Deadline approaches for Dallas Market Center Pinterest contest

Casual Living Staff -- Casual Living, 9/12/2012 11:59:32 AM

DALLAS — The deadline for a Dallas Market Center trends contest is approaching this Friday, Sept. 14.

Dallas Market Center recently announced that it is hosting a trends contest via Pinterest, which allows designers to submit a photo of a current trend they featured in a recent design project for a chance to win prime exposure on DMC social media and a prize package worth more than $1,500. Any design trend element from color, material and textures to shapes, products and layouts may be submitted.

One grand prize winner will receive $500 to use toward DMC showroom purchases or travel to the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market (Jan. 16-22, 2013); annual membership in ART, the creative home furnishings network; DesignSource and ART industry e-newsletter profiles; DMC social media exposure and more.

Semi-finalists will win $100 to use toward DMC showroom purchases or travel to the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market and annual membership in ART.

Designers may email their featured trend, including photo credit and a brief caption, to lvenegas@mcmcmail.com by Sept. 14. Entries will be judged for innovation and originality with winners announced by Sept. 28. For more information on the contest, contact Lindsey Villarreal at lvillarreal@mcmcmail.com.

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