Jan 10, 2017

Pavilions at Las Vegas Market showcase new, returning exhibitors

Las Vegas Market announced that a wealth of new and returning companies will be among some 500+ temporary gift and home décor exhibitors in The Pavilions at Las Vegas Market, Jan. 22-25, 2017. Pavilions highlights for Winter 2017 Las Vegas Market include sold out GIFT and HANDMADE categories and ongoing expansion in DESIGN, HOME and DISCOVERIES: The Antique Vintage Marketplace. “Las Vegas Market continues to experience exceptionally high levels of demand for temporary exhibition space, and we will welcome nearly 200 new and returning companies for the forthcoming winter Market,” said Dorothy Belshaw, president of Gift Leasing, International Market Centers. “As the nation’s fastest growing gift and home décor market, Las Vegas Market gives buyers an ever-increasing number of resources to surprise and delight their customers.
More than 500 temporary exhibitors – including nearly 140 exhibitors who are first-time participants in Las Vegas Market – will be featured in the GIFT, HOME, B HOME, HANDMADE and DESIGN categories in Pavilion 1; and another 100+ more exhibitors, including 50 new-to-Market vendors, will be presented in Discoveries: The Antique Vintage Marketplace in Pavilion 2.
GIFT, representing the single largest section at nearly 30,000-square-feet, will feature nearly 60 newcomers among its nearly 200 total exhibitors. The GIFT segment, which is sold out for Winter Market, will welcome new and returning exhibitors.
Highlights of the 10,000+-square-foot HOME section include the expansion of the decorative accessories and lighting categories, with lighting now accounting for more than 1,100-square-feet of exhibition space. Within HOME, B HOME, the 4,000+-square-foot curated luxury showcase of high-end furniture and home décor products targeted at specialty boutique retailers and interior designers, will feature a wide variety of unique vendors.
The HANDMADE section has been expanded by some 1,000-square-feet and is sold out for Winter Market, with an increased selection of jewelry, accessories and wood products, and the curated DESIGN section also is growing steadily, representing nearly 2,500-square-feet, with leading exhibitors.

In Pavilion 2, DISCOVERIES: The Antique Vintage Marketplace will be more than 50 percent larger than last January, with more than 50 new resources. Discoveries will encompass some 30,000-square-feet of unique, one-of-a-kind, antique, international and vintage resources, including 5,000-square-feet of jewelry and “cash and carry” resources and a curated collection of more than 100 unique resources from antique and vintage shows coast to coast.
Beyond exhibits, the Pavilions will offer retailers a variety of amenities and activities. Schedule highlights follow, with complete details and registration available online.

• 10 Unique and Creative Ways to use Immediate Delivery Retail seminar by Allan Share & Patti Biro, hosted by Day Spa Association and IMC, on Sunday, January 22, from 1-2 p.m.
• Healthcare Gift Guide: Top Picks for Hospital Gift Shops, tour led by Barb Farmer, Chandler Regional & Mercy Gilbert Medical Centers and hosted by Association for Healthcare Volunteer Resource Professionals and IMC, on Sunday, January 22, from 2:30-4 p.m.
• The Vintage Boudoir with Christi Proctor, watch a luxuriously designed bedroom come to life using products exclusively sourced from DISCOVERIES: The Antique Vintage Marketplace, On Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 from 2-3 p.m.; and Tuesday, January 24 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Touring the Trends with RUE Magazine, led by Victoria de la Camara, Style and Market Editor for RUE Magazine, on Sunday, January 22 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. 
• Meet the Makers Lunch Seminar, with artisanal makers and curators discussing what’s new and what’s next in the maker movement, on Monday, January 23, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. (0.1CEU).
• Cash & Carry Shopping Spree at The Pavilions & DISCOVERIES: The Antique Vintage Marketplace, on Monday January 23; a special evening of late night shopping and adult beverages, with doors open until 7 p.m. and complimentary cocktails from 2-7 p.m. in both venues.  Food court and food trucks will be open offering food for purchase.
• Top Museum Store Product Curated Docent Tour, led by Patricia Sampson, High Museum of Art, hosted by Museum Store Association and IMC on Monday, January 23 from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
• Touring the Trends through DISCOVERIES, led by Rachel Hoffmann, ISA, Antiques Curator & Blogger for Ruby Lane, hosted by Ruby Lane, Antique Young Guns U.S.A. and IMC Monday, January 23 from 1:30-2:30 p.m.
• Stroll the Top Personal Care, Spa & Lifestyle Products, led by Niko Siton, Mandarin Oriental, hosted by Day Spa Association and IMC, Monday, January 23, 2:30-4 p.m.

The Pavilions and DISCOVERIES run Sunday through Wednesday, with staggered show hours on all four days: Sunday, January 22, 9am to 6pm; Monday, January 23, 9am to 6pm; Tuesday, January 24, 9am to 6pm; and Wednesday, January 25, 9am to 4pm. The Pavilions and DISCOVERIES are closed on Thursday, January 26.