Jan 28, 2016

Las Vegas Market announces Best Booth winners

Las Vegas Market announced that nine furniture, gift and home décor suppliers — 12 Small Things From One Big World; Bamboo54; 200 North; Rust and Roses Vintage; Joanie Design; devall; KidKraft; Ethics Supply Co.; and Wedgewood Furniture — received “Best Booth” awards at the Winter 2016 Market, which ran through Thursday, January 28. 
“Congratulations to these nine exhibitors on their exemplary visual merchandising and booth design efforts,” said Dorothy Belshaw, president of Gift & Home Décor, International Market Centers. “Las Vegas Market is pleased to recognize top-quality product display and merchandising.”

Courtney Allison of French Country Cottage and Kelli Lamb of Rue Magazine/Rue Media judged 
the Best Booth awards. Criteria included overall visual design of the booth; creative merchandising; cohesive brand messaging; and the overall personality and attitude of the booth and sales staff.

Winning home furnishings temporary booths on floor B2 included 200 North, an Illinois-based manufacturer and division of Kaufmann Brands that features fine quality contemporary furnishings; and KidKraft, a Dallas-based creator, manufacturer and distributor of award-winning wooden furniture and toys for children. Casual temporary exhibitors honored on floor C13 included Bamboo54, a California-based manufacturer of a complete line of eco-friendly bamboo furniture and accessories; and Wedgewood Furniture, a Montana-based manufacturer of a sustainably produced line of bamboo plywood furniture that packs flat using a patented assembly system.

Five exhibitors from the Pavilions at Las Vegas Market — representing GIFT, HOME, HANDMADE, DESIGN and DISCOVERIES – were lauded for their booth design and display:  (GIFT) Ethics Supply Co., a California — based creator of handmade or ethically sourced candles, soaps, and other personal care accessories; (HOME) Joanie Design LLC, an Arizona-based designer of vibrantly colored and patterned furniture and textiles; (HANDMADE) 12 Small Things from One Big World, fashionable fair trade products handmade by artisans in need around the world; (DESIGN) devall, a California-based supplier of irreverent and provoking porcelain tableware and accessories; and (DISCOVERIES) Rust and Roses Vintage, an Arizona-based dealer of vintage, antiques, reclaimed and reused items.