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AmericasMart to Showcase Portman White Paint
May 27,
2015 by in Industry, Special Events 
Paint supplier Sherwin-Williams has introduced a paint color in honor of AmericasMart chairman and founder John C. Portman Jr.
The color—Portman White SW-PW240—is available by request at all Sherwin-Williams stores. The color is white with “two dashes of red.”
AmericasMart will celebrate Portman’s aesthetic with a design exhibition and party in honor of the signature paint color during The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market in July.
A common theme throughout Portman’s body of work, the signature color is frequently requested from Atlanta-area Sherwin-Williams stores by designers and architects looking to emulate his style.
The Portman White Vignette Gallery will be unveiled at the July Market, featuring seven interior designers: Brian Patrick Flynn, Michelle Workman, Stan Topol, Michel Boyd, Niki Papadopoulos, Melanie Turner and Kerry Howard. Each designer started with a blank 10-foot-by-10-foot vignette painted Portman White, access to the vast array of products from AmericasMart showrooms, and the charge to use their personal design aesthetics to pay tribute to the Portman’s work in a high-impact way.
Design and trend authority REstyleSource also will merchandise Portman White-inspired displays in the lobbies of Buildings 1 and 2. The Building 1 lobby display will feature trends in home and design products. The Building 2 lobby display will showcase entertaining, outdoor and lifestyle merchandise.
AmericasMart presents the Portman White Vignette Gallery in collaboration with Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles magazine, Sherwin-Williams and REstyleSource. The Portman White Vignette Gallery is located in Building 1, Floor 14, space 14-D-1. It will be available for viewing throughout Market, and will continue to be on display in the months thereafter.
A White Party, open to all Market attendees, celebrating the participating interior designers and Portman’s legacy will take place on Friday, July 10 at 7 p.m.
“The Portman White Vignette Gallery will be an exciting part of the July Market, allowing buyers to draw inspiration and creativity from these notable interior designers and our esteemed Chairman,” said Mark Furlet, senior vice president of Leasing for AmericasMart’s HOME Collection. “It is an amazing tribute to an amazing man—using product from the design center he created to celebrate his signature style.”