PAVE Gala Raises Over $100,000 for Education

Hollywood, Fla. (December 14, 2007)—On Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007, retailers, designers, and industry suppliers gathered at PAVE’s 11th Annual Gala at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City to celebrate and show their support for the future of the retail design industry. The Gala event drew a crowd of 430 influential retailers, designers, and industry suppliers from companies including Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, the Neiman Marcus Group Inc., Target, Bergdorf Goodman, Cartier, Ann Taylor, Apple, Bank of America, Harley-Davidson, FRCH Design Worldwide, Chute Gerdeman Retail, RYA Design Consultancy, Gensler, Greneker Solutions, Callison, and many others. The event raised over $100,000 for PAVE’s educational programs, making this most successful fundraising event in PAVE’s history.

Following a cocktail reception, guests moved into the Mandarin Ballroom for dinner and the awards ceremony. At the awards presentation, PAVE recognized the winners of this year’s PAVE Student Design Competition, sponsored by Sony Electronics Inc., awarding $22,000 in grants to students and schools. For a complete list of student and school recipients, visit www.paveinfo.org. Nine students with winning projects and five educators were able to attend the event through seats donated by industry companies.

Other awards presented at the gala included:

The Best Windows of New York City, presented by DDI
1st Place Platinum Award—Macy’s
2nd Place Gold Award—Barneys New York
3rd Place Silver Award—Bergdorf Goodman

Excellence in Visual Merchandising and Design awards, honoring retail design excellence in New York City, presented by VM+SD
Saks Fifth Avenue
Cartier
Macy’s Herald Square

Rising Star Award, presented by PAVE
PAVE presented the first-ever Rising Star Award to Victor Johnson, director, visual presentation, Ann Taylor and Ann Taylor Loft. Please visit www.paveinfo.org for complete information on the Rising Star Award.

PAVE 11th Annual Gala Sponsors
FLAGSHIP SPONSOR: SEVEN CONTINENTS

SPECIALTY SPONSOR: VM+SD

BOUTIQUE SPONSORS:
Lighting Elysium
Progressive Fixtures Solutions Inc.
Specialty Lighting Group
Target

PAVE Gala Program Sponsors
Cooley Monato Studios
CSC Worldwide
DMX
Fleetwood
Global Facilities Management
Jeffrey Hutchinson + Associates
Kenneth Cole Productions Inc.
Kramer Design Group
Lido Lighting

PAVE Gala Patrons
Alu Inc.
Architectural Systems Inc.
ASI Hardwood Flooring
Association for Retail Environments, formerly NASFM
Callison
Coloredge
DK Display Corp
Elevations Inc.
FixtureOne
Fleetwood
Great Big Pictures
JP Metal America Inc.
LifeStyle
MG Concepts
The Neiman Marcus Group Inc.
Nordstrom
Progressive Fixture Solutions
Richardson & Associates
shasty
Susan Kinney Ltd.
Triad Manufacturing Inc.
Trimco Display LLC
Universal Display & Design Inc.
Van Stry Design Inc.

Gift Bag Donations
Ann Taylor
Christine Taylor Collection
Jones Apparel
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.
The Laundress
The Neiman Marcus Group Inc.
Jones Apparel
Sony Electronics Inc
Target
Toys "R" Us
two’s Company

PAVE Friends and Supporters:
Chute Gerdeman
DDI
Fleetwood
Gensler
Premier Store Fixtures
Richardson & Associates
Showbest Fixture Corp.
Storelines
Tantara Elite Transport

Editor's note: High-resolution images of the Gala are available. PAVE can also provide contacts for interviews. Contact Catharine Scott, above, for more information.

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