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Las Vegas Market Adds Indoor/Outdoor Furniture Showcase
January 13,
2010 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in on January 14, 2010
The Winter Las Vegas Market, Feb. 1-5, will feature a new showcase for outdoor furnishings called "Alfresco Spaces."
Located on Building B's second floor, Alfresco Spaces will be dedicated to up-market, design-led furniture and furnishings that can be used both inside and outside the homeon terraces, in conservatories, garden rooms, patios, beside the pool or on the beach. The showcase also will feature an array of sustainable products as part of World Market Center Las Vegas' "One Good World" program.
"Until recently, outdoor furnishings designs had been stagnant for some time," said Tim Branscome, World Market Center Las Vegas' vice president, international. "Fortunately, a revived passion for outdoor spaces is driving a design revolution in this category, complete with new materials and treatments that complement contemporary interior designs. The launch of Alfresco Spaces, which coincides with introduction of INSPIREDESIGNTM, a dynamic hospitality show aimed at contract, hotel and resort buyers, has the industry voicing enormous interest in the rebirth of outdoor furnishings."
Harbour Outdoor from Australia, one of Alfresco Spaces' exhibitors, was inspired to create unique outdoor furnishings that combine Sydney's everyday outdoor lifestyle, coastal location and the taste for quality and style.
"More than ever before, homeowners are realizing the importance of the homestead, where the backyard is clearly an enhancement of the living area in the house," said Alexander Eburne, vice president of sales and marketing for Harbour Outdoor. "The economy has motivated people to choose to stay and invest in their home environments, while they obtain immeasurable enjoyment with their new-found outdoor life."
Other exhibitors included in the new showcase include EcoSmart Fireplaces, Kannoa, Deesawat, John Kelley, Gypsy Faire Tents, Patio Heaven Somers Furniture and Seccio among others.