April  26, 2013: 15 New Finial Designs

We are excited to announce the addition of 15 new finials to our Iron Art line. We pride ourselves on offering you a wide range of finials to make your drapery designs something special. These new additions range in size from petite 1” end caps to eye catching 6” design elements to fit any space you’re designing for.

Some of you may have already had a sneak peak at these new designs at Vision 13 this month. Now everyone can download the brochure and price list here!

April  15, 2013: Vision13: IWCE

Come celebrate Orion’s 30th anniversary at Vision 13, the window fashion industry’s premier event!

IWCE is the event of the year where thousands of US and international visitors and buyers go for the BIG Ideas in window fashions, styles, trends and continuing education.

Orion has a lot in store for you at the show. We’ll be having a raffle with some fantastic prizes. See our award winning products first hand, and get a sneak peak at what we’re working on next!

Come see for yourself. Download your free
VIP Pass, and we’ll see you there!

April  8, 2013: Orion is Pleased to Announce Our 2013 Award Winning Products

The 2013 WCMA Product Awards, the window covering industry’s annual awards competition that calls out the best products and merchandising programs, were announced today. A panel of industry judges reviewed nominated products for their technical innovations, style concepts and overall designs.

Design community experts that served as 2013 judges were Susan Hirsh, North American Manager for decorative programs, Benjamin Moore & Co; Susan Huckvale Arann, Interior designer and President, American & International Designs, Inc.; and Kimberly Scappaticci, Design Director, Wallauer's Design Center.

The panel was tasked with reviewing submissions across an array of product categories including cellular shades; drapery hardware; “green” products; motorization; Roman, roller, and pleated shades; shadings and sheers; shutters; specialty applications; vertical and panel tracks; wood and faux wood blinds. The WCMA Product Awards also give consideration to manufacturer’s merchandising and promotional programs.

Here are Orion's three award winning products:

Drapery Hardware - Best New Technical Innovation
Design Art Finial Adaptors

Drapery Hardware Honorable Mention -Best New Technical Innovation
Milano Collection

Motorization Honorable Mention -Best New Style Concept
Somfy Motorization with Curved Track and Rings

Displays of all nominated products and merchandising programs will be exhibited during IWCE − Vision 13, to be held April 19-21, 2013. All entries are also featured on the WCMA Web site throughout the year, www.wcmanet.org..


The 2013 ADEX Awards brought in a record 2,828 product entries from over 500 different companies. ADEX is the largest and most prestigious awards competition for product design of furnishings marketed to the design trade.

Orion is pleased to announce the Milano Collection has won the 2013 ADEX Gold Award for Design Excellence.

April  10, 2012: Orion is Pleased to Announce Three Awards from WCMA

The 2012 WCMA Product Awards, the window coverings industry’s annual competition that calls out the year’s best products and merchandising programs, were announced today. Winning products were selected for their technical innovations and enhancements, style concepts and overall designs.

A panel of design community experts reviewed manufacturers’ submissions across an array of categories including cellular shades; drapery hardware; “green” products; motorization; Roman, roller, and pleated shades; shadings and sheers; shutters; specialty applications; vertical and panel tracks; and miscellaneous products. Breakout merchandising programs were also awarded prizes for their accomplishments.

Here are Orion's three award winning products:

Best New Style Concept
Design Art Inlay Design Rod with Inlay Design Finial

Most Innovative Overall Concept
3D Drapery Hardware

Honorable Mention
Best New Style Concept
One Way Draw System for Wood Poles

All entries will be featured on the WCMA Web site throughout the year at wcmanet.org.

April  5, 2012: Orion Previews New Design Art Line at Vision in April

Orion Ornamental Iron announces that it will preview Design Art, its comprehensive, new drapery hardware line, at the Window Fashions Vision Show in Chicago in April.

“We are very excited to preview Design Art,” says Sunil Patel, CEO. “Our gorgeous new line includes all unique, original designs for wood rods: decorative finials, crystal finials, Rod-Enders, wood rod Inlay Designs, brackets, rings and other unique hardware pieces – all offered at definitely competitive, affordable prices.”

“With Design Art,” adds Atul Patel, President, “we are introducing 63 beautiful, original, hand-painted finishes. We offer the entire line finished in any of these 63 finishes, or the customer may choose to add any of our 11 Accent Finishes, as part of our unique dual finish program.

“With the 63 finishes, plus the 11 Accent Finishes, designers can order items that are unique and have a truly personalized look,” says Atul Patel. “With Design Art, we basically custom build and hand paint each order here in the U.S.A.”

Orion Ornamental Iron, founded in 1983, is located in North Hollywood, CA and also offers Iron Art, a comprehensive, hand-painted line of iron drapery hardOrionware.

January  25, 2012: ORION OFFFERS NEW TRACK COLORS FOR SOMFY

Orion now offers tracks for Somfy motorization in Black, Gold, and Antique Bronze, in addition to White.

Somfy motorization features include:
• Tracks available with or without rings that can be bent or curved.
• Motors for both light-weight and heavy-weight drapes.
• Touch Motion feature to open and close the drapery by
   simply pulling on the fabric, as well as a full range of other control options.

January  18, 2012: ORION INTRODUCES 4 NEW FINISHES

Orion Ornamental Iron announces that it has added four additional finishes to its popular Iron Art Line: Ivory, Pure White, Oil Rubbed Bronze and Metal Ore. Iron Art finishes now number 35 with the company also offering custom finishes.

July  1, 2011: Orion has won three ADEX Awards:

Platinum Award for Designers’ Choice SleekFascia Traversing, Gold Award for Tuscany Traversing Collection of lightweight embossed metal rods, and Silver Award for Clip-A-Crown metal valances over Blinds. The 2011 ADEX competition attracted over 3000 entries which were judged by a panel of professionals representing a cross section of experts from the design industry.

ADEX stands for Awards for Design Excellence and is the largest and most prestigious awards program for product design of hardware, furniture, etc. marketed to the design trade. Design Journal, the international traditional publication for interior designers and architects, has sponsored the awards since 1994.

Designers’ Choice SleekFascia (2011 Platinum Winner), a traversing hardware line with eight contemporary, traditional and transitional designs, offers distinctively different, decorative flat iron rods, with matching brackets, and with square rings – all with heavy duty traversing hardware automatically included. It is available in single or double traversing, with finials from Orion’s extensive collection of iron finials. The hardware is available in Orion’s 31 Iron Art finishes, plus custom; track is offered in four designer colors.

The Designers’ Choice collection, as are most Orion traversing rods, is offered motorized with Somfy motorization, as well as with non-motorized Kirsch.

Tuscany Traversing Collection of lightweight embossed metal rods (2011 Gold Winner) offers many attractive features for today’s discerning interior designers: 11 distinctive designs; single or double systems in heavy duty track; up to 30 feet in length; 31 Iron Art finishes, plus custom; selected finials from Orion’s entire Iron Finial and Village Forge Collections. Tuscany traversing is available motorized with Somfy or non-motorized with cord or baton draw.

Clip-A-Crown (2011 Silver Winner) is unique decorative metal valences for blinds. These ultra-easy-to-install metal valences are available in 10 decorative designs in custom cut widths and four different heights. The Clip-A-Crown valences, offered with or without returns, are lightweight, embossed metal which are available in Orion’s 31 Iron Art finishes, as well as custom colors. Clip-A-Crown is designed for both new and existing blinds.

April  5, 2011: ORION ORNAMENTAL IRON WINS 3 WCMA AWARDS

Orion Ornamental Iron announces that it has won three awards from the Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) for 2011.

Orion won Best New Style Concept for Drapery Hardware for its two unique lines of crystal finials: Bohemia Collection, decorative hand-crafted faceted crystal finials, and KBlair Finials, mouth-blown, hand-cut, 24% full lead crystal finials. Recognizing today’s wide variety of decorative styles and budgets, Orion offers the two distinctive lines of crystal finials to meet the needs of a diverse customer base.

Orion won two WCMA Product Awards for Tuscany Traversing, the company’s newest line of traversing hardware made from lightweight, embossed metal fascia on heavy duty traversing rods. First, the Best New Technical Innovation Award for Specialty Applications for the Tuscany Traversing line’s bent and curved applications to solve difficult window treatment problems, such as rounded windows or bay windows. .Tuscany traversing is available with Somfy motorization or with Kirsch track.

And second, Honorable Mention for Best New Style Concept for Drapery Hardware for the Tuscany Traversing line itself. The embossed metal fascia on heavy duty traversing rods is available in 10 decorative styles ranging from contemporary to transitional to modern. . Tuscany traversing is available with Somfy motorization or with Kirsch track.

March  15, 2011: ORION OFFERS NEW PRODUCTS

Tuscany Cornice Line Expanded

Building on an already popular line is always a good marketing strategy, according to Atul Patel, President of Orion Ornamental Iron. "Our Tuscany Cornice line of lightweight, metal cornices has always been one of our unique and most popular entries in the drapery hardware market."

The Tuscany Cornice Collection has recently been increased to 20 different styles. "All are available motorized with Somfy motors or with cord drawn tracks traversing tracks from Kirsch and with rods for sheers or drapes underneath," said Patel. Styles are available in three different heights: narrow (up to 3-7/8"), medium (up to 4-3/8") or tall (up to 6-1/8").

"Since we offer custom widths, heights (with multiple product heights) and projections, the cornices can be used in any room size and with any decor. They also come with or without a wood duster in three different projections-3.5", 5.5" and 7.5". When the customer provides a template, cornices can also be bent for bay windows or other special applications.

"With today's larger windows, cornices offer designers a unique, but simple solution for decorating. All of our styles are available in 31 Iron Art finishes, plus custom,” said Patel.

Designs range from the very traditional Acanthus or Tulip to transitional such as Swirls and Mosaics to contemporary such as Infinite Geometry and Windblown. Theme styles such as Sea Shore and Bamboo Delight also present a wide range of choices to the customer.

New Bohemia Collection Offered

The Bohemia Collection of decorative hand-crafted, faceted crystal finials has been expanded and new styles offered. “We are offering finials with the look, sparkle and glamour of crystal, without the usual high prices,” said Atul Patel, president.

Bohemia prices will continue to be around $50-$70/each retail: The line now includes 22 faceted finials in unique shapes and styles. The Bohemia Collection is designed to fit three sizes of round iron rods: ¾”, 1” or 1-1/4”. Rods are available in Orion's 31 Iron Art Finishes, as well as 6 contemporary metal plated iron finishes, including Polished Chrome, Brushed Nickel, etc.

“With the multiple finishes we offer, the look of these crystal finials can range from traditional to very contemporary;” said Patel. All rods are also available in custom finishes.

Tuscany Traversing Introduced

Orion introduces our newest line of traversing hardware, with a totally unique look: embossed, very lightweight metal fascia. The line comes with heavy duty hardware, and rings. It is available with Somfy motors, as well as Kirsch track.

Tuscany Traversing comes in 10 different styles ranging from traditional Acanthus Leaf to transitional Metalweave to contemporary Royal Road or Spring Leaf. All styles are available in custom cut lengths. (Styles over 108" must be shipped by truck line.) Tuscany Traversing is available in Iron Art’s 31 finishes, plus custom.

The varied designs of the Tuscany Traversing line also coordinate with two other Orion products: Clip-A-Crown, metal valance designed for new or existing blinds for doors, and Tuscany Cornice.

Use any Tuscany product alone or with one of its complementary products to create a look that is totally unique.