Manchester, NH, November 29, 2005-International Design Guild has come out with this year's recipients of the 2005 Designer Showcase Awards.
The awards recognize outstanding interior designs by professional designers. A panel of seasoned luxury floorcovering Guild showroom owners, Guild staff and CCA Global's co-CEO, Howard Brodsky, determined winners. The 2005 International Design Guild Award winners are:
Grand Prize Winner and International Design Guild Designer of the Year, recipient of $5,000 cash award:
Sara Dyer in Loveland, OH with featured floor covering from The Rug Gallery in Cincinnati, OH
First Runner-Up, recipient of $2,500 cash award:
Kira Krumm of Kira Krumm Interior Designs in Naples, FL with featured floorcovering from Carpet Designs in Naples, FL
Honorable Mention, recipient of $1,000 cash award:
Judith Hastings of Hastings Interior Design in Newport Beach, CA with featured floorcovering from Gerridy's Ltd. in Costa Mesa, CA
Honorable Mention, recipient of $1,000 cash award:
Victoria Dunivin of Dunivin Design Group in San Diego, CA with featured floorcovering from M. Austin Designer Floors in San Diego, CA
Honorable Mention, recipient of $1,000 cash award:
Bobbi Flynn of Closson's in Cincinnati, OH with featured floorcovering from The Rug Gallery in Cincinnati, OH
Honorable Mention, recipient of $1,000 cash award:
Nancy Paul of Interiors by Nancy Paul and Julie Bell in Cincinnati, OH with featured floorcovering from The Rug Gallery in Cincinnati, OH
The Designer Showcase Awards are an opportunity for designers to receive well deserved recognition for their stunning projects. Contest applicants have the opportunity to win cash awards and also have their work featured in the Guild's publication Design Matters, as well as other local and national publications. Winning designers also receive a one year membership to the Premier Professional Program which provides uncommon support including design trending information, color forecasts, discounted business programs including Sprint, Staples, Nextel and DHL and reward dollars for products purchased.
Designers interested in the 2006 Designer Showcase Awards may obtain an Official Entry Form from any International Design Guild Showroom or by visiting www.design-guild.com. The form, along with a high-resolution photograph and a description of the designer's creation, must be postmarked on or by April 15, 2006.
