Record-breaking attendance and committed sponsors boosted proceeds of PAVE’s 15th Annual Gala to over the $140,000 mark — an unprecedented feat that will enable PAVE to continue its significant support of retail design education. Click here to see photos from the event.

Held at the Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, the fundraiser — an annual industry highlight — drew over 600 influential retailers, designers, and industry suppliers from the likes of Saks Fifth Avenue, Godiva Chocolatier, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Target, Chute Gerdeman Retail, d-ash design, Callison, and TPG Architecture, to name a few. Eight students with winning projects in the Student Design Competition and four educators attended through seats donated by industry companies.

PAVE's mission of nurturing young talent was much in evidence at the reception, which showcased the White Wonders student project with mannequin, forms and accessories created by students from the Fashion Institute of Technology, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Marywood University, the Ohio State University, Radford University, San Joaquin Delta College, TAFE NSW Sydney Institute, and the University of North Texas,

During the awards presentation, PAVE recognized the winners of this year’s PAVE Student Design Competition, sponsored by Sephora, awarding $27,000 in grants to students and schools. For a complete list of student and school recipients, visit www.paveinfo.org.

Other awards presented at the Gala included:
DDI Winning Windows Awards for the top holiday store windows in New York
Platinum Award  –  Macy’s
Gold Award –  Bergdorf Goodman
Silver Award –  Tiffany & Co.

Rising Star Award, presented by PAVE
PAVE presented the fifth annual Rising Star Award to Adam Carmichael, Saks Fifth Avenue.

Excellence in Visual Merchandising and Design awards, honoring retail design excellence in New York City, presented by VMSD. The 2011 award recipients were Desigual, Uniqulo, and Saks Fifth Avenue.

The 2011 PAVE Gala was co-chaired by PAVE Gala Vice President Bill Goddu, FLEETWOOD FIXTURES; and PAVE Board members Harry Cunningham, Saks Fifth Avenue; and Denise Waldo, Leggett & Platt Store Fixtures.

2010 PAVE Gala

2011 PAVE GALA SPONSORS (as of Dec. 7, 2011)

Flagship Sponsor

Corporate Sponsor, Student Design Competition

Awards Presentation Sponsor

Diamond Sponsor

Dessert Party Sponsor

Specialty Sponsors

Gold Sponsor

Retail Design Collective Gold Sponsors

Adel Rootstein Mannequins Architectural Systems B+N Industries DK Display Corp. Elevations Inc. FLEETWOOD FIXTURES GOLDSMITH JPMA Global Inc. Lifestyle/Trimco MG Concepts MONDO MANNEQUINS Patina-V Siegel & Stockman Silvestri California Universal Display & Design Inc. Zumtobel Lighting Inc.

Boutique Sponsors

A.R.E., Association for Retail Environments ASI Hardwood Flooring Chute Gerdeman d-ash design Design Compendium Inc. Fusion Specialties, Inc. Grand + Benedicts TJ Hale idX Corporation Innovative Stone Kelly Gunn & Team Leggett & Platt Store Fixtures Miller Zell, Inc. One Source VMS Print Media, Inc. Pucci International Ltd. R & J Display Manufacturing Robelan Display Inc. Stylmark, Inc. Target TPG Architecture Gift Bag Donors Bank of America Clarins Fragrance Group Elevations Godiva Chocolatier Grafixx Shoppe Little Macy's Meisel Saks Fifth Avenue Sephora Siegel & Stockman Starbucks Sony Classic Tumi and Universal Display and Design In-Kind Donors Tylor Loposser Adrian Wilson Dazian Creative Fabric Environments Designtex Surface Imaging Media Nation Sponsors of Students and Educators DSA/Phototech Miller Zell, Inc. Octanorm USA Sephora Target Zumtobel Lighting, Inc. White Wonders Student Project Mannequin Donors DK Display Goldsmith Lifestyle/Trimco Mondo Mannequins Patina V Pucci International Universal Display and Design