Vegas Pavilion Promotes Made in USA

January 19, 2012  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Las Vegas on January 20, 2012

World Market Center Las Vegas will debut a new made-in-USA pavilion for the Jan. 30-Feb. 3 Las Vegas Furniture Market.

Featuring American-made products from nearly 40 companies, the showcase follows on the launch of the American pavilion at Suites at Market Square at the Fall High Point Furniture Market, and gives manufacturers, buyers and designers who attend Las Vegas Market the opportunity to experience a West Coast version of the destination.

The new 5,000-square-foot pavilion, located in on the second floor of Building B, will showcase American-made furniture and home decor products and collections.

"As more and more consumers move toward the trend in supporting and buying local and domestically made products, Las Vegas Market wanted to present a single destination on the West Coast for those companies to showcase their goods," said Margaret Powers, vice president of tradeshows/Las Vegas. "This new pavilion gives all our manufacturers an opportunity to highlight their made-in-USA wares while providing buyers one-stop-shopping for these highly sought-after products. In particular we think our growing international buyer base will be anxious to visit this uniquely American market destination."

Las Vegas Market's partnership with Rick Dale and his shop, Rick's Restoration, featured in the hit History Channel show "American Restoration," is a highlight of the new destination. Rick's Restoration will showcase one-of-a-kind pieces featured on the show, as well as before-and-after looks of these professionally restored pieces of American history.

Las Vegas Market also has secured vintage pieces of local Las Vegas neon history through the Neon Museum and Boneyard(http://www.neonmuseum.org/). Select pieces of historical American neon from the heyday of Las Vegas glitz and glamour will be highlighted throughout the pavilion with these unrestored and unique pieces.

Exhibiting companies in the new Made in U.S.A. pavilion include Oak Design Corp., ITW Dahti Seating, Whittier Wood Furniture, Old Hickory Furniture Co., Sole/Divani Designs, McClure Tables, Supracor, Dapwood Furniture Co., Utah Mountain Furniture and Cambridge Mills Furniture.

The pavilion also will feature a product showcase with examples of American-made wares from many permanent Las Vegas Market exhibitors from across the campus. Those include ACME Furniture, Adagio Water Features, Anthony California, Best Home Furnishings, Capel Rugs, Fine Art Tapestries, Fireside Lodge Furniture Company, Four Hands, Furniture Traditions, Imagine That!, India House, Karastan Rugs, King's Rattan, Legends Furniture, Leggett & Platt Consumer Products Group, Manual Woodworkers, Marshfield Furniture, Montana Woodworks, Omnia Leather Furniture, Pacific Coast Lighting, Peninsula Home Collection, Pure Country Rustic Décor, Reliant Ribbon, Rene Cazares/RC Furniture, Rowe Furniture, Simply Amish and Veneman.

Las Vegas Market also will celebrate this new pavilion with a special "Party in the U.S.A." event, Jan. 31, 4-6 p.m., on the B2 floor, featuring all-American fare such as sliders, mac-n-cheese, special desserts and signature cocktails, adding to the domestically-inspired party.