ICFA Awards
Apollo Awards
The most prestigious in our industry, the Apollo Awards have been presented for more than 60 years during the ICFA Awards Gala. Members nominate retailers in the single- and multi-store categories based upon innovative merchandising and marketing, sales management, annual growth, sales training program, credit history and achievement of goals.ICFA ANNOUNCES 2025 APOLLO AWARD FINALISTS
The International Casual Furnishings Association announces the finalists for the 2025 Apollo Awards. The program recognizes retail excellence in the sales and marketing of outdoor furnishings.
Winner in the single-store category was Fowler Brothers Home & Patio of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Winner in the multi-store category was Gasper Exterior Furnishings Studio, Furlong, Pennsylvania.
Finalists in the 2025 competition include:
Single-Store Category
American Casual Living, Buford, Ga.
Daylight Home, Lighting & Patio, Paso Robles, Ca.
Fowler Brothers Home & Patio, Chattanooga, Tn.
Island Living & Patio, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Villa Terrazza Patio & Home, Sonoma, Calif.
Multi-Store Category
Gasper Home & Patio, Furlong, Pa.
Jack Wills Outdoor Living, Tulsa, Ok.
Offenbachers Home Escapes, Herndon, Va.
Sunnyland Outdoor Living, Dallas, Tx.
Viridien, Charlotte, N.C.
Design Excellence Awards
Co-sponsored by the ICFA and AmericasMart/ANDMORE, the Design Excellence Awards honor the year’s best in 11 product categories based upon innovative design, marketability, color, construction and imaginative use of materials as determined by a distinguished panel of industry experts. Two products selected from the 11 category winners are selected for Lilly Awards for Outdoor Furniture and Outdoor Accents, with one receiving top honors with the Lillian B. Winchester “Best of Show” Award.Design Excellence Award Winners 2025
♦ Chaise Lounge: TUUCI’s Lulu Day Lounge designed by Dougan Clarke.
♦ Complementary Casual Products – Accents: Ebel’s Cloud Pouf designed by the Ebel design team.
♦ Complementary Casual Products – Furnishings: Jensen Outdoor’s Foundations Sage Serving Buffet designed by Edi and Paola Ciani.
♦ Dining Bar Chair: Three Birds Casual Tribecca Stacking Armchair by Three Birds Casual.
♦ Dining Bar Table: Bernhardt Furniture’s Edenton Dining Table by the Bernhardt Exteriors design team.
♦ Fabric: Outdura by Sattler’s Dotty Dragonfly designed by Maria Elizarova.
♦ Heating/Firepit: Castelle’s Samara Oval Coffee Table with Firepit designed by Curtis Bulleman.
♦ Lighting: Suns Outdoors’ Fay Outdoor Solar Lighting by the Suns Outdoors design team.
♦ Lounge Seating with Cushion: Summer Classics’ Bari Swivel Lounge Chair designed by the Summer Classics design team.
♦ Lounge Seating Without a Cushion: Summer Classics’ Venice Lounge Armchair by the Summer Classics design team.
♦ Shade: Treasure Garden’s Easy Track designed by Treasure Garden.
Dudley K. Flanders Leadership Award
Dudley Flanders guided the establishment of the International Casual Furnishings Association in 2008 and served as the organization’s volunteer leader in its formative years. A man of quiet strength and extraordinary vision, he led by example in his everyday life with an openness for new ideas, a reflective quality to manage change and a zeal for empowering associates and colleagues to reach their highest potential.2025 Dudley K. Flanders Leadership Award Recipient
Megan Pierson, executive senior vice president of business development for POLYWOOD, received the 2025 Dudley K. Flanders Sr. Leadership Award.
Industry Partner Award
Eligible suppliers are required to have served on a board, council or committee and demonstrated an elevated level of participation in association work.ANDMORE Honored as Industry Partner
Award Recognizes Industry Leadership in Advancing the Business of Outdoor Furnishings
Lifetime Achievement Awards
The prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award is reserved for individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the casual furniture industry and to their individual communities.Lifetime Achievement Awards Nomination Form
2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
Manufacturing Leadership and Manufacturer of the Year Awards
Each year, ICFA members select five companies to receive the Manufacturer Leadership Awards. Nominations are judged upon quality of manufactured goods, design, merchandising, customer service, ethics/trade relations and communications. The Manufacturer of the Year Award is given to the company receiving the most votes.2025 Manufacturer Leadership Award
Finalists:
Frankford Umbrellas
Jensen Outdoor
POLYWOOD
Telescope Casual Furniture
Mary Fruehauf Retail Genius Award
This award recognizes those retailers whose creativity invokes the spirit of the late industry leader's unique approach to igniting excitement and emphasizing the fun in outdoor living.Mia Nault Unsung Hero Award
This award pays tribute to the manufacturers’ employees who serve as company liaisons with dealers and sales representatives. Nominations are based on tactics for innovative problem solving, excellent communications, professionalism and actions befitting a brand ambassador. ICFA retail and sales representative members invited to complete and submit this form2025 Unsung Hero Award
The 2025 Unsung Hero Award Winner is Stephanie Loomis of Telescope Casual Furniture.
Sales Representative of the Year
This award recognizes an outstanding sales representative within the casual furnishing industry. Candidates were selected based on leadership, professionalism, exceptional service, communication skills, knowledge and product training expertise. The winner is selected from five finalists and determined through online voting.2025 Sales Representative of the Year Award
The 2025 winner was John Pinion.
Finalists:
Doug Becht, Geneva, Illinois
Chris Cafasso, Savannah, Georgia
Andy Hamilton, Dallas
Claire Walvick, North Yarmouth, Maine.
If you have questions about any of the awards, please contact Jackie Hirschhaut at Jackie@ICFAnet.org or (336) 881-1016.