John Feizy to Posthumously Receive ARTS Awards Academy of Achievement Honor
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
The Late Founder and CEO of Feizy to Receive Award at 36th Ceremony
DALLAS – Dallas Market Center and ART, the creative home furnishings network, have announced that the late John Feizy, Founder and CEO of Feizy Rugs, will receive the Academy of Achievement honor at the 36th ARTS Awards taking place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas on Friday, January 9, 2026. The ARTS Awards, presented annually during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, celebrate preeminent manufacturers, retailers, interior designers, product designers, and sales representatives.“John’s passion for his craft and his relentless pursuit of excellence set a standard for the home and design community,” said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. “He was a true innovator whose vision continues to inspire and whose legacy will endure for generations.”
Sharon Davis, executive director of ART, added: “It’s an honor to present the Academy of Achievement to someone who not only built one of the most respected home décor companies in the world, but elevated the entire industry.”
John Feizy founded Feizy Rugs in Dallas in 1973, continuing a four-generation family tradition in rug buying and collecting. What began as a small retail store soon evolved into one of the most respected wholesale suppliers of fine hand-knotted and machine-made rugs in the United States, anchored by a flagship showroom in the Dallas Market Center and later joined by showrooms in High Point and Las Vegas.
Under Feizy’s leadership, the company expanded its capabilities with in-house and international design teams, blending tradition and innovation to create distinctive collections. In 2000, Feizy broadened the company’s global footprint with the launch of a wholly owned manufacturing facility in Turkey—an achievement unmatched by any other American rug company. His vision, global perspective, and commitment to quality established Feizy Rugs as a worldwide leader in fine rugs, a legacy that continues today under the leadership of his son, Cameron Feizy.
In addition to the Academy of Achievement, dozens of category awards will be presented at the ARTS Awards to retailers, manufacturers, designers, and sales representatives. All 36th ARTS Awards finalists can be viewed at www.dallasmarketcenter.com/artsawards/arts-finalists/. Reservations for the ARTS Awards open on October 2. Tickets will be $190 for ART members and $225 for non-members. Discounted rates for full tables of (8) and (10) guests are also available.
Gold media and organization sponsors for the ARTS Awards are: Designers Today, Furniture Today, Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Home Accents Today, and Home Textiles Today. Silver media and organization sponsors for the ARTS Awards are: Lighting News Now and Design News Now. Bronze media and organization sponsors for the ARTS Awards are: Modern Luxury - Texas Interiors, PaperCity, Luxe Business of Home, Interior Design Society, Aspire Design and Home, and Sustainable Furnishings Council.
For more information, visit the ARTS Awards website. Keep up-to-date with Dallas Market Center events and happenings on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and use #ARTSAwards to stay connected.
To make plans for upcoming markets, visit the Dallas Market Center website and download the Dallas Market Center and Lightovation Apps. Also, keep up-to-date on all information by visiting Dallas Market Center on Facebook, Instagram, and the DMC Blog.
About the ARTS Awards
The ARTS Awards is the premier international awards program dedicated to the home industry. Up to 28 categories exist under the headings Manufacturer, Retailer, Product Designer, Interior Designer, Sales Representative, Green Award, and other specialty honors. Anyone in the industry can nominate including manufacturers, retailers, sales representatives, designers, suppliers, consultants, and other industry officials. Companies that have won an ARTS Award five times are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Current Hall of Fame members are: Arteriors Home, Beatriz Ball, Bella Casa, BJ’s Home Accents, C.S. Wo & Sons, Distinctive Designs International Inc., Elements at Home, Feizy Rugs, Fine Art Lamps, Global Views, HW Home, Loloi Rugs, Montaage, Natural Decorations Inc., Palecek, Paragon, Phillips Collection, Robb & Stucky, Schonbek Worldwide Lighting, Seasonal Living, and Vietri.
About ART
ART is the creative home furnishings network representing manufacturers, retailers, representatives and other individuals and companies interested in promoting and enhancing the market position of the home furnishings industry. Each year ART sponsors programs such as the ART conference, regional educational seminars, the ART card, and the ARTS Awards. The ART website is available at www.accessoriesresourceteam.org.
About Dallas Market Center
Dallas Market Center is a global business-to-business trade center and the leading wholesale marketplace in North America connecting retailers and interior designers with top manufacturers in home décor, furniture, gifts, lighting and fashion. Inside its dynamic, five million square foot campus, nearly 200,000 customers from all 50 states and 85 countries seek industry trends, business education and new products from exhibitors throughout the year via dominant trade events for gift, home décor, holiday and floral; the nation’s most comprehensive apparel and accessories markets featuring the latest styles from East Coast and West Coast designers; the world’s largest western marketplace, opening in 2021; the largest residential lighting trade event in North America; and the largest and most successful open-daily design center. The marketplace is located in the strongest economic zone in the country. In addition, more than 80 percent of Dallas Market Center buyers report that they do not shop other market centers. To make plans for upcoming markets, visit the Dallas Market Center website and download the Dallas Market Center and Lightovation Apps. Also, keep up-to-date on all information by visiting Dallas Market Center on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and the Dallas Market Center blog.
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