METROSCAPE named 2008 BEST OF YEAR Merit Award Winner
HARTMANN&FORBES' 3RD CONSECUTIVE NOMINATION FOR BEST OF YEAR AWARD, INCLUDING WINNING IN 2006
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Thursday December 4, 2008 Tualatin, OR — Hartmann & Forbes, maker of handcrafted natural window coverings, is pleased to announce its METROSCAPE™ roman shades and draperies has earned Interior Design Magazine's Best of Year Merit Award as a top window covering product launched in 2008. Exquisite and stylish, it is a marriage of luxurious silk and linen textiles accented with a band of natural and gossamer-like handwoven materials.
"We are deeply honored to receive this recognition from the interior design community," said Michael Jones, founder and CEO of Hartmann & Forbes. "The support from the nearly thirty five thousand designers that voted is exciting and reinforces our passion to develop innovative products that allow designers to achieve great design."
Featuring 11 textiles from the ErtheWeave™ collection of hand tailored natural textiles and five hand spun jute weaves, METROSCAPE is designed so that the band of natural material inlaid within the shade or drapery softly filters natural light into the room, while the textile body maintains a veil of privacy. METROSCAPE is the second finalist in three years for Hartmann & Forbes.
Interior Design Magazine awards the Best of Year Award to the best product in 40 different product categories. The winners were determined by more than 35,000 online votes from designers across the country and were announced December 4th, 2008 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. MetroScape was nominated in the category of Window Treatments.
About Hartmann&Forbes
Hartmann&Forbes is an independent company dedicated to preserving age-old handcrafting traditions by designing and crafting natural window coverings that reflect today’s definition of luxury. We pride ourselves on pushing the boundaries with innovative designs, unsurpassed quality, and exceptional service.Inspired by cultures and people of the world, our roman shades, draperies, panelscreen, rollershades and top treatments are as distinct in their design as they are subtle in their environmental impact. Hartmann&Forbes window coverings are custom finished to designers’ specifications in the Pacific Northwest and available exclusively to the trade through a network of high-end U.S. and international showrooms.
