| The 10th Annual PAVE Fundraising Gala, held Dec.5, 2006, at The Essex House, broke records, raising over $100,000 to support retail design educational programs and the future of the retail design industry. The Gala sold out, with over 300 attendees.
Highlights from the evening included recognizing winners of PAVE 2006 Student Design Competition, in which PAVE awarded $21,000 in grants to students and $6,000 in school awards (click here for details). Also, New York City retailers received awards for their window displays and store designs. A touching tribute to the late legend Rudy Javosky was presented by PAVE Awards Sponsor, Federated Department Stores Inc.
Awards included:
The Best Windows of New York City Award were presented by DDI and awarded to:
- 1st Place Platinum Award - Macy's "The Trees of Wonder"
- 2nd Place Gold Award - Polo Ralph Lauren (Madison & 72nd St.)
- 3rd Place Silver Award - Bloomingdales "The World Celebrates"
A new awards program to honor retail design excellence in NYC, The Excellence in Visual Merchandising and Design Award, were presented by VM+SD and LIM: Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, New York City, to (in no particular order):
- Chanel (East 57th St.)
- Anthropologie (Rockefeller Center) LIM Student choice award
- Oilily (Soho)
The Best New York City Store of the Year Award was sponsored and presented by ISP: Institute of Store Planners, New York Chapter, to:
- 1st Place - Nokia (57th St.)
- 2nd Place - Longchamp (Soho)
- 3rd Place - Napapijri (Soho)
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| Founded in 1992, The Planning and Visual Education Partnership’s (PAVE) objective is to encourage students to study in the field of retail design and planning and visual merchandising through its annual Student Design Competition. Additionally, PAVE seeks to encourage retail management, store planners, visual merchandisers, architects, and manufacturers to interact with and support design students. This is accomplished through seminars, workshops, and most importantly, PAVE’s annual fund-raising Gala with proceeds dedicated to financial aid and internships for qualified students. |
