Visual Display Honored at Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings, Area Rug Markets
AmericasMart® Atlanta exhibitors were honored for outstanding visual display and recognized for growth during the July 2008 Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® and Atlanta International Area Rug Market®. More than 50 permanent showrooms throughout the three-building campus celebrated a new or newly expanded space with ribbon cutting ceremonies, while 31 permanent showrooms and 22 temporary booths were rewarded for their creative efforts, including use of space, product display and placement, signage, flooring and lighting.
The Visual Display Award winners were selected by an independent panel of experts who have decades of combined industry experience. When reviewing the 2,000 permanent showrooms and 4,400 temporary booths, the judges focused on visual design showcasing product in an artistic and eye-catching display. The July 2008 Visual Display Awards winners are:
Permanent Exhibitors
Building 1
Natural Curiosities, Best of Show, Home Accents/Fine Linens/9th Floor
Studio AVO / Oopsy Daisy, Best of Show, Home Accents/Fine Linens/10th Floor
Padma’s Plantation, Best of Show, Home Accents/11th Floor
Currey & Company, Best of Show, Home Accents/12th Floor
New Growth Designs, Best of Show, Furniture/Home Accents/13th Floor
Lotus International Inc., Best of Show, Gardens/14th Floor
ATUTO, Best of Show, Gardens/15th Floor
Lincoln Imports, Best of Show, Holiday/Floral/Home Décor/16th Floor
MGR Designs, Best of Show, Holiday/Floral/Home Décor/17th Floor
Christopher Radko, Best of Show, Holiday/Floral/Home Décor/18th Floor
Settings, Inc., Best of Show, Holiday/Floral/Home Décor/19th Floor
Allstate Floral & Craft, Best of Show, Holiday/Floral/home décor/Christmas /20th Floor
Building 2
Yankee Candle, Best of Show, General Gift/6th Floor
Empress Arts, Best of Show, General Gift/7th Floor
Tervis Tumbler, Best of Show, Tabletop/Fine gifts/Accessories/8th Floor
Lunares, Best of Show, Tabletop/Fine Gifts/Accessories/9th Floor
Votivo, Best of Show, Home Accents/General Gift/10th Floor
Ibolili/Bella Rose/Glass Nuvo, Best of Show, Home Accents/General Gift/11th Floor
Building 2 cont.
Urban Trends Collection, Best of Show, Home Accents/General Gift/12th Floor
Blue Mountain Arts, Best of Show, Home Accents/General Gift/13th Floor
New Creative Enterprises, Best of Show, General Gift/14th Floor
Elements/Melannco, Best of Show, General Gift/15th Floor
Diamond Star Corporation, Best of Show, General Gift/16th Floor
Two’s Company, Best of Show, General Gift/17th Floor
Darrah & Company, Best of Show, General Gift/18th Floor
Building 3
Artica Creation, Best of Show, Immediate Resources: fine jewelry/6th Floor
Bullington Clothing, Best of Show, Immediate Resources: apparel/accessories/jewelry/7th Floor
Hobo International, Best of Show, Fashion Accessories/Fine Jewelry/8th Floor
Sterling Anabella, Best of Show, Children’s World/13th Floor
Roxtar Gourmet, Best of Show, Resort & Gourmet/14th Floor
Charles Products, Inc., Best of Show, Resort & Gourmet/14th Floor
Temporary Exhibitors – Market Temporaries
Victoria & Richard Emprise 8K03, Best of Show
Chehoma, Best of Category/Europe’s Finest
Suzanne Nicoll Studio, Best of Category/Coastal Lifestyles
Next Chapter Press, Best of Category/Distinctly American
Peacock Park Design, Best of Category/Garden Products
Country Road Furniture & The Cowgirl Gourmet, Best of Category/High Country Lodge
Marlo Lorenz, Best of Category/Fine Linens
Delirium & Company, Best of Category, Home Accents/Home Furnishings
Legend Of Asia, Best of Category, Home Accents/Home Furnishings
Design Legacy, Best of Category/High Design
Max Pawfection, Best of Category/Pampered Pets
Dekorasyon Gifts & Décor, Best of Category/Holiday, Floral, Baskets
Pelican Bay, Ltd., Best of Category/Gourmet
Bittersweet Designs, Best of Category/Handcrafted Design
Santa Barbara Ceramic Design, Best of Category/Tabletop & Fine Gifts
Jackpopz, inc., Best of Category/Childrens World
Daniel Benedict Design, Best of Category/Body & Soul
Le Photique, Best of Category/Boutique
Pandora Jewelry, Best of Category/Jewelry & Fashion Accessories
PaPaYa!, Best of Category/Write On!
WinCraft Inc, Best of Category/Collegiate
Lulu & Merie, Best of Category/General Gift
AmericasMart® Atlanta is the largest wholesale marketplace of its kind in the world, and is a leading international market source for a wide variety of consumer goods. It hosts 17 wholesale markets and six Market Wednesdays that annually attract more than 548,000 attendees from every U.S. state and 80 countries. Retailers attending its markets identify AmericasMart® as the gift/home furnishings/area rug wholesale marketplace most important to their business—as compared to all competing U.S. wholesale markets—in independent research conducted by Moore & Symons, Inc.
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