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ROBERT CURREY OF CURREY & COMPANY TO RECEIVE ARTS AWARDS ACADEMY
OF ACHIEVEMENT HONOR
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Currey & Company founder Robert Currey led his garden
furniture company into a total interior furnishings
source with in lighting, furniture, and accessories
including a hand-knotted rug collection.
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DALLAS - Dallas Market Center and the ARTs nominating committee have
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.
The company expanded into
area rugs in April 2012, with an initial collection of eight designs.
Today Currey & Company merchandises its lighting, furniture, decorative
accessories and rugs in integrated displays at various markets. The rug
collection now includes 22 designs.
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Currey & Company handmade rugs are inspired by historical and
tribal designs and hand-knotted in a high quality New Zealand
wool blend.
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Currey, long time innovator in the home furnishing industry, now focuses
his time running a small sustainable market garden in Sparta, GA.
"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.
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