Las Vegas Market Reports Influx of Discoveries Exhibitors
Furniture World News Desk on
1/12/2018
Las Vegas Market recently announced that the newly-expanded Pavilions at Las Vegas Market will showcase its most comprehensive collection of temporary exhibitors providing vintage, antique and one-of-a-kind merchandise in Discoveries: The Antique Vintage Marketplace during the Winter 2018 Las Vegas Market, January 28-February 1, 2018. Beyond exhibits, Las Vegas Market also will offer Discoveries buyers a related series of seminars, tours and special events.
“Las Vegas Market has become THE industry’s top source for antiques, unique one-of-a-kind found objects, exclusive memorabilia and oddities repurposed for modern-day living,” said Pam Williams, Director of Leasing, International Market Centers. “The expansion into three Pavilions is allowing us to showcase not only a much broader selection of Discoveries resources, but also a more targeted segmentation of categories in Pavilions 2 and 3. As the leading furniture, home decor and gift destination in the western United States, Las Vegas Market is committed to presenting the most exciting and dynamic presentation of temporary merchandise to serve the shopping needs of retailers and designers alike.”
The Discoveries: Antiquities category located in 16,900-square-feet in Pavilion 2 will feature an exciting presentation of found objects, antiques, repurposed and recycled home décor, furnishings, jewelry and clothing, all available for order writing and immediate delivery. These resources will be presented alongside Las Vegas Market’s existing HOME and new DESIGN HOME categories, and concurrently with the debut of Artexpo Las Vegas, creating cross-category synergies and efficiencies for buyers in all categories.
The renewal rate in Discoveries: Antiquities is at an all-time high, with an array of new and returning exhibitors, including: Brayden & Brooks, Djem Unique Design (formerly Kilim Home); Go Home/Golden Oldies; House of Cindy; Indus Design Imports; Kader Boly Art; Tasdemir Rugs; Uber Chic, and Vintage Addiction. Additionally, Arbor Antiques Services, Inc. – a Las Vegas Market partner since 2015– also continues to bring additional exhibitors and dealers of fine European and American antique furniture, antique linens, American primitives, silver, china, pottery, antique prints, rugs and more to Market.
The newly-opened Pavilion 3 will feature some 16,700-square-feet devoted exclusively to the Discoveries: Vintage, Global and Cash & Carry segments, serving as a unique resource for one-of-a-kind products including vintage home and personal accessories, global and repurposed/recycled clothing and jewelry, all available for immediate delivery and order-writing.
Pavilion 3 is expected to reach full capacity with a record number of new and returning exhibitors, including: Age of Industry, Arteliberal; Bali Queen; Barbie & Bella; Bombshell Betty Shop; Broke Jewels; Ethos Vintage Closet; My Mothers Buttons; Ole Gift; Spellbound Collection/Rodeo Royalty; Sweet Lola, and Widafouta Design USA.
Discoveries Seminars, Tours & Special Events
Las Vegas Market also will offer innovative educational CEU-accredited programming, expertly-curated product tours and industry networking events designed specifically to appeal to the Discoveries audience during Winter Market.
Exclusive programming includes “Vintage Style for Modern Living” a panel discussion presented in partnership with The Round Top Register on Monday, January 29, 2018, 1:30-2:30pm, in the Pavilions 2 seminar room. The panel discussion will feature designer Cathy Robinson Hutton, owner of Houston’s Renovate, a combination design studio and artisanal design shop; and Matt White, owner of Recycling the Past, an architectural salvage company based in Round Top, Texas and Barnegat, New Jersey. Katie Stavinoha and Lorie Woodward, publishers of Roundtop.com’s family of magazines, will serve as hosts and moderators.
Las Vegas Market also presents two sessions of “Touring the Trends through Discoveries with Ruby Lane,” hosted by Ruby Lane and Antique Young Guns U.S.A. and led by Rachael Hoffman, Antiques Blogger and Consultant for Ruby Lane, and Operations Manager for Turn of the Century Antiques. Tours will be held Monday, January 29, 2:30-3:30pm, and Tuesday, January 30. 3:30-4:30pm. RSVP now, as groups are limited, at:
https://www.lasvegasmarket.com/seminars-and-events/.
A special Cash & Carry Shopping Spree will be held in Discoveries in Pavilions 2 and 3 on Monday night from 6 to 8pm, featuring complimentary cocktails, music and exceptional show specials. The Pavilions Express Shuttle runs until 8pm to facilitate late night shopping. Additionally, “White Glove Handling” and UPS/FedEx shippers are available on-site to help facilitate the cash-and-carry shopping experience.
In addition to the expanded Discoveries presentation, The Pavilions at Las Vegas Market will feature more than 500 temporary gift and home décor exhibitors at Winter Market, including the Gift, Handmade and new Design Lifestyle categories in Pavilion 1, which also houses the return of the Artisanal LA (ALA) pop-up showcase and a special Aid To Artisans presentation. Pavilion 2 will house Home, the market’s temporary destination for all things home décor; the new juried Design Home category; and the new, co-located Artexpo Las Vegas pop-up show.
More about Las Vegas Market: 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. For more information, visit www.lasvegasmarket.com.
More about International Market Centers, L.P.: Las Vegas Market is produced by International Market Centers, L.P. (IMC), the world’s largest operator of premier showroom space for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries. International Market Centers owns and operates 12.2 million square feet of world-class exhibition space in High Point, N.C. and Las Vegas. IMC’s mission is to build and operate an innovative, sustainable, profitable and scalable platform for the furnishings, home décor and gift industries. For more information on IMC, visit http://imcenters.com/.