Aug 13, 2014

Las Vegas Market Announces Best Booth Winners

Las Vegas Market announced today that six furniture, gift and home décor firms — The B. S. Trading Rug, Caitlin Wilson Textiles, dar Living, Hester & Cook, Millefiori Milano and Torre & Tagus — received “Best Booth” awards at the just-concluded Summer Market, which ran Sunday, July 27, to Thursday, July 31, 2014.

“Las Vegas Market commends the exemplary efforts of these six innovative exhibitors, who are setting a higher standard for creative merchandising and exceptional booth design,” said Bob Maricich, Chief Executive Officer, International Market Centers. “The Summer Market showcased the largest number of temporary exhibitors in Las Vegas Market’s history, spotlighting nearly 500 vendors in 16 temporary collections. As the leading furniture, home decor and gift destination in the western United States, Las Vegas Market is committed to supporting and recognizing excellence in both temporary exhibits and permanent showroom presentations.”

The Best Booth awards were judged by a panel of industry editors, including Crystal Palecek, founder and editor-in-chief of Rue Magazine; Dallas Shaw, style expert and blogger; and Becky Tyre, trends editor of GIFT SHOP Magazine. Criteria included exceptional design, creative merchandising, cohesive brand messaging and inspired visual merchandising.

Winning furniture exhibitors on floor B2 included The B. S. Trading Rug LLC, a supplier of cowhides, patchwork rugs, African animal skins, exotic furs and home accessories; and dar Living, a supplier of home office, audio/visual and accent furniture. Home décor exhibitors honored on floor C5 included Caitlin Wilson Textiles, designer and manufacturer of decorative accent pillows, area rugs and decorative furniture; and Torre & Tagus, a provider of contemporary home décor and accessories. Gift exhibitors lauded on floor C11 included Hester & Cook, a supplier of table linens, vintage flatware, handcrafted light fixtures and unique kitchen accessories; and Millefiori Milano, a provider of home fragrance and scented candles.

Las Vegas Market is the leading furniture, home decor and gift marketplace in the western U.S., presenting 2,200+ gift, home décor and furniture resources in an unrivaled market destination. Las Vegas Market features thousands of gift, furniture and home décor lines, allowing for cross-category commerce among these industries. The Winter 2015 Las Vegas Market runs January 18-22, 2015, at World Market Center Las Vegas. For more information, visit www.lasvegasmarket.com.

ABOUT LAS VEGAS MARKET AND INTERNATIONAL MARKET CENTERS, L.P.

Las Vegas Market is the most comprehensive furniture, home décor and gift market in the United States, presenting a unique cross-section of 2,200+ resources in an unrivaled market destination. With two markets each year, retailers and designers can shop a broad assortment of product from thousands of manufacturers of furniture, mattress, lighting, decorative accessories, floor coverings, home textiles, tabletop, general gift and more – delivering the most complete, cross-category wholesale tradeshow for the furniture, home décor and gift industries in the United States. For more information, visit www.lasvegasmarket.com. Find us on Facebook and Twitter.

Las Vegas Market is produced by International Market Centers, L.P. (IMC), the world’s largest operator of premier showroom space for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries. International Market Centers owns and operates 11.4 million square feet of world-class exhibition space in High Point, N.C. and Las Vegas. IMC’s mission is to build and operate an innovative, sustainable, profitable and scalable platform for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries. For more information on IMC, visit http://imcenters.com/.