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Tuesday, 7 June 2005 | senay
Anthony Nak Wins Prestigious Couture International
Jeweler Retail Design Award
Anthony Nak Wins Prestigious Couture International Jeweler Retail Design Award
At the glamorous, new Wynn Hotel and Resort, Anthony Camargo and Nak Armstrong were honored by the National Jeweler and Couture International Jeweler publications with first place in the 2005 Couture International Jeweler Retail Design Award. Eligible contestants included retailers, designers and architects who constructed or re-designed stores within the past two years. The Anthony Nak flagship store was chosen by an independent panel of design professionals as demonstrating excellence in design, inventive use of space, and overall quality of concept execution.
Camargo and Armstrong have received numerous awards by consistently distinguishing themselves as visionaries and prolific innovators in the jewelry design industry. The Couture International Jeweler Retail Design Award demonstrates the breadth and depth of the designers' talent for understanding and creating original beauty. The impressive 800 square feet of retail space that comprises Anthony Nak's Austin flagship store is a destination in and of itself. Designed to reflect the artistic sensibility that inspires Anthony Nak's collections, the boutique resonates all that which the partners value in art and design. "Modern art, luxury and movement is the design philosophy that fuels our creative process," notes Armstrong. "We wanted our boutique to be a visual articulation of that philosophy."
Architect M.J. Neal worked with Camargo and Armstrong to break away from the limitations of a traditional jewelry store. The retail space is exceptional for its seamless integration of floors, walls and display areas. It features a one of a kind modular case line accented by the flooring that extends from the floor to the ceiling. One wall is utilized as a projection screen on which images of the jewelry, on and off models, are dramatically showcased. "These images reflect our evolving product lines," says Camargo. "The wall is the canvas on which our artistic vision for the collections can be brought to life."
Camargo and Armstrong received the Jewelry Store Design Award with great pleasure and excitement. "We are overjoyed by the outpour of support from our industry peers," says Armstrong. This is the third time the store has been formally lauded for their impressive retail store. M.J. Neal was amongst five privileged honorees of the International Interior Design Association's 32nd Annual Competition for the Anthony Nak store, which is an award for cutting edge interiors and the 2004 Citation of Honor from the American Institute of Architects.
About Anthony-Nak
Partners Anthony Camargo and Nak Armstrong create jewelry that is a distinctive mix of fine gemstones and striking 18K and 22k draping gold, platinum and diamonds. Their designs incorporate elements of sophistication, beauty, invention and a constantly evolving combination of shape, color and texture. Their pieces have been featured in the pages of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Town and Country, WWD, Glamour, InStyle, Elle, W, Marie Claire and People, National Jeweler, Basel Magazine and Jewelry Connoisseur. Anthony Nak pieces can be found in fine stores in major U.S. cities and internationally. They have been twice nominated for a CFDA Award in 2004 and 2005 and won the Fashion Group International Rising Star Award for 2003, and the Town & Country Editors Choice Award 2004. Anthony-Nak pieces are available at Barneys NY and Neiman Marcus, and other fine stores throughout the world.
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