DALLAS – September 17, 2025 – 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, celebrates 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.
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