Feb 4, 2014

NY Metro Chapter of American Society of Interior Designers Selects NY NOW “Best of the Best” Products At Winter Market

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) NY Metro Chapter today recognized seven exhibitors from the NY NOW HOME Collection as the “Best of the Best” at the winter 2014 edition of NY NOW™, the Market for Home + Lifestyle (formerly NYIGF®.). NY NOW HOME runs through Thursday, February 6, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

“ASID recognizes NY NOW as an important market for our members seeking design-driven resources,” said Susan Anthony, president of the ASID NY Metro chapter. “Among the superlative companies participating in NY NOW this winter, these seven deserve special recognition.”

Recipients of the winter 2014 ASID “Best of the Best” awards are:

Imaginative Product Presentation:

GARDEN (Atlanta, GA)

Innovative Product Design:

NEO (Roma, Italy)

Social Responsibility/Ecological Sensitivity:

PIVOT (Dobbs Ferry, NY)

Lighting:

PABLO (San Francisco, CA)

Accessories:

RABLABS (New York, NY)

Textiles:

JO-LIZA INTERNATIONAL (San Marcos, CA)

Wall Art:

LONGSTREET COLLECTION (St. Louis, MO)

“We’re pleased to once again work with ASID, utilizing the judges’ experience and talent to recognize exceptional home products among NY NOW HOME exhibitors,” said Christian Falkenberg, NY NOW director and GLM senior vice president.

Judges for the winter 2014 ASID “Best of the Best” awards were: Susan Arann CID, ASID principal of American & International Designs Inc.; Dionne Gadsden, Allied ASID; Benjamin Huntington ASID, NCIDQ, NYCID, Veritate Design; Jonika Ruz, Student ASID; Michelle Taylor, Allied ASID, Michele Taylor Interiors LLC; Virginia Tesi, Allied Member ASID NY & NJ, Virginia Tesi Interior Design, Inc.; and S. Lee Wright, ASID, NCIDQ, LEED Green Associate, S. Lee Wright, Ltd.

Founded in 1975, ASID is a professional organization with more than 40,000 members in the U.S. and Canada and comprised of practicing interior designers, design students and industry representatives. For more information, visit www.asidnymetro.org.

NY NOW HOME showcases home furnishings, home textiles, tabletop and gourmet housewares. NY NOW’s four comprehensive collections – HOME, LIFESTYLE, HANDMADE and NEW! – will encompass 100,000 products in 400+ product categories. Some 35,000 attendees from all 50 states and more than 80 countries worldwide are expected. Information and registration is available online at www.nynow.com.