sheraton New Orleans. This year the program has been enhanced to incorporate more concurrent sessions and attendees will “Bling the Block” in a community project with Jericho Road.
The program features:
- Carson Kressley, Emmy-winning television star, celebrity stylist, author, fashion and home designer. Carson’s keynote address will detail his experiences in design from his television appearances and his private practice.
- Kevin Daum, Author and Columnist “ROAR! Get Heard In The Sales and Marketing Jungle”. Companies can’t get their people to communicate the same message, let alone the right message. In this noisy marketplace, how can you attract customers predisposed to buy at a premium price? And how can you be sure you’re getting heard at all? Kevin will also lead a workshop “Perfect Your Pitch” following his session. Preview Kevin Daum
- Shelia Butler, Consultant “Streamline Your Business For More Profits”. This session will offer strategies and practices that solve the toughest and most critical business challenges. Shelia will also lead a concurrent session, “Top 5 Reasons Your Small Business is Failing” Preview Shelia Butler
- Lloyd Princeton, Design Management Company “Selling Clients What They Need, Not What They Ask For?”. Buyers frequently ask for products and services that they think they need, based on a lack of information. This program will explore the psychology of the sale and teach design professionals how to ask the right questions in order to steer clients towards what they need and will ultimately buy. Lloyd will also lead a concurrent session, “Super Staff: Finding and Retaining The Best Talent”. Preview Lloyd Princeton
- Andrea Sinkin and Jaye Anna Mize, Fashionsnoops “Fashion in Home Forecast” concurrent session. Fashionsnoops covers both the fashion and home industries and pulls together trend reports for both. Andrea and Jaye will present the current trends in the home fashion industry.
- G. Kent Mangelson, CFP, American Society For Asset Protection (ASAP) “How Manufacturers Become Invincible to Lawsuits and Save Thousands of Dollars”. Learn the strategies and tools the nation’s top law firms use to save their clients millions of dollars each year. This lecture provides solutions to three major problems: lawsuits, taxes, and probate. Preview G. Kent Mangelson.
- Lyndy Phillips, Inspirational Humorist and Speaker “Wrap Up – You Are A V.I.P. Team”. Lyndy will wrap the education portion of conference and entertain attendees at the final dinner. Lyndy weaves funny stories into his motivational message to the delight for his audience.
ART Conference will be “Giving Back to New Orleans” by partnering with the Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative of New Orleans and doing a community improvement project, “Bling the Block” in one of JR’s neighborhoods in central New Orleans. This organization continues to work to place and provide for families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Jericho Road (JR) focuses on serving the families through education for first time, but long time, home ownership and community development. Most placed families stay on their rolls around five (5) years and utilize the support the organization offers to help them be successful homeowners and community citizens. JR is strategic in their decisions as it relates to neighborhood revitalization and improvement. We believe that ART Conference is in a unique position to offer assistance and can make a real difference to this new community.
Conference registration for ART member attendees is $599 and includes all education sessions and social functions on the conference schedule. Retail and Interior Designer attendees may register for $299. The non-member attendee price is reduced. The Sheraton New Orleans nightly rate is $199 for a single/double room.
For further information about ART Conference or to register to attend, click here. To guarantee hotel reservations, conference registration ends April 25.
Feb 9, 2016 | Press Releases
27th Annual ARTS Awards Winners Announced
DALLAS – Jan. 23, 2016 – ART and Dallas Market Center announced the winners of the 27th annual ARTS Awards during a gala event held Friday, January 22 at the Hilton Anatole attended by more than 500 guests. The ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program for the home industry honoring designers, manufacturers, retailers and sales representatives and is held each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market. Awards were given across categories including manufacturing, retail and specialty.
“We extend our sincerest congratulations to all the winners from this year’s ARTS Awards,” Cindy Morris president and CEO of Dallas Market Center said. “As a market center it is imperative for us to recognize the hard work and dedication of the many individuals and companies that sculpt the home industry. We are privileged to have such strong ties to the design community and be able to cultivate the growth of so many individuals and companies.”
Internationally recognized style expert Robert Verdi served as the master of ceremonies for the ARTS Awards along with a presenter slate composed of more than 17 industry stars including Kelli Ellis, Lori Dennis and Jeffrey Allan Marks as well as designers, retailers and industry pioneers.
“The ARTS Awards is our way of showing appreciation to those individuals and companies who have worked exceptionally hard in the past year,” Sharon Davis, executive director of ART said. “By recognizing the strides they’re making we hope to encourage the constant move forward in the home industry.”
This year’s Academy of Achievement Award was presented to Robert Currey of Currey & Company. Tommy Mitchell Company, received the Rising Star Award, which recognizes innovation and modern excellence demonstrated by a home industry company that has been in business less than three years, selected by a panel of industry peers.
27th ARTS Awards Winners
Sales Representatives
East/Atlantic
Russ Jones – Ivystone Group
Midwest/Southwest
Richard Alan – Richard Alan & Associates, LLC.
West
Andrea Combet – Art & Function
Product Designer
Jason Phillips – Phillips Collection
Interior Designers
Erinn Valencich – Erinn V. Design Group
Retailers
Furniture Store
24e Design Co. – Single Store Location
The Arrangement – Multiple Store Locations
Home Accent Store
East/Atlantic
J Banks Design – Hilton Head Island, SC
Midwest/Southwest
Leon & Lulu – Clawson, MI
West
Bella Casa – Portland, OR
Lighting Showroom
East/Atlantic
Pace Lighting – Savannah, GA
Midwest/Southwest
Hinsdale Lighting – Hinsdale, IL
West
Accent Lighting Oregon – Lake Oswego, OR
International Retailer
Aaron Stewart Home – San Juan, Puerto Rico
Manufacturers
Accent Furniture
Gabby – Pelham, AL
Area Rugs
Loloi Rugs – Dallas, TX
Home Accents
Phillips Collection – High Point, NC
Home Textiles
Coral & Tusk – Brooklyn, NY
Lighting Fixtures
Hubbardton Forge – Castleton, VT
Outdoor Living
Seasonal Living – Austin, TX
Lamps
Holtkoetter – South St. Paul, MN
Tabletop
Beatriz Ball Collection – Harvey, LA
Wall Décor
Spicher and Company – Carlisle, PA
Green Manufacturer
Jaipur Rugs Inc. – Norcross, GA
The 27th annual ARTS Awards are sponsored by enLIGHTenment, FANDECK, Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Giftware News, HFN, Home Fashion Forecast, Home & Textiles Today, Home Accents Today, Lyon Credit Services, Residential Lighting and the Sustainable Furnishings Council.
About Dallas Market Center
Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world’s most complete wholesale marketplace. Within its marketplace of more than five million square feet, retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men’s, western, women’s and children’s apparel. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 85 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. The Dallas Market Center website is available atdallasmarketcenter.com.
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 atwww.accessoriesresourceteam.org.
About the ARTS Awards
The ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program dedicated to the home industry. Up to 27 categories exist under the headings Manufacturer, Retailer, Product Designer, Interior Designer, Sales Representative, Rising Star, Green and Academy of Achievement. Anyone in the industry can nominate including manufacturers, retailers, sales representatives, designers, suppliers, consultants and other industry officials. Academy of Achievement and Rising Star honorees are selected by an ARTS Awards committee each year. Companies that have won an ARTS Award five times are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame members are: Arteriors, BJ’s Home Accents, C.S. Wo & Sons, Distinctive Designs International Inc., Feizy Rugs, Fine Art Lamps, Global Views, Montaage, Natural Decorations Inc., Palecek, Paragon, Robb & Stucky and Schonbek Worldwide Lighting.
Oct 16, 2015 | Press Releases
ART and Dallas Market Center producer of the ARTS Awards, today announce reservations for the 27th Annual ARTS Awards to be available November 1, 2015.
“We expect to have a record-setting number of attendees this year, and we want to be able to accommodate everyone who wants to attend, “Cindy Morris president and CEO of Dallas Market Center said. “We look forward to sharing the evening’s excitement with all the participants.”
The ARTS Awards, presented each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, recognizes top manufacturers, retailers, designers and sales representatives from across the world. The winners will be revealed during the Friday, January 22 gala event.
The 27th annual ARTS Awards are sponsored by enLIGHTenment, FANDECK, Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Giftware News, HFN, Home Accents Today, Home Fashion Forecast, Home & Textiles Today, Residential Lighting, Sustainable Furnishings Council and Lyon Credit Services.
About Dallas Market Center
Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world’s most complete wholesale marketplace. Within its marketplace of more than five million square feet, retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men’s, western, women’s and children’s apparel. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 85 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. The Dallas Market Center website is available at dallasmarketcenter.com.
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 http://www.accessoriesresourceteam.org/.
About the ARTS Awards
The ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program dedicated to the home industry. Up to 27 categories exist under the headings Manufacturer, Retailer, Product Designer, Interior Designer, Sales Representative, Rising Star, Green and Academy of Achievement. Anyone in the industry can nominate including manufacturers, retailers, sales representatives, designers, suppliers, consultants and other industry officials. Academy of Achievement and Rising Star honorees are selected by an ARTS Awards committee each year. Companies that have won an ARTS Award five times are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame members are: BJ’s Home Accents, C.S. Wo & Sons, Distinctive Designs International Inc., Feizy Rugs, Fine Art Lamps, Global Views, Montaage, Natural Decorations Inc., Palecek, Paragon, Robb & Stucky and Schonbek Worldwide Lighting.
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Oct 12, 2015 | Press Releases
DALLAS – October 13, 2015 – Dallas Market Center and the ARTs nominating committee selected Robert Currey of Currey & Company as this year’s Academy of Achievement honoree.
“Robert Currey received an unprecedented number of nominations for Academy of Achievement this year from across the industry, “Sharon Davis, Executive Director of ART said. “After such strong endorsement, the committee agreed that he was the obvious choice.”
Currey founded Garden Source Furnishings, now Currey & Company, in 1988 with the focus of creating and marketing classic garden furniture from the Winterthur Museum and the Smithsonian Institution. By the early 1990s the collection expanded to include lighting and a new focus for interior furnishings. Currey, long time innovator in the home furnishing industry, now focuses his time running a small sustainable market garden in Sparta, Georgia.
“With a lifetime of home furnishing experience, Robert Currey has built a reputation as a legendary merchant, a designer and manufacturer,” Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center said. “Robert grew one store into twenty eight and design ideas into a vast collection of stylish products. His accomplishments are a testimony to his hard work and dedication to the home furnishings industry.”
The ARTS Awards, presented each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, recognizes top manufacturers, retailers, product designers, interior designers and sales representatives from across the world in 26 different categories. The winners will be revealed during a gala event on Friday, January 22, 2016 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. The Academy of Achievement honor is awarded each year to recognize companies and/or individuals that have made significant contributions to the industry.
For a complete list of events, visit the Dallas Market Center website or download the Dallas Market App. Also, keep up-to-date on all market information by visiting Dallas Market Center on Facebook, Twitter,Pinterest and Instagram.
About Dallas Market Center
Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world’s most complete wholesale marketplace. Within its marketplace of more than five million square feet, retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men’s, western, women’s and children’s apparel. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 85 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. The Dallas Market Center website is available at dallasmarketcenter.com.
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 ataccessoriesresourceteam.org.
About the ARTS Awards
The ARTS Awards is the premier awards program dedicated to the home industry. Up to 26 categories exist under the headings Manufacturer, Retailer, Product Designer, Interior Designer, Sales Representative, Rising Star, Green and Academy of Achievement. Anyone in the industry can nominate including manufacturers, retailers, sales representatives, designers, suppliers, consultants and other industry officials. Academy of Achievement, Rising Star and Visionary honorees are selected by an ARTS Awards committee each year. Companies that have won an ARTS Award five times are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame members are: BJ’s Home Accents, C.S. Wo & Sons, Distinctive Designs International Inc., Feizy Rugs, Fine Art Lamps, Global Views, Montaage, Natural Decorations Inc., Palecek, Paragon, Robb & Stucky and Schonbek Worldwide Lighting. Visit dallasmarketcenter.com/artsawards for more information.
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Oct 1, 2015 | Press Releases
DALLAS – October 01, 2015 – ART and Dallas Market Center, co-founder and producer of the ARTS Awards, today announced the 27th annual ARTS Awards judges. The distinguished judging panel selects winners from 23 different categories. The awards will be presented during a gala event on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel.
ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program dedicated to home industry excellence held each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market. The judges are Alan Galbraith, Snoa Garrigan, Jason Harris, Susan Inglis, Connie Post, and Mark Vaughn.
Alan Galbraith: Galbraith is the President of John-Richard, a high-end furniture manufacturing company based in Greenwood, Mississippi. Galbraith is involved in all aspects of the business including design and sales as well as overseeing all operations in several countries. Galbraith was recruited into the home furnishings business in 1994 when he joined Fine Arts Lamps and became CEO of the company. After his tenure with FAL, he held the position of President of the Portable Lamp division at Kichler Lighting and later became CEO of Corbett Lighting before the company was sold in 2004. In 2005, Galbraith joined John-Richard where he is known as a dynamic leader who has spearheaded the design and development side of John-Richard. Inspired by the creativity of the design team and the artisans in their factories abroad, Galbraith continues to guide the growth and progress of the company.
Snoa Garrigan: Snoa Garrigan has served as Executive Director of the Interior Design Society (IDS) since January 2013, overseeing the national office operations to include financial management, volunteer management and program development. Garrigan works closely with the IDS National Board of Directors on strategic planning and organizational development. Garrigan is instrumental in advancing IDS’ mission of business development, continuing education and community service.
Jason Harris: Jason Harris grew up in the epicenter of home furnishings: High Point, NC. A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, Harris spent 18 years developing sales and marketing strategies for his family’s retail furniture business, Furnitureland South, the largest furniture store in the world. In April of 2013, Harris created a new broadband TV network for ‘all things HOME’ called The Design Network. TDN features all original high-quality programming hosted by some of the top designers, architects and influencers in the industry. The TDN platform utilizes broadband’s interactive capabilities to integrate and sell products curated and influenced by the design community. Harris lectures to professional groups and college students across the country on business development, entrepreneurship and technology application. With a young family, five kids sixteen and under, Harris enjoys family time, golf, running and traveling.
Susan Inglis: Susan Inglis, Executive Director of Sustainable Furnishings Council and founder of From the Mountain, has over twenty-five years of experience working with artisans and in sustainable manufacturing in the home furnishings, fashion, and gift industries. Susan’s direction of the SFC has gained national attention and brought the organization widespread recognition as the primary source for verified sustainable home furnishings. Susan 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 twenty-seven 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. Susan exclusively serves as the Green Category judge and reviews only the manufacturing finalists submissions.
Connie Post: Retail design strategist, trend expert, author and idea merchant Connie Post understands what excites consumers and makes cash registers ring. As the standard bearer of visual marketing in the home furnishings industry for nearly three decades, she is responsible for the look of more than 18 million square feet of retail and wholesale space around the globe. An in-demand speaker and columnist, Post is regularly sought for her expert commentary, and the empowering message she brings to consumers everywhere: “A Beautiful Room Will Change Your Life.” She is a founding member of With It (Women in the Home Industries Today). With It is a North American association founded in 1997 and headquartered in High Point, NC, that encourages and develops leadership, mentoring, education and networking opportunities for professional women in the home furnishings industries.
Mark Vaughn: Mark Allan Vaughan is Vice President of Domain XCIV, Inc., retailer of high-end furniture, dinnerware, linens and home accessories. Mark has a BA of Art History from Texas Christian University. Before graduation he and his partner, Tad Watts, conceived the idea of a home-furnishings retail store filled with European antiques, traditional accessories and anything else the pair deemed worthy. Domain XCIV opened in shotgun, 900 square feet space of a 1920’s strip center on the old bricks of Camp Bowie Blvd. in October of 1994. In 2005, after over a decade in business, a new venture was launched and dh Collection was opened within a block of Domain to fill a niche for a more modern aesthetic. In 2014, dh Collection won an Arts Award as best home accents store in the Midwest/Southwest.
The 27th annual ARTS Awards are sponsored by enLIGHTenment, FANDECK, Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Giftware News, HFN, Home Fashion Forecast, Home & Textiles Today, Home Accents Today, Lyon Credit Services, Residential Lighting and the Sustainable Furnishings Council.
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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 http://www.accessoriesresourceteam.org/.
About Dallas Market Center: Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world’s most complete wholesale marketplace. Within its marketplace of more than five million square feet, retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men’s, western, women’s and children’s apparel. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 85 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. The Dallas Market Center website is available at dallasmarketcenter.com.
About the ARTS Awards: The ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program dedicated to the home industry. Up to 27 categories exist under the headings Manufacturer, Retailer, Product Designer, Interior Designer, Sales Representative, Rising Star, Green and Academy of Achievement. Anyone in the industry can nominate including manufacturers, retailers, sales representatives, designers, suppliers, consultants and other industry officials.
Academy of Achievement and Rising Star honorees are selected by an ARTS Awards committee each year. Companies that have won an ARTS Award five times are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame members are: BJ’s Home Accents, C.S. Wo & Sons, Distinctive Designs International Inc., Feizy Rugs, Fine Art Lamps, Global Views, Montaage, Natural Decorations Inc., Palecek, Paragon, Robb & Stucky and Schonbek Worldwide Lighting.
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