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LV Market Brings Gift and Home Décor Under One Roof
March 27,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry, Las Vegas, Market
For the first time, The Pavilions at Las Vegas Market will showcase all 500+ gift and home décor resources together under one roof, offering buyers and designers a way to cross-category shop and source.
“We are presenting all of our gift and home temporary exhibits together during the construction of IMC’s new Expo Center at World Market Center Las Vegas,” said JoAnn Miller Marshall, executive vice president, president of tradeshow leasing for International Market Centers. “This concentration of resources will offer buyers and designers a synergistic one-stop-shopping opportunity for gift, lifestyle, home, handmade and vintage products.”
For Summer Market, the Pavilions will keep the same six core categories: Gift, Design Lifestyle, Handmade, Discoveries: The Antique Vintage Marketplace, Design Home and Home.
Gift features a full range of giftware categories, including decorative gifts, tabletop, housewares, gourmet foods, jewelry, apparel, personal care, stationery and innovative lifestyle products. Gift will showcase more than 180 collections.
Design Lifestyle will showcase 30 new and proven collections in a juried showcase of contemporary and design-forward gift and home décor resources. Look for emerging designers and forward-focused products in this must-see section.
Handmade will present more than 100 artisans, makers and local made designers. Exhibitors emphasize artistry, originality and perfectly imperfect products. A highlight of Handmade will be the fourth appearance of Aid to Artisans’ TEAM (Training for Entrepreneurs in Artisan Markets) showcase of first-time artisan exhibitors presented in partnership with leading non-profit economic development firm. TEAM will feature a variety of curated, maker-produced goods from international artisans.
In Discoveries: The Antique Vintage Marketplace, buyers can purchase found objects, antiques, repurposed and recycled home decor, jewelry, and clothing from more than 125 lines. Discoveries offers cash and carry, order writing and immediate delivery. Additionally, Discoveries is home to the popular Cash & Carry Shopping Spree, a combined order writing/cash and carry late-night event with shopping and complimentary cocktails from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, July 29..
Marketgoers can discover design-driven home décor, furniture, and textiles in Design Home. The section is packed with progressive, thoughtful, well-crafted and aspirational product.
Home is a purposeful destination for all things home, especially accent decor, furniture, textiles, linens, and decorative accessories. Design Home and Home will feature nearly 100 lines.
Additionally, the Pavilions will showcase Artisanal LA. The Artisanal LA pop-up show will feature product from Los Angeles-based makers.
In total, the Pavilions will showcase a broad assortment of lines that include: accent furniture; antiques; decorative accessories; fashion accessories; faux botanicals; jewelry; home décor; housewares; gourmet foods; lighting; one-of-a-king products; personal care; rugs; stationery; tabletop; textile; vintage items and wall décor.
Beyond products, the Pavilions will include a food court, a seminar room with a robust schedule of events, after-hours events, dedicated programming, a registration area and a free shuttle that connects to the main campus. The Pavilions at Las Vegas Market are open Sunday, July 28 through Wednesday, July 31. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Sunday to Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
“Exhibitor response to our Winter 2019 Expo Center groundbreaking was overwhelmingly positive,” Marshall said. “We are looking forward to its completion in Summer 2020 and to having all of our gift and home temporaries presented together in the new 315,000-square-foot facility.”