Jun 23, 2011
‘Tis the Season for Holiday, Floral and Home Décor Merchandise at July’s AmericasMart Market

Atlanta, GA – AmericasMart opens the door to the world’s largest and most integrated product collection of holiday, floral and home décor product at the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market July 13 – 20 (with Temporaries taking place Friday, July 15 through Tuesday, July 19) and The Atlanta International Area Rug Market July 14-17.

More than 90 percent of the major holiday/floral companies will show in the product center on Floors 16-20 in Building 1. Because of its growing size and breadth and depth of product, AmericasMart is a valuable platform for manufacturers and designers to launch creative ideas, fresh lines and new product for both commercial and residential purposes.

Attendees to the July market will see expansions of some of the major players as well as more diversity in the product center than ever before. It’s not just florals and holiday anymore. There is merchandise to support the observance of major (and minor) holidays as well as every celebration imaginable – from weddings, to birthdays, spring parties, showers, bar and bat mitzvahs, graduations to St. Patrick’s Day. While the traditional holiday displays and merchandise are dazzling and sure to please clients and customers, don’t miss the eclectic Halloween offerings as the October scarefest is the second most important holiday in terms of dollars spent.

Also enriching and enlivening the gift-rich market experience will be a series of features events, including:

  • Everlasting Arrangements will take place Thursday, July 14 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and will explore the power and versatility of decorating with permanent flora in both the home and retail showroom. A decorating demonstration by Alvin Moore will take place in Building 1, Floor 19, Seminar Room 19-A-23.
  • Settings for Weddings will feature a decorating demonstration by John Grady Burns on Friday, July 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Say “I do” to dozens of floral designs incorporating a vast array of diverse wedding things and using products such as permanent and fresh florals, table coverings, containers, china, crystal, and flatware.
  • Elevate the Everyday will feature Serenbe Co-Founder Marie Nygren and Keith Robinson of Gloriosa Event Design, Serenbe’s exclusive wedding and special event designer, who will demonstrate how to decorate for every day events and special occasions. The duo will also show how to use eco-friendly products in design that will not only add style to the special event but also benefit the environment. The presentation will take place on Saturday, July 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Building 1, floor 19, Seminar Room 19-A-23.
  • Home, Garden and Holiday Living will feature Ken Fetgatter AIFD who will creatively present home decorating ideas using the latest trends in design for inside and outside the home. Fetgatter also focuses on the holidays with an emphasis on economics and profitability. Sponsored by Melrose Showroom, the event will take place Saturday July 16, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Building 1, Floor 19, Seminar Room 19-A-23.

Adding to the selection and variety of the offerings are the following exhibitors who are new to the Mart or have expanded or relocated their space:

  • Border Concepts, premier supplier of independent garden centers and wholesale commercial yards, whose products include artificial Christmas trees, wreaths and garlands; is expanding its showroom to a total of 11,604 feet. The new space is on floor 17 in Building 1, showroom 17-B-1, 3, 5, 7.
  • Melrose International, specializing in floral and home decor products, is expanding its showroom to 9,152 feet and is on floor 17 of building 1, showroom 17-Building C-1, 3, 5, 7.
  • Naturalstar, Inc., an importer of a wide variety of giftware and craft items including a huge selection of plastic, paste, paper, and poly resin party favors as well as a variety of craft flowers, has 1,491 square feet of space located in Suite 19-B-1.
  • Vickerman, an importer of quality seasonal decorations including traditional and realistic artificial Christmas trees, wreaths and garlands as well as other realistic looking holiday foliage, expanded its showroom to a total of 3,306 square feet. The new space is located on floor 17 of Building 1, showroom 17-A-18, 20, C-4.
  • Fantastic Craft will show its line of candles, garlands and other holiday items in 9,981 square feet of expanded showroom space on floor 18 of Building 1, showroom 18-A-14-20a.
  • Tony International, a picture frame manufacturer, is in a new showroom totaling 719 square feet located on floor 19 of Building 1, showroom 19-B-2.
  • Transpac, Inc., which offers gift, seasonal, decorative accessories and floral products, is expanding its showroom to 7,491 feet and is located on floor 19 of Building 1, showroom 19-D-6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, E-2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.
  • Norben Imports and its line of artificial and permanent florals and botanicals has expanded to 2,394 square feet and relocated to floor 17 of Building 1, showroom 17-C-14, 16.
  • Si Lucia and its line of handcrafted papier-mache masks is a new showroom exhibitor located on floor 20 of Building 1, showroom 20-D-8 in 587 square feet.

In addition, the following have renewed their space.

  • TJ Collection By The Mitchell Company, which offers holiday and seasonal decorations including ornaments and accessories for a variety of holidays, including Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween and Easter, has renewed its space at 5,282 feet, located on floor 16 of Building 1, 16-A-14, 16, C-6, 7, 8
  • KWO, which offers traditional handmade smoker men, including holiday themed ones, has renewed its 1,156 square feet of space on floor 20 of Building 1, showroom 20-D-13.
  • Cascini Design, an importer of authentic, historically accurate Italian religious art figures and one-of-a-kind limited edition sculptures, has renewed its 340 square feet and is located on floor 20 of Building 1, showroom 20-E-14.
  • St. Nicholas Collection and its handmade St. Nick and Snow Children figures, has renewed its 720 square feet of space and is located on floor 20 of Building 1, showroom 20-D-7.
  • Belsnickel will show its line of fun, personalizable Christmas ornaments, piggy banks and giggle lings in 597 square feet of space located on floor 20 of Building 1, showroom 20-D-14.

If your customers celebrate it, you will need products to help them make it festive and you can find it at the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market. The World’s Global Market. Because it’s all by design.




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