Nov 7, 2013

Dallas Boasts New Resources & Top Headliners in January

Dallas Market Center, the most convenient and easy-to-shop marketplace, will offer thousands of new resources, top headliners, events and inspiration throughout its 5 million square feet during its first Market of 2014 – Total Home & Gift Market to be held Jan. 15-21, 2014.

Top Headliners Educate and Entertain

Thomas O’Brien, an acclaimed home furnishings retailer and interior designer, will take the stage on Friday, Jan. 17 at noon, World Trade Center (WTC) 1st floor. O’Brien is based in Manhattan and is the proprietor of Aero Ltd, the influential SoHo home boutique and retail extension of Aero Studios, one of America’s leading design firms, with O’Brien as founder and president. He will discuss his design philosophy and new book, Aero: Beginning to Now

Chris Hanmer, a rising star in the pastry industry and winner of Bravo’s “Top Chef Just Desserts”, will present a cooking demonstration on Saturday, Jan. 18 at noon at The Culinary Stage, WTC 1st floor during the Dallas Total Housewares & Gourmet Market, Jan. 15-21

Alex Hitz, celebrity chef, cookbook author and founder of the luxury gourmet food product line The Beverly Hills Kitchen, will lead a cooking demonstration on Friday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. at The Culinary Stage

New Additions to the Dallas Temp Show

The Dallas Temp Show, Jan. 16-19 (staggered opening dates) offers 24 different product categories in six distinctive, easy-to-shop locations with more than 500,000 square feet of exhibits located on the WTC 1st, 6th, 12th and 13th floors, Trade Mart (TM) 1st floor and in Market Hall

Table & Housewares Temps celebrates its first January Market in the expanded temporaries area on WTC 1st floor next to the Gourmet Market offering functional gifts, dining, cooking and entertaining wares, as well as clever items for the home

An Entire Floor of Wearable Gifts – Fashion & Accessories on WTC 13th floor offers a complete, one-stop-shop for this high-margin, in-demand category. The wide variety features permanent showrooms, Fashion Temps, Handmade Fashion & Accessories Temps and Red Haute Temps. Fashion and accessories include jewelry, handbags, leather goods, footwear, hats, travel accessories, handmade items and much more

The brand-new American Made by Hand immediate-purchase category located in Market Hall, Main Hall offers one-of-a-kind, unique merchandise produced in the U.S. by artists and designers using a variety of materials

Luxury Home Temps (Jan. 15-19), a juried category of home décor manufacturers with a collection of high-style and high-end lighting, furniture, wall décor, textiles and accents located on WTC 1st floor, is sold out

Dallas Total Housewares & Gourmet Market Continues to Grow

Dallas Total Housewares & Gourmet Market features an array of exhibitors, special events, seminars and cooking and product demonstrations

More than 1,500 premier manufacturers of housewares and gourmet products in permanent showrooms, temporary booths and the Gourmet Market

The Culinary Stage in the WTC Hall of Nations features live cooking and product demonstrations by multiple high-profile restaurant chefs featuring headliners Chris Hanmer and Alex Hitz

Housewares Hotspot features more than 15 product demonstrations from top housewares manufacturers on Thursday, Jan. 16 through Saturday, Jan. 18 from 1 to 3 p.m., TM 2nd floor

The Debut of Christmas HQ

Christmas HQ, a new strategic brand initiative recognizing Dallas as the Christmas Headquarters, debuts during January Market with its expansive collection of Christmas products across Dallas Market

Christmas HQ features inspirational displays, product demonstrations, an all-market Christmas party in the International Trade Plaza and much more

Additional information including a preview video and photo gallery is available at dallasmarketcenter.com/christmashq or follow along on Twitter #christmasHQ

Exciting Special Events and Educational Opportunities

Discovery Tours of Market by retail consultant Rawlins Gilliland highlight top trends and products to increase sales held Thursday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.; and Friday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Industry and design expert J Schwanke AIFD, PFCI, AAF leads two tours, “Color Trends Walking Tour” held Thursday, Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. and a “Merchandising Walking Tour” held Saturday, Jan. 18 at 11 a.m.

The Design Stage in the WTC Hall of Nations and Christmas HQ Design Stage in the TM Grand Pavilion features Christmas and floral demonstrations by design experts including J Schwanke AIFD, PFCI, AAF; Sandy Schroeck AIFD, PFCI, CFD; and Matt Wood AIFD

The 25th Annual ARTS Awards – the Premier International Awards Program

The 25th annual ARTS Awards, the premier international awards program dedicated to home industry excellence is held each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market

The awards will be presented during an elegant gala event on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel

For a complete list of finalists, visit dallasmarketcenter.com/artsawards.

For a full list of special events, visit the Dallas Market Center website. To prepare for January Markets in Dallas, download the Dallas Market App. Also, join the conversation by visiting Dallas Market Center on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, or by visiting Know It All.

About Dallas Market Center

Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world’s most complete wholesale marketplace. Within its marketplace of more than five million square feet, retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men’s, western, women’s and children’s apparel. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 85 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. As a result, more than $8 billion in estimated wholesale transactions are conducted annually within the Dallas Market Center complex. The Dallas Market Center website is available at dallasmarketcenter.com.