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have you heard? 034 "Window Warriors" Coming to GSN in November PAVE CALLS FOR RISING STAR NOMINATIONS Winner To Be Featured in design:retail The eight contestants whose artistic abilities and design skills will be put to the test include: Brittany Bush (Long Beach, Calif.) Edward Sajovic (Cleveland, Ohio) Erin O'Brien (New York) Gerardo Mellado (Guyanabo, Puerto Rico) Shani Coleman (New Orleans) Spenser Zalkin (Carmen, Ind.) Tara Meagher (San Anselmo, Calif.) Timothy Howe (Los Angeles) T HE WORLDS OF visual merchandising and competition collide in "Window Warriors," a new skill-based series premiering on GSN in November. Hosted by actress Garcelle Beauvais, the show will feature eight top visual merchandising window designers competing to build elaborate displays for the approval of judges and to avoid elimination. Each week, contestants are given a new design theme and materials that correlate with one major retail brand, and they must use all their creative energy to stay in the game and win the $100,000 grand prize. In addition to the cash, the winner will receive a contract to design displays for a premier mall developer, a career-changing opportunity to design a holiday display at a major department store in New York and a feature story in design:retail magazine. Judges for "Window Warriors" are Carson Kressley, OCTOBER 2016 DESIGNRETAILONLINE.COM the Emmy-winning television star, celebrity stylist, best-selling author and fashion designer who is known to TV viewers for his role as fashion guru on the iconic series, "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy;" Tai Beauchamp, a former magazine editor turned style influencer, public speaker, media personality and entrepreneur; and Douglas Little, a master in the world of visual merchandising, whose client list includes Van Cleef & Arpels, Barneys New York, Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus. "Window Warriors" is from Michael Levitt Productions. Executive producers include Michael Levitt, Jill Goularte and Liz Cook. Award-winning visual merchandising icon Paul Olszewski also is a consulting producer. It will debut on GSN on Nov. 15 at 9 p.m. - Michelle M. Havich GLOBALSHOP.ORG Photo courtesy of GSN T HE DEADLINE IS fast approach- ing to submit nominations to PAVE for its 10th Annual Rising Star Award, which recognizes young retail visionaries. Nominations are due by Oct. 14. PAVE is looking for up-and-coming leaders in the retail environments industry-designers, visual merchandisers, store planners and project managers-who are proven visionaries, innovators and leaders among their peers. Retailers, designers and industry suppliers are invited to nominate individuals who have shown great talent in implementing visions for their own companies or clients. A panel of industry professionals will review submitted nominations and finalists will be recognized. The winner will be presented with the award during the PAVE Gala, which will be held Dec. 7 at the Duggal Greenhouse in Brooklyn, N.Y. It is free to nominate someone. The electronic form is available at paveglobal.com. For more information, contact PAVE at (954) 241-4834. - Michelle M. Havich http://www.paveglobal.com http://www.DESIGNRETAILONLINE.COM http://www.GLOBALSHOP.ORG

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