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 2024 APOLLO AWARD FINALISTS
The International Casual Furnishings Association announces the finalists for the 2024 Apollo Awards. The program recognizes retail excellence in the sales and marketing of outdoor furnishings.
Winner in the single-store category was, Bucks Country Gardens of Doylestown, Pa.
Winner in the multi-store category was, Kolo Collection, based in Atlanta, Ga.
Finalists in the 2024 competition include:
Single-Store Category
American Casual Living, Suwanee, Ga.
Bucks Country Gardens, Doylestown, Pa.
Island Trading, Hamilton, Bermuda
Island Living & Patio, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Patios Plus, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Villa Terrazza Patio & Home, Sonoma, Calif.
Multi-Store Category
Kolo Collection, Atlanta, Ga.
Offenbacher’s, Herndon, Va.
Sunnyland Outdoor Living, Dallas
Viridien, Charlotte, N.C.
Watson’s, Cincinnati, Ohio
Design Excellence Awards
Co-sponsored by the ICFA and Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., 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 Awards 2024
Category Winners:
- Chaise Lounge: Pavilion – Luma – Colin Nourie
- Complementary Casual Products – Accents: Summer Classics – Hourglass Ale Indoor/Outdoor Pillow – Wynne White
- Complementary Casual Products – Furnishings: Pavilion – Lirio – Pavilion Design Team
- Dining/Bar Chair – Summer Classics – Palma Bar Stool – Summer Classics Design Team
- Dining/Bar Table: Alfresco Home – Horizon Extension Table with Castello Sintered Stone Top – Alfresco Home Design Team
- Fabric: Sunbrella – Horizon Collection – Steve Elton for Brown Jordan
- Heating/Firepit: Ebel, Inc. – Tahoe Fire Pit – Ebel Design Team
- Lighting: Suns Outdoors – Mrs. Solar Kate Collection – Suns Outdoors Design Team
- Lounge Seating Cushion: Ratana – Las Colinas Rocker – Ratana Design Team
- Lounge Seating Non-Cushion: Castelle Furniture – Berkeley Sling Sofa – Curtis Bulleman
- Shade Products: Tuuci – Ocean Master M1 Voilare – Dougan Clarke
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.2024 Dudley K. Flanders Leadership Award Recipient
The International Casual Furnishings Association has named Patrick Troy, president and chief executive officer of Gloster US/Dedon, as the 2024 recipient of the Dudley K. Flanders 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
2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards 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 votes2024 Manufacturer Leadership Award
Finalists:
Berlin Gardens
Ebel Inc.
Frankford Umbrellas
Jensen Outdoor
Telescope Casual Furniture
TUUCI
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.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.2024 Sales Representative of the Year Award
The 2024 winner was Joe Crandall.
Finalists:
Tim Baldwin, Richmond, Va.
Doug Becht, Geneva, Ill.
Steven Dennis, Dallas
Phil Fowler, Wilmington, Delaware
Andy Hamilton, Dallas
Mike Hammer, Wooster, Ohio
Vern Lachowitzer, Longwood, Fla.
Phil Spring, Alpharetta, Ga.
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 form2024 Unsung Hero Award
The 2024 Unsung Hero Award Winner is Terry DeMuse of Lloyd Flanders.
If you have questions about any of the awards, please contact Jackie Hirschhaut at Jackie@ICFAnet.org or (336) 881-1016.