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with top designers, magazine editors, and industry professionals,
adding to the core value for the design community. Throughout the
five-day show, retailers and designers took advantage of signature
Las Vegas events including the FIRST LOOK trend forecast, the
Ahead of the Curve seminar featuring veteran interior designers
and tours in partnership with Luxe Interiors & Design, the debut of
Market Buzz podcasts by Million Dollar Decorating host James
Swan and the popular Designer #ViewOnVegas featuring 30
leading designers and top tastemakers sharing their favorite
product finds at market. The third annual ANDYZ design awards
highlighting west coast interior designers also took place during
summer market, and the expanding educational and networking
opportunities complement a west coast market poised for further
growth, according to market officials.
Interior designer Ron Woodson of Woodson & Rummerfield's
House of Design in Los Angeles said "Las Vegas Market is the
best of its kind. The market offers a huge array of home furnishings,
accessories and beyond. Every year that we attend we are
introduced to new product lines and see the latest with tried and
true manufacturers. It is a place where designers come together to
shop and network. Each visit is productive and fun."
CONTINUED GROWTH AHEAD
Maricich reiterated that Las Vegas Market will continue to
serve its customers with a variety of home furnishings and gift
product offerings, as well as educational presentations and
seminars.
"With IMC's recently announced acquisition by the Blackstone
Group, there are now new opportunities – and funding – for Las
Vegas Market to grow, buy, build, and expand in ways not
possible before," Maricich said. "The Blackstone Group and
IMC teams will be working together to move forward with a goal
of continuing and expanding Las Vegas Market's dominant West
Coast positioning as a truly comprehensive, effective, and
efficient market destination."
Las Vegas Market is the nation's fastest growing gift and home
décor market and the leading furniture marketplace in the western
U.S., presenting 4,000+ gift, home décor and furniture resources
in an unrivaled market destination. Las Vegas Market features
thousands of gift, furniture and home décor lines, allowing for
cross-category commerce among these industries. The Winter
2018 Las Vegas Market runs January 28 to February 1, 2018.
Visit www.lasvegasmarket.com for more information.
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