Architectural Digest Home Design Show Open To Trade and Consumers

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The sixth annual Architectural Digest Home Design Show, returning to New York City's Pier 94 March 8-11, 2007, will feature the best in home products from nearly 300 companies. The annual four-day Show--open to the public Friday to Sunday with an interior design trade and VIP consumer preview on Thursday-- comprises more than 110,000 square feet of display space, and is shopped by designers and consumers alike for the latest in design directions. The Architectural Digest Home Design Show also offers free designer consultations, special exhibits and educational seminars led by industry luminaries. Produced by Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. (MMPI) and co-sponsored by The New York Times, the Architectural Digest Home Design Show covers a broad range of home design categories, from home furnishings and accessories to art & antiques, kitchen and bath products to flooring, wall coverings, lighting and more. 2007 exhibitors include: Roche Bobois, Clive Christian, William Haines, Holly Hunt, Niedermaier, Old World Weavers, Paola Lenti/Karkula, Poggenpohl, Ligne Roset, Viking and Eva Zeisel. This year's Show will again offer complimentary one-on-one designer consultations. Attendees are encouraged to bring floor plans and photos to get expert answers to their design dilemmas. Other Show features and events include: STUDIO 94: DESIGNING FOR SMALL SPACES Sponsored by the New York chapter of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), Studio 94 presents the most cutting-edge products and furniture designed for small living spaces. "DESIGNERS OF TOMORROW": STUDENT DISPLAYS Installations created by students from the highly regarded New York School of Interior Design, Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING Ranging from the vitality of color and texture to new advances in kitchen design, the "Designer Seminar Series," sponsored by The New York Times, inspires consumers to learn more. Seminar panelists include: Darryl Carter, Bill Diamond, Roderick Shade, Douglas Wilson and many more. This year's Keynote, presented to the design trade on Thursday, March 8, explores "The Force of Beauty" across various design disciplines, including home, automotive and jewelry. The "Designer Seminar Series" and the Keynote presentation are held in the Theater on the Show floor. Seating is limited. For more details, including a complete listing of exhibitors and events, visit www.merchandisemart.com or www.archdigesthomeshow.com or call 800.677.MART (6278). Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) is a trade show and property management firm, specializing in managing buildings devoted to wholesale showrooms and commercial office space. MMPI produces more than 300 trade shows, market events and conferences each year. MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart and 350 West Mart Center in Chicago; Market Square, the Suites at Market Square, Hamilton Market, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza and the National Furniture Mart in High Point, N.C.; the Architects & Designers Building and 7 W New York in New York; the Boston Design Center in Boston; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and the Washington Design Center and Federal Center Southwest in Washington D.C. Vornado Realty Trust, owners of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust. Vornado's common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO. Architectural Digest is the world's definitive design magazine, traveling the globe to report on the best in design and architecture to an audience of 5 million readers. The monthly magazine regularly features the work of world-class authors and photographers that present a "first look" at the homes of leaders in the fields of entertainment, fashion, business and the arts. The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with 2001 revenues of $3.0 billion, publishes The New York Times, The Boston Globe and 16 other newspapers; owns eight network-affiliated television stations and two New York radio stations; and has more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com and Boston.com. In 2002 the Company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's list of America's Most Admired Companies. Among all 530 companies on the list, the Company ranked No. 1 in quality of products/services and No.1 in social responsibility. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.