Aug 18, 2008

New York Home Textiles Market Week announces
 Summer 2008 Best New Product Awards

(NEW YORK, NY) — Andrew Morgan Collection’s Palace Gates knitted blanket received the “Best of Market” award today in the New York Home Textiles Market Week Best New Product Awards. Awards also were presented in four product-specific categories – Bed, Bath, Dining and Home Accessories – to winners and finalists selected by a prestigious panel of trade and consumer editors. Criteria included innovation in design, creative use of materials/construction and new fiber, material or technology.

The winners and finalists, selected from nearly 100 entries overall, are:

BEST OF MARKET:
Andrew Morgan Collection (Mt. Vernon, NY) for its Palace Gates sustainable knitted blanket. Made of 100% innova polypropelene, the blanket is stain-resistant, anti-bacterial, thermal conductive and can be reduced completely to its original form. 


BED CATEGORY:
Winner: Cuddledown (Portland, ME) for its Limited Edition “World’s Lightest Comforter,” which is designed with a whispery, lightweight, yet durable shell made of 100% combed cotton German Batiste and filled with pure 900 Fill Power European White Goose Down.
Finalist: Luxe Brands International (Toronto, Canada) for its Malaike silk-piped bedding collection. 
Finalist: Plover Organic (Portland, OR) for its organic-certified cotton bedding collection.
BATH CATEGORY:
Winner: MATTEO (Los Angeles, CA) for its Ida Baby Bathrobe, made of quilted organic linen with low-impact dyes. The use of garment-washed technology adds softness while creating a vintage look to the robe. Finalist: FORZA & HOME Turkish Towel Collection (Berkeley, CA) for its hand-loomed waffle towel.
Finalist: MATOUK (Fall River, MA) for its Orlo Towel Collection.

DINING CATEGORY:
Winner: Settings by Mona (Las Vegas, NV) for its fringe tablecloth and chair cap. Made of 100% cotton organdy and linen, the hand-embroidered tablecloth has a built-in napkin ring holder and is machine washable and available in five sizes.
Finalist: Alexandre Turpault (Paris, France) for its Ambre tablecloth.
Finalist: Pom Pom AT HOME (Los Angeles, CA) for its Belle napkin and placemat.


HOME ACCESSORIES CATEGORY:
Winner: Shades of India (Noida, India) for its Moonbeam Cushion Cover. The cotton velvet pillow is covered in different sized mirrors, all of which are lined by metallic threads. 
Finalist: Fino Lino (Ocean, NJ) for its Anniversary Patchwork Pillow.
Finalist: Sheets & Co (New York, NY) for its Silk Trading Company’s Drapery-by-Design Boutique Collection



“The innovation and creativity of these finalist and winning products is most remarkable,” said Penny Sikalis, Vice President, GLM. “These products set a new standard for excellence in home fashions products.”

Judges were: Tracy Bulla, senior product editor, Home Accents Today; Jennifer Condon, market editor, Domino; Amy Hall, senior editor, Accessory Merchandising; Arlene Hirst, articles senior editor, design and news, Metropolitan Home; Wanda Jankowski, editor-in-chief, LDB; Jennifer Marks, editor-in-chief, Home Textiles Today; John Saxtan, editor, Home Fashions & Furniture Trends; and Warren Shoulberg, editor-in-chief, HFN.

New York Home Textiles Market Week offers buyers access to nearly 500 better bed, bath, linen and home products vendors at the New York International Gift Fair (Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Metropolitan Pavilion and Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 & 94), 230 Fifth Avenue and 7 West 34th Street. Products represented include bed and bath fashions, table linens, kitchen textiles, towels, decorative accessories, area rugs, window treatments and decorative fabrics.

The next edition will take place Friday, January 23, through Thursday, January 29, 2009, at the New York International Gift Fair, 230 Fifth Avenue and 7 W New York. Additional information is available online at www.nyhometextilesmarketweek.com.