Release Date: February 9, 2015
Contact: Karin Pryor
Phone: 954-241-4823
Fax: 954-893-7500
E-mail: karinpryor@retailenvironments.org
2015 A.R.E. Design Awards Finalists Announced
Winners to be recognized at March 24th awards ceremony
Hollywood, FL –A.R.E. (the Association for Retail Environments) has announced 65 finalists in the 2015 A.R.E. Design Awards, the
industry’s largest and most prestigious retail environments awards program.
“With a record number of entries, this year’s competition was the toughest yet,” said Todd Dittman, Executive Director of A.R.E., the
international not-for-profit trade organization representing the retail environments industry. “Our stalwart judges spent several long
days last week studying a record number of impressive projects, and the finalists can be proud to have passed their scrutiny.”
The winners will be announced March 24 at A.R.E.’s 44 th annual Design Awards ceremony during GlobalShop in Las Vegas. Las
Vegas entertainer Heather Burdette will emcee the evening, as winners are honored before an audience of 500 or more industry
leaders.
A record number of awards will be presented -- including Gold Awards in all categories, Visual Presentation of the Year, Sustainable
Project of the Year, Fixture of the Year, Individual Element Awards, design:retail’s Markopoulos Award and A.R.E.'s Merriman
Above & Beyond Award, and the highly coveted Store of the Year.
The finalists (in alphabetical order by project name , followed by submitting company) are:
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100 Reds Obsessed - Lord & Taylor: Hudson's Bay Company
Alexander Girard, “An Uncommon Vision” at NYC Design Week: Consort Display Group
American Express Centurion Lounge: Big Red Rooster
Audio-Motion Fish Lighting Installation - Spring Grill House: J. Cho Design
Baby Crocs Statue of Liberty Mosaic – Crocs: TPG Architecture
Bayer Leverkusen Schwadbud: Schwitzke GmbH
Blue on Blue: Visual Citi
Brothers Marketplace: BHDP Architecture
Cascading Light Show - Sky Cinema: Id & Design International
Chanel Cosmetics at Saks New Orleans: CHANEL Inc.
Chick-fil-A: Chick-fil-A
Contemporary Articulated Drywall - Galleria Luxury Hall West: BURDIFILEK
Dhamani 1969: Callison
Dichroic Glass and Bronzed Mirror - Mark Lash Flagship: BURDIFILEK
Discontinued Penny Floor – Tavolo: Jump Branding & Design Inc.
Double-sided Angled Sliders - Euro Tile & Stone: Ruscio Studio
Downtown Market: Hugh A. Boyd Architects
Duke St. Emporium: Dalziel and Pow Ltd.
El Palacio de Hierro Queretaro: El Palacio de Hierro S.A. de C.V.
Elongated Mosaic Tile - Euro Tile & Stone: Ruscio Studio
Endless Possibilities Holiday Window - Apple Inc.: Apple Inc.
Flying Umbrella Mannequins - El Palacio de Hierro: El Palacio de Hierro S.A. de C.V.
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Fossil: TRIAD Manufacturing
Haagen-Dazs Shop: Watt International Inc.
Hershey's Chocolate World: JGA, Inc.
Hessnatur: Blocher Blocher Shops
Hunter Flagship Store: Checkland Kindleysides
Joseph Cheaney Flagship Store: Checkland Kindleysides
Kleinfeld Hudson's Bay: Hudson's Bay Company
Limani: Shawmut Design and Construction
Love where you live, VIVID Homes by B&Q: FITCH
Ludwig Beck Menswear: Schwitzke & Partner GmbH
Macy's Herald Square 4th Floor Men's Department: Charles Sparks + Company
Metro Market by Sprint: Paragon Solutions
Michael Angelo's: Watt International
"Mile High" Nod to Nature – Lululemon: Peregrine
Milk Bottle Cloud Chandelier - Ben & Jerry’s Sao Paulo Brazil Flagship: Tesser Inc.
My Ceviche: Id & Design International
Nike Boston: Trinity Building + Construction Management Corp
Nixon Flagship Store Paris: Checkland Kindleysides
Nordstrom The Woodlands: Nordstrom
Polo Ralph Lauren Flagship, Fifth Avenue: Daniel DeMarco and Associates
Programmable Fashion Week Balloon Presentation – Colette: Apple Inc.
Ralph Lauren Hong Kong: MNA
Repurposed Footwear Fabric Tiled Bear - SOREL Store Concept Pop-Up: BHDP Architecture
Ritz Safety Shop: Timberland
Rose Biketown: Blocher Blocher Partners
S-shaped Perimeter Shoe Fixture - Belk Dallas Galleria: BHDP Architecture
Shimmering Snow Drift Landscape - Audemars Piguet Holiday Display 2014: Design Compendium
Sleep Number: JGA, Inc.
Studio by Ashton Woods (The), Phoenix: Cecconi Simone
Tavolo: Jump Branding & Design Inc.
Timberland: Dalziel and Pow Ltd.
Timberland Outdoor Retailer: Timberland
Timbuk2: Gensler
Time Wheel - Watches of Switzerland Regent Store: Callison
UGG Magic Carpet: Control Group
Umbrella Wave- Uniqlo Summer Festival: SET Creative
Uniqlo Berlin: Schwitzke Project GmbH
Urban Farmer Cleveland: dash design
Verizon Chicago Destination Store: Chute Gerdeman
Verizon Interactive Digital Experience - Verizon Chicago Destination Store: Chute Gerdeman
Walmart To Go: api(+)
Watch Wave - Nixon Flagship: Checkland Kindleysides
Watches of Switzerland, Regent Street: Callison
Wendell August Forge: Herschman Architects, Inc.
Whole Foods Market at the Domain: CTA Architects Engineers
The 2015 A.R.E. Design Awards were judged by an independent panel of retailers, designers and industry journalists: Susan Morton,
Nordstrom; Rob Jordahl, Belk Inc.; Angela Gearhart, Sleep Number; Fred Margulies, Herschman Architects Inc.; Eric Boulden, Jump
Branding & Design Inc.; Jo Rossman, Retail Environments magazine; Alison Embrey-Medina, design:retail magazine; and Patricia
Sheehan, VMSD magazine.
This year’s award sponsors include: GlobalShop 2015, Visual Citi, VMSD, Infinity Retail Services, Grottini, GH+A and FRCH
Design Worldwide.
More sponsorship opportunities are available. Interested companies should contact Susan Kimelman at 954-241-4812.
To purchase tickets for the event, visit www.aredesignawards.com/events.cfm
About A.R.E.
A.R.E. (the Association for Retail Environments) is the nonprofit trade association representing the retail environments industry, with 720-plus
member companies including retail design firms and suppliers of store fixtures, visual merchandising products, materials, equipment and services.
Retail and design professionals worldwide rely on A.R.E. for industry knowledge, insights, marketing, and events. A.R.E. products include: Retail
Environments magazine, Retail Design Collective (producer), GlobalShop (association partner), RetailEnvironments.org, Supplier | Connect, Retail
Environments Insights Center, A.R.E. Economic Advisor, A.R.E. Industry Summit, A.R.E. Shoptalks, Retail Environments Network, A.R.E. Connect
and more.
Visit RetailEnvironments.org for more information.