David Gebhart to Receive ARTS Awards Academy of Achievement Honor
Furniture World News Desk on
9/28/2018
Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, recently announced that David Gebhart will receive the Academy of Achievement honor at the 30th annual ARTS Awards.
The ARTS Awards, presented each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, is the premier awards program in the U.S. honoring the home industry. The 30th annual ARTS Awards winners will be revealed during a gala event on Friday, January 18, 2019.
“David is that rare combination of a visionary leader and a servant leader for our industry,” said Sharon Davis, Executive Director of ART said. “His enviable design eye is matched by his mission to help his employees and customers succeed. For his decades of service and leadership we are pleased to honor him with this award.”
David Gebhart is co-owner, founder, and the creative CEO behind Global Views, Studio | A Home, and the soon to launch, direct-to-consumer website williamdscott.com. David has enjoyed an almost 40 year career in the home furnishings industry covering all segments of product design, product development, sourcing, wholesale, and retail. His career began with a department store training program and then as a buyer with Federated Department Store brands – Sanger Harris, Foley’s, May Company, and Macy’s. In the late 1980’s through 1995, under the tutelage of mentors at The Bombay Company, he was fortunate to learn international sourcing and product development. In 1996, David and partners Frederick Rayner and Lois Del Negro launched Global Views as a decorative accessory wholesale brand. Today, Global Views and Studio |A Home are total home décor resources for furniture stores, specialty gift shops, e-commerce partners, and an increasingly important channel of distribution – interior designers. The company has wholesale showrooms across the United States and branded showrooms and retail boutiques worldwide including in Saudi Arabia, Australia, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Russia.
“There is no other creative leader who has built and sustained a company with such a valued collection of quality products and such a reputation for integrity,” Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center said. “David’s generosity, his service to the industry, and his companies’ innovative designs have made him a respected executive and mentor. He is an extremely deserving honoree.”
The Academy of Achievement honoree is selected each year by the ARTS Awards Committee in order to recognize significant contributions to the industry. The committee serves one year and their duties include a review of the process and selecting the Academy of Achievement honoree. The 30th ARTS Awards committee members are: Jane Murray, Taylors; Richard Codanti, Bella Casa; Mark Phillips, Phillips Collection; Eva Walsh, Dallas Market Center and Sharon Davis, ART. Past Academy of Achievement honorees include Randy Eller, Mark Phillips, Robert Currey, Mac Hoak, the Cooper family, and Allan Palecek.
Sponsors for the 30th annual ARTS Awards include Designers Today, enLIGHTenment, Furniture Today, Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Giftware News, Home Accents Today, Home Furnishings News, Home Textiles Today, Interior Design Society, Lighting & Décor, and Sustainable Furnishings Council.
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More about Dallas Market Center: Dallas Market Center is a global business-to-business trade center and the leading wholesale marketplace in North America connecting retailers and interior designers with top manufacturers in home décor, furniture, gifts, lighting and fashion. Inside its dynamic, five million square foot campus near downtown Dallas, nearly 200,000 customers from all 50 states and 85 countries seek industry trends, business education and new products via open-daily showrooms and from exhibitors participating in trade events held throughout the year. The Dallas Market Center website is available at dallasmarketcenter.com.
More about ART: ART is the creative home furnishings network representing manufacturers, retailers, representatives and other individuals and companies interested in promoting and enhancing the market position of the home furnishings industry. Each year ART sponsors programs such as the ART conference, regional educational seminars, the ART card, and the ARTS Awards. The ART website is available at www.accessoriesresourceteam.org.
More about the ARTS Awards: The ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program dedicated to the home industry. Up to 28 categories exist under the headings Manufacturer, Retailer, Product Designer, Interior Designer, Sales Representative, Green, and other specialty honors. Anyone in the industry can nominate including manufacturers, retailers, sales representatives, designers, suppliers, consultants, and other industry officials. Companies that have won an ARTS Award five times are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Current Hall of Fame members are: Arteriors Home, Beatriz Ball, BJ’s Home Accents, C.S. Wo & Sons, Distinctive Designs International Inc., Feizy Rugs, Fine Art Lamps, Global Views, Montaage, Natural Decorations Inc., Palecek, Paragon, Robb & Stucky, Schonbek Worldwide Lighting, and Seasonal Living.