ELLE DECOR Announces 2011 A-List Saluting 25 Leaders in Innovative Design

NEW YORK, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ELLE DECOR, the #1 brand in shelter media, announced today the 25 innovators selected for its 2011 A-List of Top Designers, which will appear in the magazine's June issue. Compiled by the magazine's editors, the annual A-List (www.elledecor.com/alist2011) highlights design tastemakers in the U.S. whose work reflects the passions of ELLE DECOR—high style, serious comfort, fashion-forward looks—and whose innovative approach to the art of decoration will be studied for years to come. The A-List also includes "Five Designers to Watch," a shortlist of up-and-coming talents who represent the next generation of great design.

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"This year's A-List is perhaps the most intriguing we've seen so far," says Michael Boodro, ELLE DECOR's Editor-In-Chief. "We've chosen a wide range of talent whose works run the design gamut from traditional to avant garde."

The 2011 A-List Top Designers are: Alessandra Branca, Sheila Bridges, Mark Cunningham, Jamie Drake, Bassam Fellows, Thom Filicia, Alexa Hampton, James Huniford, Kathryn M. Ireland, Jay Jeffers, David Kleinberg, Richard Keith Langham, Martyn Lawrence-Bullard, Jeffrey Alan Marks, McAlpine Booth & Ferrier, Richard Mishaan, Juan Montoya, Yabu Pushelberg, Suzanne Rheinstein, Roman and Williams, Todd Alexander Romano, Daniel Romualdez, Shelton, Mindel & Assoc., Ernest de la Torre, and Timothy Whealon.

This year's shortlist of "Designers to Watch" honors Rafael de Cardenas, Aurelien Gallet, Beth Martin, Todd Nickey and Amy Kehoe of Nickey Kehoe, and Sara Story.

These five designers, along with the five 2010 awardees, have teamed up with ELLE DECOR for the brand's first-ever New York City showhouse. The Modern Life Concept House opens May 17th in New York City at the new condo development known as +aRt at 540 West 28th Street. The ten designers will partner with leading brands to create dazzling indoor and outdoor spaces that offer a fresh approach to contemporary living. The Concept House will be open to the public May 20, 21, and 22; May 27, 28, 29, and 30; and June 3, 4, and 5 from 10 AM. to 4 PM.  Admission is $30; proceeds will benefit Housing Works, devoted to ending the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS.  For more information visit http://www.facebook.com/elledecorshowhouse.

Through the May 2011 issue, ELLE DECOR has moved to the #1 position for Year-to-Date ad pages, up 6.8%, and has a 28.7 page lead over its closest competitor, according to the most recent numbers from MIN. The magazine was also recently listed as #3 on AdWeek Magazine's 2011 Hot List.

About ELLE DECOR

ELLE DECOR is the #1 brand in the shelter category: ELLE DECOR and elledecor.com – the preeminent online destination for design enthusiasts – offer inspiration and expertise to 2.5 million print and online users each month. ELLE DECOR reaches 8.9 million readers worldwide with 23 ELLE DECO publications in 27 countries. ELLE DECOR is published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. (hfmus.com), a company of Lagardere Active.

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