Jun 16, 2008

Chicago promotes stylish, eco-friendly “Green” home

CHICAGO — The Merchandise Mart will feature a unique, green-themed display home in its North Lobby during one of its largest Gift and Home trade shows, The Chicago Market: Living and Giving, running July 17-23. This concept home offers design ideas and inspiration for lake homes, cottage retreats or second homes — enticing retailers and designers to incorporate green product into their stores and clients’ homes.

With increasing popularity, the Lake House display is now on its fourth edition and will feature trends and products with the popular Eco-friendly or Green-focused theme. Designed and merchandised by commercial and residential designer, Mick Santiago, this season’s LakeHouse will demonstrate how simple it can be to incorporate environmentally friendly product into the home and store, so that it can become a part of everyday life.

Each aspect of the Lake House will feature a collection of Green trends and products for environmentally conscious customers. Products include wallpaper, draperies, bamboo towels, bed linens, dishes and glassware, rugs, sculptures, artwork and furniture.

Here’s a glimpse of the leading manufacturers and products you can expect to see in the Lake House this July:
Lightstone – all-natural fragrance cones
Wallteriors – wallpaper
Deep Steep – bath and body products
Michaelian & Kohlberg – furniture
Siw Thai Silk – fair-trade handmade pillows

For questions on eco-friendly product lines in Market Square, please contact Trisha Schultz at 312.527.7816 or tschultz@mmart.com. For more information on Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) or The Chicago Market: Living and Giving, please visit www.shopchicagomarket.com or call 800.677.6278 (MART).

The Chicago Market: Living and Giving is a trademark of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI)
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) is a trade show and property management firm, specializing in managing buildings devoted to wholesale showrooms and commercial office space. MMPI produces more than 300 trade shows, market events and conferences each year. MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart and 350 West Mart Center in Chicago; Market Square, the Suites at Market Square, Hamilton Market, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza and the National Furniture Mart in High Point, N.C.; the Architects & Designers Building and 7 W New York in New York; the Boston Design Center in Boston; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and the Washington Design Center and Federal Center Southwest in Washington D.C.

Vornado Realty Trust, owners of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.