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From Home Furnishing Business
Las Vegas Market Names Best Booth Winners
January 28,
2016 by in Las Vegas, Market 
Las Vegas Market selected nine furniture, gift and home décor suppliers to receive best booth awards during the Winter Market that closes today.
12 Small Things From One Big World; Bamboo54; 200 North; Rust and Roses Vintage; Joanie Design; devall; KidKraft; Ethics Supply Co.; and Wedgewood Furniture took the honors.
“Congratulations to these nine exhibitors on their exemplary visual merchandising and booth design efforts,” said Dorothy Belshaw, president of gift and home décor for International Market Centers. “Las Vegas Market is pleased to recognize top-quality product display and merchandising.”
The awards were judged by Courtney Allison of French Country Cottage and Kelli Lamb of Rue Magazine/Rue Media. Criteria included overall visual design of the booth; creative merchandising; cohesive brand messaging; and the overall personality and attitude of the booth and sales staff.
Winning home furnishings temporary booths on floor B2 included 200 North, an Illinois-based manufacturer and division of Kaufmann Brands that features contemporary furnishings; and KidKraft, a Dallas-based creator, manufacturer and distributor of wooden furniture and toys for children. Casual temporary exhibitors honored on floor C13 included Bamboo54, a California-based manufacturer of a complete line of eco-friendly bamboo furniture and accessories; and Wedgewood Furniture, a Montana-based manufacturer of a sustainably produced line of bamboo plywood furniture that packs flat using a patented assembly system.
Five exhibitors from the Pavilions at Las Vegas Market – representing Gift, Home, Homemade, Design and Discoveries were lauded for booth design and display. Ethics Supply Co., a California –based creator of handmade or ethically sourced candles, soaps, and other personal care accessories; Joanie Design LLC, an Arizona-based designer of vibrantly colored and patterned furniture and textiles; 12 Small Things from One Big World, fashionable fair trade products handmade by artisans in need around the world; devall, a California-based supplier of irreverent and provoking porcelain tableware and accessories; and Rust and Roses Vintage, an Arizona-based dealer of vintage, antiques, reclaimed and reused items.