NY NOW to feature 100K products in summer 2014 market

05 Apr '14

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Within HANDMADE Designer Maker, Lisa Neimeth Ceramics, Nelles Studio, Patrick Meyer Studio and Smartwork will rejoin current exhibitors like Chikahisa Studio, Lois Arnow Porcelain, Peg & Awl and Stinson Studios; and within HANDMADE Global Design, Barro En Mis Manos, Chopstick Art and Mushmina will return to the summer Market alongside Creative Women, MBare Ltd and Shupaca.

Beyond exhibits, a four-day slate of educational seminars and special events will be offered to complement market activities. More than 20 seminars will cover a range of topics, including color and design trends, importing, digital marketing and social media, visual merchandising marketing and other retail strategies.

Sponsors and presenters include representatives from leading media outlest, as well as support from industry associations including ART (The Creative Home Furnishings Network), CRAFT (Craft Retailers & Artists for Tomorrow), Fashion Group International and IFDA (International Furnishings & Design Association).

NY NOW will continue to showcase and reward product innovation with Best New Product Awards recognizing design excellence in four categories – Baby + Child, Gourmet Housewares, Home Textiles and Personal Care + Wellness. Popular voting will determine winners of favorite “green” products in the Eco Choice Awards, as well as “Best of HOME” and “Best of LIFESTYLE” Awards.

In addition, the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) NY Metro Chapter will present their “Best of the Best NY NOW Summer 2014 Awards” to select exhibitors in NY NOW’s HOME Collection; and select Accent on Design exhibitors will be eligible for both the Accent on Design Awards and Bloggers’ Choice Awards.

For the third year in a row, NY NOW will preview key home 2014-15 design trend directions through its “Open House,” display, presented in partnership with One Kings Lane and Progressive Business Media publications.

Other special displays include SustainAbility: design for a better world, which spotlights eco-friendly and socially-responsible products and producers; Made in the USA, which highlights American products that are both handcrafted and commercially-produced; and the NY NOW NEW! Preview Display which features innovative and emerging resources from Pier 94.

The summer 2014 edition of NY NOW, the Market for Home + Lifestyle, will run Saturday, August 16, through Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal’s Pier 94. NY NOW’s four comprehensive collections – HOME, LIFESTYLE, HANDMADE and NEW! – will encompass 100,000 products in 400+ product categories. Some 35,000 attendees from all 50 states and more than 80 countries worldwide are expected.

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