The Creative Home Furnishings Network (known today as ART, Accessories Resource Team) is the only trade association for the home accessories industry, encompassing all segments, from interior designers to retailers to manufacturers to sales representatives to publications and trade shows. The group is perhaps best known for its annual ART Awards, the "Oscars" of the home accessories industry held each January in Dallas and honoring many of these same facets. ART's annual Conferences are also buzzworthy events with a unique atmosphere that sends attendees home inspired and encouraged. Click here to join today. Jason Phillips Vice President/Creative Director Phillips Collection Jason’s parents started Phillips Collection more than 30 years ago, sourcing discoveries from around the world and earning a reputation for unique materials and sustainability. Jason joined the company after graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in Industrial Design, making his mark by creating contemporary home furnishings using the traditional skills and natural materials his company is known for. Phillips Collection has been honored with ARTS Awards and A-S-F-D Pinnacle Awards, including ones specifically for Jason’s product designs. Jennifer Brassey Co-Owner Elume Distinctive Lighting Park City, Utah Formerly Prospector Lighting Supply, Elume was founded in 2006 and is a lighting retailer providing every category and style of lighting—residential and commercial, interior and exterior—as well as lighting design services and custom resources with an experienced and dynamic team. Prior to Elume, Jennifer spent 16 years in the tile industry and ran a construction park in Park City. She has been active in the Junior League of Salt Lake City and the Park City Area Home Builders Association and has served as the President of the Mountain States Chapter of the National Kitchen and Bath Association. Laura Van Zeyl Vice President of Lighting Technology Development and Marketing Dallas Market Center 20 percent of Dallas Market Center’s 5 million square foot campus of wholesale resources is devoted to the category that occupies 100 percent of Laura’s focus: lighting. Lightovation is the largest residential lighting show in North America and the only permanent marketplace for lighting in the world. Laura joined D-M-C last year to run this show after 23 years as an editor for Residential Lighting magazine and other home furnishings publications, including Home Fashion Forecast and Accessory Merchandising. Click on this link to get more information about joining ART today.