More Than 100 New Exhibitors To Show At WMC Las Vegas In February

Furniture World Magazine

World Market Center announced that home furnishings buyers and designers will have 100 more reasons to attend Las Vegas Market next month. More than 100 new manufacturers and suppliers will debut for the very first time during the Winter 2009 Las Vegas Market, held February 9 - 13 at World Market Center Las Vegas. New to market exhibitors include leading manufacturers both domestically and internationally covering all product sectors including furniture, accessory, gift, lighting, rugs, textile and more. Attendees will also see the latest in high end, designer products and eco-friendly furnishings in Las Vegas Design Center and in the trend-setting pavilions of Living Green, Design & Living and Context. With the recent opening of Building C, World Market Center Las Vegas now offers 5.1 million square feet and more than 1,500 exhibitors in total – making Las Vegas Market the most efficient, one stop shopping experience for retailers. Robert Maricich, President and Chief Executive Officer of World Market Center Las Vegas, said “Las Vegas absolutely delivers on the single most important reason buyers attend Market: To see what’s new. We are very pleased to feature 100 ‘first time’ exhibitors which include some of the biggest and best brands in the furniture industry. Beyond these new resources, buyers will be blown away with the exciting showrooms and new products that are presented by more than 1,500 manufacturers and lines, many of which can only be seen in Las Vegas.” Noted new furniture companies now showing at Las Vegas Market include Furniture Brands International divisions Thomasville, Drexel Heritage, Henredon, and Maitland-Smith; Hammary Furniture and Taylor King. New permanent exhibitors in the upper end floors of Las Vegas Design Center include Pearson Company, Alexander’s Collection and Jordan Spencer among others. Laura Ashley Candles & Home Fragrance, C & F Enterprises, Blissliving Home and Wildwood are just a handful of new gift, home accessories and lighting exhibitors ready to unveil new products and showrooms for attendees of Las Vegas Market. First-time exhibitors to February Las Vegas Market includes: Company Name Showroom Accentage Furniture Corp. B-1118 A-Concepts Designs, Inc. C-0501-F8 Alexander's Collection Pacific C-0336 Amtech Management C488b Arnold Larson Inc. C-0772A Artitalia Group, L.L.C. C-0376 Artsetera C-0457-L Asta Glass C-0501-G8 Atlantic Feather & Foam Inc B-0200-S Aventra Inc C-0455-D Beckwith Interiors / Jamie Beckwith Collection B-0251-M Bentley Publishing Group A-0135 Blackbriar C496h Blissliving Home C-0676M Boga Oriental Rugs C-0403-E Bonavista Fabrics USA, Inc. B-0270-F C & F Enterprises C-0599 C I Finishing C-0435-R Camerich USA B-0645 Camerin USA, LLC B-0251-Z Cantera Creations C-0405-K Caren Products, LLC. C-0501-C11 Carmie's Kitchen C-0501-A8 Carpediem USA, LLC C-0369 Carpe Diem C-1360 Casa Fiora C-0376 Chehoma B-0201-Y Chive B-0251-D Christopher Radko C-0501-I6 Classic Touch Décor C-0772C Coast To Coast Imports A316 Cody Brown C-0435-A Cody Road Workshops C-0496-O Comfort Candle Co. C-0501-G9 Currey & Co. C-0376 Denali Home Collection by Monterey Mills A421 Design 1 C-0376 Dina Art Company C445g Donna Sharp Inc. B-0270-CC Drexel Heritage C-1201 Dynasty Products C-0501-E7 ePass Software C-0412-LL ESI Enterprises Inc C-0488-G Et Al Designs C-0501-D5 Forza & Home B-0270-K frockZ C-0403-I FurnitureDealer.net C-0412-AA FY Lifestyle C-0496-F G.W. Schleidt, Inc. C-0501-J6 GlobalMarket Group (Asia) LTD C-0452-F Green Concept Imports B-0220-O Greensleep A-0920 Hammary Furniture Co.( A Div. of La-Z-Boy, Greensboro, NC) B-1170 Harris Imports LLC C-0499-H Hayes PARC C-0435-T Henredon Furniture Industry C-1201 HEP Direct C-0412-L Home Weavers B-0270-S Honey House Naturals, Inc. C-0599-J13 Iccio B-0201-Q Icy Craft Corp. C-0501-D8 Indianola Pecan House C-0599-H13 International Storage Systems C-0412-T It's A Wrap Ideas, LLC C-0599-K13 J & S International B-0270-D J&Y Gold Collection C-0372 Joanne & Company C-0599-L1 Jonathan Charles C-0376 Jordan Spencer C-0376 Jovani Bedding B-0270-B Joya Sleep Systems A-0130 Kevy K. Designs C-0501-A7 L.A. LuoCheng, Inc. C-0501-C9 Laura Ashley Candles & Home Fragrance C-0501-F7 Laurel Burch Artwork C445d Lawrence Home Fashions, Inc. B-0270-I LED Holiday Lighting C-0501-C7 Lee Industries C-0376 Lorts C-0376 Luvisi C-1078 Luxe Living Design B-0250-A Maitland-Smith Furniture C-1201 Maria Luisa Decoraciones C-0405-J Mat Works Ltd, The C-0599-C6 Moda Home C-0501-G11 Nashville Wraps C-0599-B6 New Orleans Flare, LLC C-0599-D10 Oakwood Interiors A1014 Obleeek Objects B-0200-D Organic Mattresses C-1558 The Ornamental Diffuser Co. C-0501-H9 Pacific Leisure Furniture C496i Parvez Michel B-0201-T Pearson Company C-0376 Pioneer Photo Albums, Inc. C-0501-B8 Planum Furniture A504 Plentiful Pantry C-0501-C2 Pocket Peepers / California Accessories C-0501-B2 Prairiedog America, Inc. C-0501-C5 Primavista Collections B-0201-N Retail Radio C-0412-W Ronald Ryan B-0251-L Sekoya Originals B-0201-O The Sofa Company B-0200-T Somerset Entertainment C-0501-B5 South Bay International B-0860 Southern Motion, Inc. C-1412 Spinning Aspen Studios C-435u Stephanie Dawn & Brandy J Collection C-0501-B11 TAO Electronics, Inc. C-0457-N Taracea C-0172 Taylor King C1167, C1175 TemaHome B-0712 Tesoro Trading C-0405-M The Bayside Collection B-0270-BB The Elizabeth Lucas Company B-0251-X Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. C-1201 Totally Bamboo B-0200-V Tutto Furniture B-0220-B Unique Arts, LLC C-0501-A1 US Tamex C456 Viking Log Furniture C-1376QQ W.H.G., Inc C-457-B West Decor LLC A408 WesternWare A421 In addition to these exciting new resources, exclusive exhibits are being featured in prominent dedicated locations throughout World Market Center’s complex, including the high-end Context, Living Green and Design & Living juried sections. The premium placement of these temporary exhibits on the second floor of Building B represents the Market’s continuing commitment to the vibrant international, high-end, design and sustainability sectors of the industry. And now is a better time than ever to check it all out. Las Vegas hotels are offering unprecedented rates, so Las Vegas Market has never been a better bargain. Robert Maricich, President and CEO of World Market Center Las Vegas, said attending Las Vegas Market is “a shot in the arm on every level. It provides exposure to new vendors, new ideas, new practices, new products and new channels in distribution.” The Winter 2009 Las Vegas Market is scheduled for Feb. 9 - 13, 2009 at World Market Center Las Vegas. Attendees can register and reserve discounted rooms online now at www.LasVegasMarket.com. About World Market Center Las Vegas: World Market Center Las Vegas is an integrated home and hospitality contract furnishings showroom and trade complex in Las Vegas. With the opening of Building C, World Market Center now stands at more than 5 million square feet of space, exceeding the size of any trade merchandise mart in the United States. When fully built, at $3 billion, 12 million square feet and 8 buildings, World Market Center will be the largest trade show complex in the world. The campus showcases furniture, decorative accessories, gift, lighting, area rugs, home textile and related segments, as well as the Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC), open year-round.