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01212017 2017 ARTS Awards Winners Named; Jaipur Living Wins Rug Category

1/21/2017
2017 ARTS AWARDS WINNERS NAMED; JAIPUR LIVING WINS RUG CATEGORY


Celebrity designer Libby Langdon presents the ARTS award for Best Area Rugs Manufacturer to Susan Whitworth, Dallas sales rep for Jaipur Living and Nicholas Komar, senior art director, who accepted the award on behalf of the company.

DALLAS -- Dallas Market Center and ART announced the winners of the 28th annual ARTS Awards during a gala event held Friday, January 20 at the Hilton Anatole hotel and attended by 650 guests. Jaipur Living received the award for Best Area Rugs Manufacturer in the 2017 competition. 

The ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program for the home industry honoring manufacturers, retailers, designers, and sales representatives and is held each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market. Awards were presented across major industry categories including manufacturing, retail, design, and sales as well as two special leadership and achievement awards. 
 

Following is the list of winners:
 
MANUFACTURERS
 
Green Award 
Regina Andrew
 
Accent Furniture
Home Trends & Design 
 
Area Rugs
Jaipur Living
 
Home Accents
Phillips Collection
 
Home Textiles
Lacefield
 
Lighting Fixtures
Currey & Company
 
Outdoor Living
Klaussner Outdoor
 
Lamps
Visual Comfort & Co.
 
Tabletop
Beatriz Ball Collection
 
Wall Décor
Paragon

RETAILERS
 
Furniture Store
Single Store Location - Home Crush, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Multiple Store Location - Wisteria, Farmers Branch, Texas
 
Home Accents Store
East/Atlantic - The Iron Gate, Franklin, Tenn.
Midwest/Southwest - Coco & Dash, Dallas
West - Absolutely Fabulous, Huntington Beach, Calif.

Lighting Showroom
East/Atlantic- Elements Distinctive Lighting & Home Furnishings, Carle Place, N.Y.
Midwest/Southwest - Metro Lighting, Brentwood, Mo.
West - Lighting Unlimited, Cameron Park, Calif.

International Retailer
Aaron Stewart Home, San Juan, Puerto Rico
 
PRODUCT DESIGNER
Mark Moussa. Arteriors Home

INTERIOR DESIGNER
Ron Woodson & Jaime Rummerfield, Woodson and Rummerfield's House of Design
 
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
East/Atlantic - Greg Lewis, J Douglas
Midwest/Southwest - Sandy Holberg, Taylors on Ten
West - Patrick Slater, ENVSN Lights

ACADEMY OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mark Phillips – Phillips Collection
 
LEGENDARY LEADERSHIP AWARD
Connie Lineberry

RECOGNIZING INNOVATION & LEADERSHIP 
 
"Winning at ARTS Award is an outstanding accomplishment, and we send our congratulations to the winners," Cindy Morris president and CEO of Dallas Market Center said. "There are so many outstanding individuals and companies that continue to creatively shape the home industry, and it is our honor to recognize them for their inspiring leadership."
 
At this year's ARTS Awards twenty industry leaders, style experts, and celebrity designers presented the awards including Kelli Ellis, Libby Langdon, Jason Harris, Caroline Hipple, and Jan Barboglio. Also in attendance were the ARTS Awards judges, the ARTS Awards committee members from ART, and members of the ARTS Awards nominating panel. 
 
"By recognizing industry innovation and leadership, we hope to encourage growth and ingenuity within the community," Sharon Davis, executive director of ART said. "The ARTS Awards are an excellent way to honor and inspire those who work so diligently to advance the home industry. In addition, honoring two business legends serves as an inspiration to the next generation."

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