Oct 5, 2016

Deva Designs awarded 2016 COVR Visionary Awards

Deva Designs, a wholesale vendor of inspiring and uplifting gifts and jewelry based in Sedona, Arizona, was presented with 2016 Visionary Awards by COVR, for several new and iconic products.

The five honors announced for Deva Designs are:

Winner, Iconic Jewelry: Crescent Moon Goddess Pendant, by Deva Designs

Winner, Jewelry of the Year: ‘Lady & The Dragon’ Dream Locket, by Deva Designs

Winner, Home Decor: Art+Glass Goddess Suncatcher, by Deva Designs

Retailer’s Choice, Iconic Products: Ted Andrews Animal-Speak Charms, by Deva Designs

Finalist, Divination Products: Heart Pendulums, by Deva Designs

Deva Designs was founded in 1990 by Micki Baumann. Baumann’s son Robert Heiney and daughter-in-law Suzie Heiney now run the day-to-day operations.

Denver-based trade organization COVR (Coalition of Visionary Resources) announced the awards this month. Each year COVR gives Visionary Awards to winners selected from the best products in the Mind Body Spirit marketplace. The scoring is a composite of popular votes and retailer votes, with the score weighted toward the retail voters. In addition to the winners and finalists in each category, the winners are also broken out in the popular and retailer votes separately.

COVR is the trade association for the Mind Body Spirit industry. It supports the success of members by providing education, mentoring, discounts, and targeted networking. The COVR Visionary Awards are given to outstanding individuals, companies, and products in the Mind Body Spirit industry. These awards are the only awards of their kind in the industry.

Deva Designs offers joyful and inspiring gifts, handcrafted in the USA. Their products are designed to help people connect with their inspiration, and put them in contact with both the gentleness and strength needed in today’s demanding world. Deva Designs is a family-owned and operated company founded in 1990, and has been voted “Vendor of the Year” – five of the past six years — by the retail members of the Coalition of Visionary Resources. Original