Window Fashion VISION Announces Winners of the First-Ever Readers’ Choice Awards

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Window Fashion VISION Announces Winners of the First-Ever Readers’ Choice Awards

Industry Casts Over 21,000 Votes to Celebrate Innovation, Excellence and Community Across the Window Covering Industry

Charlotte, NC – December 5, 2025 – Window Fashion VISION magazine is proud to announce the winners and finalists of its inaugural Readers’ Choice 2025 Awards, a landmark peer-driven program honoring the brands, products, professionals and innovations shaping the future of the window coverings industry.

The first year of the program exceeded all expectations, with over 21,000 votes cast by industry professionals. The enthusiasm, support and spirited participation across the community helped shine a spotlight on excellence while bringing a new sense of fun and connection to the industry.

“The Readers’ Choice Awards were created to celebrate the people and brands that drive this industry forward. Thanks to thousands of voters and participants, we not only highlighted innovation, we had a wonderful time doing it.” – Lindsay Brown, Managing Editor

All winners and finalists will be featured in the January/February 2026 issue of Window Fashion VISION, promoted across VISION’s digital platforms. The Readers’ Choice Awards mark a new chapter for Window Fashion VISION, placing recognition directly in the hands of industry professionals. Open to designers, workrooms, retailers, installers, fabricators and manufacturers, the program invited participants to vote daily between October 15 and November 15, 2025.

Spanning a broad range of categories, including Components, Motorization, Machinery, Technology, Fabrication, Textiles, Outdoor, Hardware & Trimmings, Retail/Showroom, Franchise, Groups & Associations, PR/Marketing & Consulting, and Niche & Noteworthy, the awards celebrate excellence across nearly every facet of the industry.

To ensure fairness, no company could win more than two awards per category or four overall, regardless of vote totals. All winners were verified for eligibility prior to announcement.

2025 Readers’ Choice Award Winners & Finalists

COMMERCIAL

Best Exterior Commercial Solution

• Winner: Draper, Inc.
• Finalists: Insolroll; TEXTON

Best Interior Commercial Solution

• Winner: Inpro WT
• Finalists: Draper, Inc.; Forest Drapery Hardware

COMPONENTS

Best Hardware Supplier

• Winner: Forest Drapery Hardware
• Finalists: Louvolite; Supplyed

Best Motor Manufacturer

• Winner: Coulisse
• Finalists: Automate (Rollease Acmeda); Alpha Tubular Motors USA

FABRICATION

Best Custom Workroom

• Winner: Horizons Window Fashions
• Finalists: RM COCO; The Workroom Collective

Best Shade Fabrication

• Winner: Fabritec
• Finalists: Draper at Home; Universal Window Coverings

Best Workroom Partner for Designers

• Winner: Rowley Company
• Finalists: RM COCO; Horizons Window Fashions

FRANCHISE/RETAIL

Best Franchise

• Winner: Made in the Shade Blinds
• Finalists: Budget Blinds; Bloomin’ Blinds

Best Retail/Showroom Experience

• Winner: Graber
• Finalists: The Shade Store; Budget Blinds

GROUPS & ASSOCIATIONS

Best Buying Group or Association

• Winner: America’s Window Covering Buying Network
• Finalists: Exciting Windows!; WCAA

HARDWARE + TRIMMINGS

Best Decorative Hardware

• Winner: Rowley Company
• Finalists: Forest Drapery Hardware; Kirsch

Best Decorative Trim / Passementerie

• Winner: Carole Fabrics
• Finalists: Fabricut; RM Coco

Best Motorized Drapery Hardware

• Winner: Helser Brothers
• Finalists: Forest Drapery Hardware; Orion Ornamental Iron

MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES

Best Machinery Supplier

• Winner: Turnils
• Finalists: Matic Machines; Ultratab

Best Workroom Supplies & Tools

• Winner: Helser Brothers
• Finalists: Angel’s Distributing Inc.; Trivantage

MOTORIZATION

Best Control Systems/Smart Home Integration

• Winner: Somfy Systems
• Finalists: Automate (Rollease Acmeda); Coulisse

Best Integrated Smart Solution

• Winner: Automate (Rollease Acmeda)
• Finalists: Coulisse; Louvolite

Best Motor Manufacturer

• Winner: Somfy Systems
• Finalists: Automate (Rollease); Coulisse

Best Motorized Drapery Hardware

• Winner: Forest Drapery Hardware
• Finalists: Helser Brothers; Rowley Company

Best Motorized Solution

• Winner: Coulisse
• Finalists: Draper at Home; Universal Window Coverings

Best Retractable Awning

• Winner: SunPro Products
• Finalists: Sol-Lux; Spettman USA

Power & Battery Innovation

• Winner: Modern Atomics
• Finalist: Cronopower

NICHE & NOTEWORTHY

Best Child Safety Innovation

• Winner: Rollease Acmeda
• Finalists: Graber; Draper at Home; Universal Window Coverings

Best Dealer Experience

• Winner: Graber
• Finalists: Draper at Home; TEXTON

Best Designer Collaboration

• Winner: Michael S. Smith for Hartmann&Forbes
• Finalists: Anna French x Thibaut; Kendall Wilkinson x Fabricut

Best Social Impact & Community

• Winner: Springs Window Fashions
• Finalists: Draper at Home; Somfy Systems

Best Trade Program

• Winner: Fabricut
• Finalists: Angel’s Distributing Inc.; The Shade Store

Industry Leading Innovator

• Winner: Somfy Systems
• Finalists: Coulisse; Louvolite

OUTDOOR

Best Decorative Fabric

• Winner: Sunbrella (Glen Raven)
• Finalists: RM Coco; Trivantage

Best Decorative Hardware

• Winner: Orion Ornamental Iron
• Finalists: Helser Brothers; Forest Drapery Hardware

Best Exterior Shade/Screen Solution

• Winner: Draper at Home
• Finalists: TEXTON; Insolroll

Best Outdoor Living Innovation

• Winner: Zipscreen (Rollease Acmeda)
• Finalists: Draper at Home; Spettman USA

Best Retractable Awning

• Winner: Spettmann USA
• Finalists: SunPro Products; Sol-Lux
  

PR, MARKETING & CONSULTING

Best Consulting & Education

• Winner: LuAnn Nigara, LuAnn Nigara Inc.
• Finalists: Jessica Harling; Deb Barrett

Best Marketing & Social Media

• Winner: Creekmore Marketing
• Finalists: Window Treatment Marketing Pros; Wingnut Social

TECHNOLOGY

Best Design Visualization Tools

• Winner: Graber
• Finalists: Louvolite; Lafayette Interior Fashions

Best Measuring/Quoting Software

• Winner: MyBlindCo
• Finalists: Solatech; Accent Software

Power & Battery Innovation

• Winner: Modern Atomics
• Finalist: Cronopower

TEXTILES

Best Decorative Fabrics

• Winner: Carole Fabrics
• Finalists: Alendel Fabrics; RM Coco

Best Exterior Shade & Screen Fabric

• Winner: Phifer Incorporated
• Finalists: Mermet USA; Twitchell Technical Products

Best in Sustainability

• Winner: Hartmann&Forbes
• Finalists: Wilson Fabrics; Sunbrella (Glen Raven)

Best Interior Shade Fabric

• Winner: Mermet USA
• Finalists: Phifer Incorporated; Wilson Fabrics

Best Performance Fabrics

• Winner: Sunbrella (Glen Raven)
• Finalists: Phifer Incorporated; Mermet USA

With its inaugural year complete, the Readers’ Choice Awards will return in 2026, with nominations opening in September and winners announced in December. Stay tuned for updates by subscribing to our complimentary e-newsletter at wf-vision.com.

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