With its Visual Display Award, AmericasMart celebrated visual excellence in both permanent showrooms and temporary exhibits at The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market, held July 13-20 (Temporaries, July 15-16).
Twenty-nine permanent showrooms and exhibitors in 17 temporary product collections received AmericasMart’s Visual Display Award (VDA), which recognizes excellence in visual presentation, use of space, product placement and overall composition. Judging was conducted and winners selected by independent design and retail visual merchandising experts with decades of combined experience. The July 2011 Visual Display Awards winners were:
Permanent Showrooms:
Building 1
Old World Christmas, Best of Floor, Holiday, Floral & Home Décor, Floor 20
Season’s Direct Imports, Best of Floral, Holiday, Floral & Home Décor, Floor 19
Accent Décor, Best of Floor, Holiday, Floral & Home Décor, Floor 18
Winward International, Best of Floor, Holiday, Floral & Home Décor, Floor 17
Midwest CBK, Best of Floor, Holiday, Floral & Home Décor, Floor 16
Port 68, Best of Floor, Home Accents & Furnishings, Floor 14
Cyan Designs, Best of Floor, Home Accents & Furnishings, Floor 13
Classic Home, Home Accents & Furnishings, Floor 12
Royala Pacific Designs, Best of Floor, Furniture & Home Accents, Floor 11
Barreveld, Best of Floor, Home Accents & Fine Linens, Floor 10
Design Legacy, Best of Floor, Gift, Floor 9
Building 2
Homestyle, Best of Floor, Gift, Floor 18
Two’s Company, Best of Floor, Gift, Floor 17
The Simblist Group, Best of Floor, Gifts /Floor 16
One Hundred 80°, Best of Floor, Gift, Floor 15
Select Artificials, Best of Floor, Gift, Floor 14
The Yankee Candle Co., Best of Floor, Gift, Floor 13
Arty Imports, Best of Floor, Gift, Floor 12
The Roundtop Collection, Best of Floor, Gift, Floor 11
Peacock Park Design, Best of Floor, Gift, Floor 10
K. Hall Studio, Best of Floor, Gift, Floor 9
Home Essentials and Beyond, Best of Floor, Gift, Floor 8
City Paper Co., Best of Floor, Gourmet/Housewares, Floor 7
Brownlow Gifts, Best of Floor, Gift, Floor 6
Building 2 WestWing
Fancy Home Products, Best of Floor, Living. Outdoor/Indoor. The Gardens®, Floor 10
Jackson Pottery, Best of Floor, Living. Outdoor/Indoor. The Gardens, Floor 9
La Crema Coffee/Lynne’s Whim, Best of Floor, Gourmet/Housewares, Floor 8
High Wind Productions, Best of Floor, Gift, Floor 7
Silvestri, Best of Floor, Gift, Floor 6
Temporaries:
Temporaries Best of Show: Design Legacy by Nancy Price in HD Home.
Arcadia Home, Best of Category, Home Accents/Home Furnishings (Floor 7)
Teresa Alecrim Lda., Best of Category, Fine Linens/Home Textiles (Floor 7)
Adams Furniture USA Inc., Best of Category, Home Accents/Home Furnishings (Floor 8)
Rebecca Ray Designs, Best of Category, High Design (Floor 2W)
Oh, Sugar!, Best of Category, Gourmet (Floor 2W)
Mr. Bird, Best of Category, Birding and Backyard Nature (Floor 2W)
The Hammock Source, Best of Category, Living. Outdoor/Indoor, The Gardens/Coastal Lifestyles (2W)
Adventure Furniture/Comfy Feet/College Covers LLS., Best of Category, Collegiate (Floor 2W)
American Oak, Best of Category, Holiday/Floral/Baskets (Floor 3)
Ian Nicholas Designs Inc., Best of Category, Handcrafted Design (Floor 3)
Jessie Steele, Best of Category, Living & Entertaining: Gifts, Tabletop and Accessories (Floor 3)
Apple Park, Best of Category, Children’s World (Floor 3)
Beauty Prophet/Kneipp, Best of Category, Body & Soul (Floor 3)
Haul Couture, Best of Category, Boutique (Building 3)
Envirosax, Best of Category, Jewelry & Fashion Accessories (Floor 3)
Brittany Fuson Paper, Best of Category, Paper Boutique (Floor 3)
P.L.A.Y., Best of Category, Pampered Pets (Floor 4)