Preview of September's Las Vegas Market held in New York

Nearly 20 new products shown at Museum of Arts and Design

Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, August 19, 2009

NEW YORK — More than 150 editors, broadcast producers and designers attended a preview event here this week for the September Las Vegas Market, held in this city's Museum of Arts and Design, according to market officials.

Nearly 20 new products that will be shown at the Sept. 14-17 market were previewed.

Las Vegas Market exhibitors showing product at the event included AF Lighting, Blissliving Home, Bronze Age, Camerin USA, Christopher Guy, Colombostile, Creative Accents, Creative Elegance, David Marshall, Ethan Allen, French Heritage, John Kelly Furniture, Larry Laslo, Levels of Discovery, Nourison, Paragon, The Phillips Collection, Robert Allen, Rowe Fine Furniture and Simply Amish.

"This spectacular event was a first for World Market Center and its partners, designed to give the press just a taste of the tens of thousands of new products and lines that will be introduced at September market," said Bob Maricich, president and CEO of the WMC, which will host the Vegas market.

He also spoke at the New York event on the WMC's plans to invest $20 million to unite and energize the home furnishings industry with the "Is it Home yet?" campaign. Designed to position home furnishings as a needed and desired enhancement to the family's home and lifestyle, not a luxury, the multi-year advertising campaign will be designed to ignite consumer interest and increase retail traffic and sales.

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