Dallas Market Center Announces "Home For The Holidays" Designers
Retailer Stew Leonard, Jr. To Keynote ICON HONORS
NYIGF Offers Eco-Friendly "E-Badges"
Lite Source Renews With World Market Center Las Vegas
Due Process Stable Trading Company Expands Atlanta Showroom
International Home + Housewares Show to Stay in Chicago
Uttermost Jumps Into Social Media With iPad Giveaway
Toreno Promoted To Director Of Trade Show Sales At 7 W New York
Creative Co-Op Expands Atlanta Showroom
Brown Jordan Continues Partnership With DWR
IFDA Presents "Global Trends Tour 2010"
Top 'Bed Head' Crowned In Nationwide Contest
Dallas Market Center Announces "Home For The Holidays" Designers
With only a few days to go before the start of the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, June 23-29, Dallas Market Center has announced the designers for its Home for the Holidays exhibit, a 4,200-square-foot, eight-room home furnished and decorated for the holidays. The home, located in The Grand Pavilion at the Trade Mart, will feature products from showrooms throughout Dallas Market Center. This year's featured designers are:
- The Breakfast Room: Glen Boudreaux, Glen Boudreaux & Associates.
- The Master Bedroom: Beth Dotolo, Nest Interior Design. o The Dining Room: Abbe Fenimore, STUDIO TEN.25.
- The Guest Bedroom: Jimmie Sue Hoekenga, Designs Delivered.
- The Children's Room: Katie Reynolds, Lilli-Design LLC.
- The Game Room: Rhonda Vandiver, RSVP Design Services.
- The Formal Living Room: Elaine Williamson, Elaine Williamson Designs.
- The Den/Media Room: Lesley Hughes Wyman and Tamara Ainsworth, Matchline Design Group.
Home for the Holidays will be open to market attendees for free touring during market hours, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. every day, and Friday until 8 p.m. Dallas Market Center and Design Guide will host a Home for the Holidays Kick-off Party from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 23, in The Grand Pavilion at the Trade Mart. For more information, visit www.dallasmarketcenter.com.
Retailer Stew Leonard, Jr. To Keynote ICON HONORS
ICON HONORS has tapped Stew Leonard, Jr., a world-recognized retailer, as the keynote presenter for the inaugural ICON HONORS awards celebration on July 17, in conjunction with the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market (July 14-21) and Atlanta International Area Rug Market (July 15-18).
As president and chief executive officer of Stew Leonard's, a family-owned and operated business listed in the "Guinness Book of World Records" for having "the greatest sales per unit area of any single food store in the United States," Leonard will motivate and encourage attending retailers, manufactures and sales representatives with personal and company success stories. Dubbed "The Disneyland of Dairy Stores" by "The New York Times," Stew Leonard's compliments its specialty, locally produced farm-fresh foods with exceptional customer service, in-store entertainment and costumed characters. Since 1969, Stew Leonard's has leveraged unique business strategies and innovative ideas to engage new and returning customers.
Leonard's keynote presentation will be part of a stellar evening that includes a performance by singer Michael McDonald and the awards presentation, honoring retailers, product manufactures and sales agencies in 18 individual categories. For more information, visit www.americasmarticonhonors.com.
NYIGF Offers Eco-Friendly "E-Badges"
As of June 9, all NYIGF pre-registrants will receive "e-badges" - a personalized barcode sent by e-mail - for the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF), August 14-19. To receive a paper badge and badge holder, e-badge recipients simply bring the barcode to any of the badge output stations on-site at the Javits Convention Center or Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 and 94.
More than 90% of retailers registered for the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF) will receive a new "e-badge" for the summer market, significantly reducing resources required to print and mail traditional paper badges. The e-badge effort follows a comprehensive data collection effort, through which NYIGF also obtained permission to send materials to registrants via e-mail. NYIGF registrants, who have not yet provided their e-mail addresses, will receive a paper badge by mail.
Attendees can register online for an e-badge, through August 10, at www.nyigf.com.
Lite Source Renews With World Market Center Las Vegas
Chino, California-based Lite Source has renewed its lease agreement for a showroom in Building A at World Market Center Las Vegas. The 8,500-square-foot showroom, located in Suite 310, will house the company's newest products coming to the Summer Las Vegas Market, August 2-6.
Due Process Stable Trading Company Expands Atlanta Showroom
As the Atlanta International Area Rug Market (July 15-18) nears, AmericasMart Atlanta announces that Due Process Stable Trading Company is expanding and relocating its showroom to 3-D-8 in Building 1. The new location is nearly 50% larger than the company's previous showroom and is set to open for the July Market.
Due Process Stable Trading Company specializes in large, elaborate area rugs that includes fine antique and reproduction pieces as well as imported oriental handmade rugs and accessories. The company, which has shown at AmericasMart since 2004, is among the fastest growing rug manufacturers in the industry.
AmericasMart will celebrate the grand opening of the expanded showroom with a ribbon-cutting ceremony during Market.
International Home + Housewares Show to Stay in Chicago
The International Housewares Association is negotiating a long-term agreement with McCormick Place to keep the International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago. The decision to stay in Chicago was made after the Illinois General Assembly last month passed McCormick Place Reform Legislation meant to reform labor rules and establishes exhibitor rights, ultimately lowering the costs of doing business at the convention center.
Some of the key changes that will take effect include the following: Expanded exhibitor rights, allowing an exhibitor and an exhibitor's employees to do specified work in a booth of any size; reduced overtime charges; electrical service is no longer an exclusive service at McCormick Place; and McCormick Place is currently in the process of bidding out the food service contract for the building, ensuring the best rates and quality of food and service.
The International Home + Housewares Show has been held in Chicago since its first show in 1939. The 2011 show will be held March 6-8 and will be co-located with The Travel Goods Show. For more information, visit www.housewares.org.
Uttermost Jumps Into Social Media With iPad Giveaway
Uttermost will give away three iPads as part of its launch into social media. This giveaway is for Uttermost's "New Product Ideas" contest, where retailers and designers are invited to share their suggestions for Uttermost's product line. Retailers and designers can participate by clicking the "Enter to Win" tab at http://facebook.com/UttermostCo. Suggestions can include sketches and illustrations, and there is no limit to the number of entries per person.
Uttermost's product line includes mirrors, art, alternative wall décor, accessories, lamps, botanicals, lighting fixtures, and accent furniture. The company can also be followed at @UttermostCo. and www.uttermost.com.
Toreno Promoted To Director Of Trade Show Sales At 7 W New York
7 W New York has appointed Toni Toreno as the building's new Director of Trade Show Sales. In this role, Toreno will be responsible for all trade show activity on the 11th floor, including 7 W-produced events and external shows. She will help 7 W maintain and develop its strong relationships with prominent trade show producers and will be a direct liaison and partner to all events taking place on the 11th floor.
Toreno joined the 7 W team four and a half years ago as Marketing Coordinator and was eventually promoted to Marketing Manager where she worked closely with 7 W's VP of Marketing, Su Hilty.
Toni Toreno has been named Director of Trade Show Sales at 7 W New York.
Creative Co-Op Expands Atlanta Showroom
Tennessee-based Creative Co-Op is expanding its Atlanta showroom into an adjacent space on the 10th floor of Atlanta's Gift Mart, Building 2, Suite 1003.
Creative Co-Op has expanded its showroom by 20%, with over 11,000 square feet in the Atlanta Gift Mart. The expansion allows the company to showcase its entire line of gifts, decorative accessories and seasonal merchandise, and unveil several new home collections, including the premier of the Williamsburg Garden Story Collection.
Creative Co-Op and AmericasMart Atlanta will celebrate the grand opening of the expanded showroom with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, July 15th.
Brown Jordan Continues Partnership With DWR
Leisure furniture manufacturer Brown Jordan has announced its continued partnership with Design Within Reach (DWR), a marketer of distinctive modern design furnishings and accessories.
Following the success of their first partnership in 2009 with the Sunshade, DWR has entered another agreement with Brown Jordan to become the exclusive distributor of two additional mid-century furniture collections: Walter Lamb; and Terrace, a re-introduction of the Van Keppel-Green for Brown Jordan original design.
IFDA Presents "Global Trends Tour 2010"
The New York Chapter of the International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA), in conjunction with Forty One Madison Avenue, will present a breakfast program spotlighting trends from the recent Milan Furniture Fair and the New York Tabletop Market. The event will be held at Forty One Madison Avenue, 26th Street and Madison Avenue, Level A, on Thursday, June 24, at 8:30 a.m.
Two experts in the interior design business will present the program. Patricia Bouley, founder of Bouley Design Inc. and an international designer and trend expert, will offer a visual tour of the Milan Furniture Fair while Donna Ferrari, the Gift Registry and Entertaining Director of Bride's Magazine, will show the latest trends in tablesettings from the recent New York Tabletop Show.
The program includes a continental breakfast which will be served starting at 8:30 a.m., followed by the Trend Seminar from 9-10:30 a.m. Reservations made by Friday, June 18 are: IFDA Members: $20; Guests: $35; Student Members: $10; Student Guests: $20. Reservations made after June 18 and at the door are: IFDA Members: $35, Guests, $50; Student Members, $15; Student Guests, $25. To make a reservation, call 212.686.6020 or e-mail: ifdanyny@verizon.net.
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Patricia Bouley and Donna Ferrari will talk trends at the IFDA's Global Trends Tour 2010. |
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Top 'Bed Head' Crowned In Nationwide Contest
After a nationwide vote, the sleep-plastered hairstyle of Tiffany Bradley was selected on June 4 by a panel of judges as the winner of the "Bed Head is Soy Stylish" photo contest sponsored by Cargill BiOH polyols and Serta.
Five finalists were selected by online voters during the Bed Head is Soy Stylish contest promoted through ExperienceBiOH.com May 29-June 4. A panel of judges representing Cargill BiOH polyols, Serta and HGTV selected Bradley, of Knoxville, Tennessee, to receive the grand prize - a top-of-the-line HGTV Green Home by Serta queen mattress set, the Shannon Cove Mega Euro Top. The four runners-up were Quineka Pembrook, Susan Trader, Gail Donaldson and Krista Wallinga.
The contest celebrated Serta's new HGTV Green Home by Serta mattress collection featuring Cargill's soy-based BiOH polyols, which replace a portion of the petroleum ingredients typically used in foam and result in a reduction in CO2 emissions in the supply chain. The mattresses are featured in the master bedroom of the 2010 HGTV Green Home in Plymouth, Massachusetts; public tours are available through July 2.
Tiffany Bradley won the Cargill and Serta contest, "Bed Head is Soy Stylish."
