ICON HONORS Celebrated Excellence with a Packed House

Posted on July 18, 2010 by ksantry

The inaugural ICON HONORS awards ceremony opened to a sold out crowd last night, offering a spectacular evening of commencement, celebration and entertainment. More than 800 guests attended the event—the first and most anticipated international industry program created by AmericasMart in partnership with the Gift & Home Trade Association (GHTA) and HFN.

ICON HONORS attendees experienced for the first time an exclusive awards celebration honoring the industry’s brightest and most innovative—all in one magnificent night. Setting the stage for this spectacular evening, ICON HONORS featured performances by legendary Grammy-winning Michael McDonald and renowned retailer Stew Leonard. In the grand finale, awards were presented to distinguished retailers and manufacturers from the home and gift industry.

Find out who won online at Home Accents Today.

Market Temporaries Keep Growing for July

Posted on July 1, 2010 by ksantry

Spanning AmericasMart’s four-building campus, the Market Temporaries will spotlight thousands of companies and continue to offer an expansive selection of new quality product. The Temporaries provide a platform for buyers to discover unique product and fresh ideas

This July, AmericasMart’s dynamic collections are bursting at the seams with more than 400 new companies and 29 individual categories robust in rich product and diverse offerings. These collections come together to create an all-inclusive destination for Home, Gift, Apparel, Holiday and Accessories product.

For an entire listing of the Market Temporaries, click here or consult the Market Magazine or Buyers’ Guide (upon arrival to Market).

Home Continues to Inspire with New and Newly Expanded Showrooms

Posted on June 28, 2010 by ksantry

As the one year anniversary of the debut of the redesigned floor 14 approaches, Building 1 continues to be the prime destination for HOME. Featuring more design-driven home furnishings and accessories, fine linens, spectacular one-of-a-kind area rugs and the largest collection of holiday, floral and home décor product, AmericasMart and the HOME center continue to inspire retailers and designers. This July, more than 50,000 sq. ft. of new product is expected from the more than 20 companies on the HOME floors opening and/or expanding in Atlanta at the July Market.

Floors 3-6 are four floors of the most magnificent area rug showrooms, showcasing the finest product from around the world. Floors 9-14 continue to be the core Home floors featuring home furnishing, home accessories and fine linens. Floors 16-20—five floors of holiday, floral and home accents—have become a platform for manufacturers and designers to launch innovative ideas, fresh lines and new product and offer special buyer programs exclusively in Atlanta.

Supporting the HOME center and highlighting the 14^th floor’s first anniversary, AmericasMart welcomes designer Jonathan Adler as he presents “Staying Trendy and True to You.” Adler, home décor designer, author of “My Prescription for Anti-Depressive Living” and lead judge on Bravo’s “Top Design,” will provide insight on new market trend ideas while helping retailers stay true to their original point of view. Retailers can meet and learn from Adler on Friday, July 16 at 2 p.m. on Floor 14 in 14-D-9.

For a complete listing and details of the new showrooms, click here.

To find out more about Jonathan Adler, click here.

Inspired Interiors with Suzanne Kasler

Posted on June 18, 2010 by ksantry

Celebrated designer Suzanne Kasler is back this July to give a behind-the-scenes look at her intuitive design process. Kasler’s style incorporates a fresh mix of continental flavor and classic style, emphasizing light, scale and architectural elements of space to create interiors reflective of her clients’ personalities and lifestyles. Kasler explains how time and place inspire each of her projects. You’ll want to learn about her unique process to create interiors with timeless quality and comfortable sophistication. Kasler will share her design ideas on Friday, July 16 in Building 1, Floor 4, Room 4-B-1. A book signing of Kasler’s book, Inspired Interiors, immediately follows in the Safavieh Showroom, 5-A-2.

More details on this home décor event can be found here.

Happy Chic with Jonathan Adler: Staying Trendy and True to You

Posted on June 17, 2010 by ksantry

JonathanAdler2 Get decorating tips and ideas from the lead judge on Bravo’s “Top Design” when AmericasMart welcomes Jonathan Adler, home décor designer and author of “My Prescription for Anti-Depressive Living” to the July Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market.

Adler’s design company is dedicated to bringing style, craft, joy and a general feeling of grooviness to any home. Additionally, Adler’s 12 company operated stores have grown to become an internationally recognized home and gift-oriented lifestyle showcase offering decorative objects, tabletop collections, bedding, bath accessories, candles, furniture, rugs, pillows and lighting. Learn how to keep up with new market trends while staying true to your original point of view. You can find Adler on Friday, July 16 at 2 -3 p.m. in Building 1, Floor 14, Room 14-D-9.

Building 2 WestWing Celebrates Second Summer Market, Strengthens Union with Building 2

Posted on May 7, 2010 by ksantry

AmericasMart’s Building 2 WestWing is gearing up for its second summer show with new floor plans, category-specific events and seminars and an exclusive new Market Club location, all designed to strengthen its growing role as a must-see destination for buyers and further aligning its product centers with Building 2.

In Building 2 and 2 WestWing, the Gift and Home Accents collections unite to offer more than two million square feet of product rich in diversity, quality and opportunity. AmericasMart is showcasing this complete presentation by expanding the corridor on floor 6 in Building 2 to advance the visibility, accessibility and synergy between Building 2 and 2 WestWing. With this, several new showrooms on floor 6 in Building 2 will take new, enlivened spaces. Additionally, the Market Club, formerly on floor 9 in Building 2, will move to floor 6 in Building 2 WestWing, 684A/686A. The Market Club’s move creates a convenient buyer center and enhanced member program.

Read all the details and find out who the featured designer tastmakers are by clicking here.

March Markets Approaching

Posted on February 9, 2010 by ksantry

whitecouch Building on the momentum, buying power and customer partnerships that propelled its successful January Markets, AmericasMart is poised for its next showcase: The Atlanta Spring Gift, Home Furnishings & Holiday Market and Atlanta International Fine Linen & Home Textiles Market. Set for March 20-22, 2010, this two-in-one Market destination will offer rich product, abundant resources and fresh educational opportunities.

The dynamic product mix spans across permanent showrooms and a complete floor of temporaries, offering retailers excellent variety with signature collections in the Home Furnishings, Home Accents and Fine Linens centers (Building 1, Floors 9-14), the Home, Holiday and Floral center (Building 1, Floors 16-20) and within in the world’s largest collection of Gift product (Building 2 and 2WW). linens

The March event lineup—supporting the diverse merchandise mix—will feature for the first time a live webinar broadcast, hosted by Ethan Allen and Benjamin Moore. An award-winning forecast, the Benjamin Moore Color Pulse 2011 provides inspiration through reports and insight on color trends and influences. Market attendees will have the opportunity to view the presentation from a live web stream in Building 1, Floor 14, 14-D-9 on Saturday, March 20 at 2 p.m.

The entire March event listing can be found here.

Texture and Color Abound

Posted on January 7, 2010 by ksantry

January Market is well under way, and things already are buzzing. There’s an enormous range of looks on the floors, but a couple of things stand out on the first day. Lots of texture and bold graphics for Home. Perhaps people want even more interesting home accents and are looking for statement pieces? There are many options for both visual and tactile interest. Look for pieces that incorporate a bold, oversized graphic as well as those that invite touch with 3-D elements. There are pieces to fit any style!

Home Accents, Fine Linens Showrooms Ready for January, Renew Leases

Posted on December 11, 2009 by ksantry

With the continuing evolution of Home, ignited by the debut of the redesigned 14^th Floor in Building 1, key Home Accents and Fine Linens exhibitors have united to further enhance the product center, including:

Fortunata

Classic Concepts

Harvest Goods

Diana White & Associates

Taylor Linens

Barnett Products Co.

More details here.

Home Accents & Fine Linens Product Center Evolves, Supported Key Showrooms

Posted on December 4, 2009 by ksantry

bedding_img_01 Showrooms are reaffirming their confidence in AmericasMart and the Home Accents & Fine Linens product center’s evolution, renewing their leases on floors and 9 and 10 in Building 1.
Here are a few key ones on the forefront of the movement:

McPhatter & Associates, offering more than a dozen of the finest linens and home accents lines;

Christian Mosso Group, specializing in high-end gifts, linens, home accents and specialty items, are on the forefront of this movement;

Codarus, a distinctive a distinctive showroom offering designer-driven home accents, bedding, linens and gifts, is enhancing the attraction of the product center with new furnishings and accessories items added to their current dynamic linen mix.

Find out more here.

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