INTERNATIONAL DESIGN GUILD SPONSORS   DESIGNER SHOWCASE AWARDS

MANCHESTER, NH -- The International Design Guild, an alliance of luxury floor covering showrooms, is introducing its first annual Designer Showcase Awards.

Designers are invited to submit their most exceptional interior designs.  Contest applicants have the opportunity to win up to $5,000 in cash awards.  A panel of  Guild showroom owners will judge entries based upon individuality, use of color, and over all design. 

Designers may obtain an Official Entry Form from any International Design Guild Showroom. The entry form, along with a high-resolution photo and description of the designer's stunning creation, must be postmarked on or by Oct. 15, 2005. 

IDG will announce the winners by Nov 20, 2005. 

 "With over 100 locations, we are involved in a large number of stunning projects, most of which are never on television or in a magazine, but are featured in our Design Matters newsletter.  The Designer Showcase Awards are our way of recognizing the talented interior designers our showrooms work with every day," said Krista Eliason, vice president of the International Design Guild explained.  

The International Design Guild is a division of CCA Global Partners. It was formed in 1992 and is primarily focused on the luxury segment of the floor covering industry. There are 100  IDG showrooms throughout the United States and Canada.

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