Home Textiles Market Week enhanced by Seminars & Special Events

20 Dec '10

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230 Fifth Avenue will welcome the addition and expansion of several leading home fashions vendors for the winter 2011 Home Textiles Market Week. Newcomers are Signoria Di Firenze (Suite 1903) and Trendex (Suite 1002); and tenants expanding their showroom space are C.C. Premiums (Suite 1315) and Softline (Suite 1209).

Several educational seminars and social events will supplement market activities. On Sunday, January 30, WGSN-HomeBuildLife.com will present Home Trends 2011-2012 identifying macro-trends influencing home and interior concepts, colors and materials; and on Monday, January 31, New York City's International Furnishings & Design Association (IFDA) will host Color Pulse 2012, previewing key 2011-2012 color trends and their home applications.

Through the cooperation of GLM, 7 W New York and 230 Fifth Avenue, buyers and suppliers can enjoy free VIP FastPass admission and complementary skate rental at Citi PondSM at Bryant Park during winter Market Week, January 28-February 3, 2011.

As an added bonus, on Saturday, January 29, Ryan O'Meara, a former ice dancer who competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics, will make an exclusive on-ice performance at Citi PondSM at Bryant Park. O'Meara, currently a home products retailer and interior designer, will perform with partner Emily Nussear, at 6:30pm, and market-goers can join the pair on the ice until 8:30pm.

Additionally, NYIGF's “A Night on Broadway” will feature specially-priced tickets to the 2010 Tony Award winning Best Musical MEMPHIS on Tuesday, February 1. Tickets, which normally cost $125, are $90 each, with the difference being absorbed by NYIGF.

In addition, the New York Home Textiles Market Week “Best New Products” Awards will recognize select home textiles suppliers for excellence in four categories – Bath , Bed, Dining and Home Accessories – along with one overall “Best of Market distinction.

Produced cooperatively by GLM, 230 Fifth Avenue, and 7 W New York, Home Textiles Market Week runs Friday, January 28, through Thursday, February 3, 2011, in locations throughout New York City. 7 W New York opens on Friday, January 28, and NYIGF and 230 Fifth Avenue both open on Saturday, January 29. All venues are open through Thursday, February 3.

Home Textiles Market Week is a registered trademark of George Little Management, LLC.

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