The Rohm and Haas Paint Quality
Institute(SM) Launches "Prettiest Painted Rooms in America" Competition
Nationwide Competition for Design Professionals; Top-Drawer Panel of
Judges and Prizes
SPRING HOUSE, Pa., Feb. 9 /The Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute/ --
The Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute(SM) proudly announced the
launch of its “Prettiest Painted Rooms in America” competition open to
interior designers and decorators nationwide. This follows the
institute’s highly successful “Prettiest Painted Places in America”
competitions. Professional designers are invited to submit images of
work they have completed within the last three years by May 1, 2006.
Entries will be judged on the creativity employed in the use of paint
and color and the overall design of the room. The quality of the photos
submitted will also be influential. There will be one grand-prize winner
and four runner-up prizes will also be awarded.
The Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute (PQI) is an educational arm of
Rohm and Haas, a global specialty materials company with annual sales
revenue of approximately US$8 billion. Rohm and Haas formed PQI in 1989
with a charter of independence and objectivity and the goal of educating
consumers, contractors and retailers on the advantages of using the
highest quality paints. Today, headquartered in Spring House, Pa., and
with testing facilities in 14 countries worldwide, PQI also delivers
information on cutting-edge trends such as color, decorative techniques
and innovative new ways to use paint through many mediums, including its
Web site,
www.paintquality.com .
Says Debbie Zimmer, color and decorating expert with the Rohm and Haas
Paint Quality Institute(SM), “This competition will serve as a terrific
forum for industry professionals to showcase their work and compete on
the ‘paint and decorating playing field,’ so to speak. This is a
first-rate competition that will garner entrants nationwide. It is going
to be a truly exciting event.”
Competition winners will be chosen by a prestigious panel of judges that
include the following members:
• Scott Ageloff, Dean of the New York School of Interior Design
• Mario Buatta, legendary designer
• Clodagh, internationally renowned designer
• Elaine Griffin, designer and contributor to O at Home
• Louis Gropp, former editor-in-chief of House Beautiful, House & Garden
and Elle Décor magazines
• Michael Payne, interior designer and host of HGTV’s “Designing for the
Sexes”
• Debbie Zimmer, color and decorating expert with the Rohm and Haas
Paint Quality Institute(SM)
All winning entries will be posted on the Paint Quality Institute
Website and published in the Paint Quality Institute DIY Newsletter.
The grand-prize winner will choose from
the following prizes:
• Deluxe New York City Weekend for Two, including airfare, stay at the
world-famous Waldorf=Astoria, dinner at Asiate in the Mandarin Oriental,
New York, lunch at Tavern on the Green, Broadway tickets and a meeting
with a top New York City designer.
or
• South Beach Extravaganza for Two, including airfare, stay at The
Bentley Beach Hotel, a deluxe spa treatment, dinner at Prime One Twelve,
a $1,000 Bal Harbour Shops Gift Card and a tour of the Miami Design
District.
Runners-up will receive a Howard Miller clock valued at $1,400.
Entry forms are available by visiting
www.paintquality.com , calling 212-308-8880, ext. 116, or
e-mailing
prettiestpaintedrooms@lhammond.com .
The Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute(SM), based in Spring House,
Pa., was formed by the Rohm and Haas Company, a worldwide producer of
specialty materials, in 1989 with a charter of independence and
objectivity to educate consumers on the advantages of using high quality
paint, as well as to inspire them with information on innovative ways to
use paint and decorating and color trends. Please be sure to visit the
Paint Quality Institute Web site at
www.paintquality.com .
CONTACT: Heather Battaglia / Susan Zevon
LOU HAMMOND & ASSOCIATES, Tel: 212-891-0218 / 0230
heatherl@lhammond.com
Website:
www.louhammond.com
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