White x White was founded in 2010 by owner/designer Kristen White, who has owned a 10,000 sq. ft. retail store in Topeka, Kan., since 1987. Kristen has been traveling to Europe since l990 and her product designs are inspired by the homes, gardens and antique shops she sees on her antique hunting excursions. She launched a wholesale line at the winter gift show in Atlanta, and she will be exhibiting next month at the Dallas gift show.

In addition to being a product designer, Kristen is an artist and interior designer who saw the need for affordable home décor made of sustainable and natural materials such as willow, reclaimed wood, glass, iron and terracotta. The White x White mantra is “repurpose, reclaim, restyle.”

“We’ll offer buyers our entire line of home décor at the Dallas show, including furniture, lamps, baskets, statuary, lanterns, trays and mirrors, all with a hip vintage vibe”, said Kristen White, owner and designer, White x White.  “Our line was very well received at our first show in January and we’re excited to announce that White x White will have twice as many SKUs available to order at the summer markets.” 
 

The White x White space will feature a backdrop of brown kraft paper with aluminum grommets hung with heavy weight jute.  “Our booth in Atlanta was the talk of the temps.  We had so many positive comments about our booth including, not only the backdrop, but our cutting edge products as well.  Order response was tremendous,” White said.  
“I’ve been in retail for 24 years.  I know what other vendors offer, including their price points, and I have a good feel for what’s missing in the marketplace.  White x White is the start of some-thing huge and I’m so excited it’s finally off the ground”, said White.  “I’ve been a buyer at the Dallas Market Center for almost 25 years.  It’s a fantastic market and now I’m proud to be on the other side, as a vendor.”

Dallas Market Honors 2 Retailers For Giving Back

Dallas Market Center named two winners for The Next Big Give, a national search for specialty retailers who give back in their communities: Brown, Houston, and Tea & Magnolias, Tulsa, Okla. The winners were selected from more than 50 retailers that are involved in a variety of ways through volunteering, raising funds or donating goods. 

Both retailers offer significant support to worthy organizations and communities. We thank them for their good work and hope their stories will inspire other retailers to do the same,”said Bill Winsor, president and CEO, Dallas Market Center. 

Brown, located in Houston, is owned by Jill Brown. The home furnishings retailer put its entire 2010 advertising budget towards two events benefiting uniquely different organizations: Future Farmers of America (FFA) and Yellowstone Academy, a Houston-area college preparatory school. Jill Brown felt that it was more important to put funds towards the needs she saw in her community rather than towards promoting her business through advertising. 

Spurred by a belief in American ingenuity and hard work, Brown hosted FM 2490 in October 2010, which raised awareness for the FFA. Brown’s party Chandeliers and Champagne, benefiting Yellowstone Academy, included a live auction that raised close to $30,000 for the school. Yellowstone received 100 percent of the proceeds. 

Tea & Magnolias is a gift and accessories retailer located in Tulsa, Okla. Owned by Susan Ponville, the store extends its generosity far beyond its immediate community to the Amazon jungles of Peru. Inspired by her past work as a missionary in Peru, Ponville sells jewelry and purses in the store made by Peruvian women with all of the proceeds going back to help the women support their families.
Also, in order to help the Tulsa community, each Christmas Tea & Magnolias hosts a Christmas Home Tour, giving all the proceeds to Pathways Adult Learning Center, a local school for special needs adults. The store also sells crosses that are handmade by a group of special needs adults in order to fund the group’s activities. 

After receiving more than 50 applications, the entries were narrowed down to 10 finalists and then two winners by a panel of industry experts and Dallas Market Center representatives. The winners will receive a complimentary trip to the March 24-27, 2011 Market in Dallas including round-trip airfare and three nights hotel stay. While at Market, The Next Big Give winners will be recognized on Thursday, March 24 during The Inspired Event, a cocktail party including raffles benefiting charitable causes. 

For additional information on the contest visit www.dallasmarketcenter.com/give.

Winners from the Dallas gourmet show

Dallas Market Center announced the winners of the 2nd annual Dallas Gourmet Gold Awards last month. Participants competed in a variety of categories displaying the art of cooking. Entries were judged based on taste, originality and packaging. This year’s judges were Amy Cavanaugh, associate editor, Fancy Food & Culinary Products; Rick Wells, president, Wells Hospitality Group including Rick’s Chophouse and Sauce; and Sarah Dyer, business development manager for floral, gift baskets, card and party, Central Market.

The Dallas Gourmet Gold winners are:

• Best Chocolate or Candy – Oh Chocolate Cake Rounds, La Bouchee
• Best Dessert – Pecan Caramel Dessert, The Caramel Candy Co.
• Best Snack or Dip – Spinach Artichoke Dip, Carmies Kitchen
• Best Condiment: Jelly/Jam/Preserves – Scotch Bonnet Pepper Jelly, Suan’s
• Best Condiment: Salsa/Relish/Sauces – Golden Pecan Pepper Jelly, Liz & Linda’s
• Best Soup or Chili – Chili Fixins Texas Style, Truly Texas
• Best Beverage – Yerba Chai Tea, Sterling Tea
• Best Seasoning/Oil/Vinegar – 20-year-old Aged Balsamic Vinegar, Galli Gourmet
• Most Innovative Kitchen Accessory/Kitchen Gadget – Slow Cooker Mate
• Best of the Rising Stars – Margarita, Slim Ritas

The Gourmet Market is a 25,000-square-foot shared showroom in the Dallas Market Center. It features unique gourmet gifts and specialty food and beverage lines, as well as housewares, cookware, tabletop, kitchen gadgets and wine accessories from more than 150 companies. As the only gourmet showroom open daily in the United States, The Gourmet Market serves as an excellent resource to showcase the newest products from leading gourmet companies.

Best of Show winners from the Dallas gift market

Dallas Market Center announced the winners of the January 2011 Total Home & Gift Market Best of Show Awards. Recipients were recognized during the recent market and were judged by leading industry and visual/design experts. Best of Show judging takes place twice a year during the January and June Dallas Total Home & Gift Markets. Winners feature booth or showroom displays that are creative, fresh and innovative. The January 2011 Best of Show winners are:

World Trade Center
2nd floor – K & K Interiors, Inc.
3rd floor – Katherine’s Collection At Silver Lake
4th floor – McManemin Companies
5th floor – CODARUS
6th floor – Studio A
8th floor – The Coffs
9th floor – Lam Lee Home
10th floor – Stylecraft Home Collection
11th floor – Ambari, Inc.

Trade Mart
1st floor – Innovative Packaging Group
2nd floor – Western Reps
3rd floor – Maxim Group Companies
4th floor – American Fluorescent

International Trade Plaza
1st floor – Craig Bachman
2nd floor – Allstate Floral & Craft

Shared Showrooms

The Gourmet Market – Wimberley Valley Gourmet Specialties
Hemisphere Design Gallery – Doug Frates Glass
KidsWorld Studio – Dandelion
Outdoor Living – Orlandi Statuary, Inc.

FINDS
Bath & Body--Poo-Pourri
Cash & Carry--The Tiara Fits

Christmas & Floral--Ornaments to Remember

Collegiate--Enmon Accessories

Design--Everyday Art

Fashion--Kimaya USA

Furniture--Antlerworx

Gift--Couronne Company

Garden & Outdoor--Rosso’s International

Hill Country--New Rustics Furniture Company

Home--Peacock Park Design

Kids--Apple Park

Outdoor Furniture--Western Imports

Paper & Party--Peru Paper Co.

Red Haute--Gypsy Junkies

Souvenir--Jolin & Associates

The next Dallas Total Home & Gift Markets are March 24 to 27 and June 22-28, 2011. Contact the Dallas Market Center’s in-house travel agency, Market Travel, for substantial travel and hotel discounts by calling 1-800-DAL-MKTS. The Dallas Market Center website ist www.dallasmarketcenter.com.

Tervis celebrates 65th anniversary

Tervis is moving into a new permanent showroom in the Dallas Trade Mart (Suite 1034). To celebrate its 65th birthday, the company invites retailers to join it for a “birthday cake cocktail” and enter to win give-a-ways.making a splash in 2011. the date is Jan. 21 from 5 to 7 p.m.

See the new Tervis tumblers for 2011, including the 10-ounce wavy tumbler (below), the 24-ounce “handy” tumbler with convenient slip-on handle and the 16-ounce Shaker Top tumbler.

The Tervis Wavy Tumbler

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Two new accent tables from Foreside

Foreside Home and Garden is showing an accent table (above) and a console (below) at the winter markets in Atlanta and Dallas. The Sea Foam wooden table is 28.5 inches wide, 16.8 inches deep and 19 inches tall.

Also from Foreside's Coastal Collection is the Orleans half-round table, measuring 34.8 inches wide, 15.8 inches deep and 29.8 inches tall. Previously, Gift & Home Today featured the company's Portland cabinet.

Interactive sand-and-water art

Pitkin Stearns will exhibit the Rainbow Vision Sand Pictures from Austrian artist Klaus Bosch at the Dallas Market Center during the FINDS Dallas Temp Show, Jan. 21-24.


“Sand and water filled into a sealed glass container is my technique allowing me to express inspirations coming through the environment,” said Klaus Bosch, artist and creator of the "sandpictures." When the picture is turned, sand starts moving, creating new formations. The picture always looks different. Bosch calls this "interactive art."

New lamps, new showroom in Las Vegas

To better showcase the breadth and depth of its growing line of soft contemporary, simple modern home décor, Nova is relocating and expanding its space at the World Market Center for the Jan.24 to 28, 2011 Las Vegas Market.

The new 3,000-square–foot showroom is A-355. The company will maintain its original 1,650-square-foot location, A-333, during the Winter market. Here are some of the portable lamps the company will exhibit at the winter markets in Dallas and Las Vegas.

Wind chimes made of steel, aluminum

Spiral Waves (left) is a new product from Woodstock Chimes. It measures 32.5 inches long and 10 inches wide. It is made of antique-copper finished steel and black-finished ash wood. The chime is sold in a gift box.
The Meditation chime (above) is 39.25 inches long. It is made of silver-anodized luminum and cherry wood. The chime, which is sold in a gift box, is tuned to C, C#, Eb, F, G, Ab, B and C.
See the company at upcoming wholesale gift shows in Atlanta, Dallas and New York.

Foreside returns with furniture, lighting, garden decor

Foreside Home & Garden's new Portland cabinet is from its Midnight Garden collection. Available in persimmon, the cabinet measures 30.5 inches, 19.8 inches deep and 28.3 inches high. Foreside also offers lighting and garden decor.

In January 2011, after several years of creating private label pieces, Foreside will re-launch its wholesale offerings as a division of Transpac Imports Inc.

Throw pillows with pig, beetle designs

Peking Handicraft's Pig Portrait Hook Pillow measures 18 inches by 18 inches. See it at wholesale gift shows in Atlanta, Dallas, Las Vegas and New York.

The Red/Green Beetle hook pillow is made of 100% wool and cotton. It measures 18 inches square.

Peking Handicraft is an international manufacturer and wholesaler specializing in home textiles, decorative accessories and giftware. The company offers a variety of looks, from contemporary to country to cottage. The company features licensed products by more than 30 of the top designers.

Candles and room sprays

New candle fragrances from Lakeshore Candle Co. include Cranberry Clementine, Vanilla Lime, Spiced Granola, and Pomegranate. A CandlePot Votive has a 25-hour burn time. An 18-ounce Click Clack Tin burns for 90 hours.
New room sprays complement the candle. Available in a 2.5-ounce aluminum spray bottle, scents include Lavender Eucalyptus, Lemongrass, Cucumber Apple, Sweet Bay Magnolia, Morning Rain, and Lilac. The company exhibits at gift markets in Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus (OH), Dallas, Las Vegas, Minneapolis and Philadelphia.

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Dallas gift market selects new product winner

press release

Clothes and Go Selected as The Next Big Thing Winner
Dallas Market Center announces its national product search contest winner

DALLAS – June 28, 2010 – Dallas Market Center, the world’s most complete wholesale
marketplace, recently announced The Next Big Thing winner, Clothes and Go. The Next Big Thing is a national search for the best new products from throughout the country.
The winner was announced during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market on Saturday, June 26, and awarded a prize package worth more than $15,000 including $5,000 cash, exhibit space at the January 2011 Total Home & Gift Market, a feature profile in one of Dallas Market Center’s award-winning publications, and consultations from leading industry experts regarding branding, public relations, visual merchandising and much more.

“Clothes and Go is a great product that fulfills a compelling consumer need,” said Bill Winsor, president and CEO, Dallas Market Center. “We are thrilled to introduce them to the marketplace and to work with them over the next several months as they build a successful business.”

Clothes and Go was selected from three contest finalists including Sand Gone and Sutton Baking Cups. The finalists received airfare, hotel and exhibit space to show their products during Market in front of more than 50,000 attendees.

Clothes and Go, based in Dallas, Texas, is a unique solution for moving clothing on hangers. Clothes are removed from the closet on hangers, placed in the Clothes and Go bag and then easily carried and put in a vehicle. It eliminates the need for traditional moving boxes and hanging rods while taking a fraction of the time to move. Clothes and Go is made of durable, lightweight, water resistant material that includes ties to attach hangers, Velcro to secure the items, and handles to carry the bag over the shoulder.

Myra Prescott and Julie Tobolowsky, founders of Clothes and Go, are best friends and sisters-in-law. Between the two of them, they have moved several children back and forth to college as well as moved their families from home to home. They dreaded the challenge of moving clothes and decided to find a solution. After years of development, Clothes and Go was born.

For more information on The Next Big Thing finalists: Clothes and Go, www.clothesandgo.com, www.sandgone.com and www.suttongourmetpaper.com.

For additional information on the contest, visit www.dallasmarketcenter.com or e-mail
thenextbigthing@mcmcmail.com. Dallas Market Center will continue to host The Next Big Thing contest finalists in Dallas during its June Total Home & Gift Market. Information regarding next year’s contest will be available on the Web site soon.
Dallas Market Center holds four Total Home & Gift Markets (January, March, June and
September) and five Apparel & Accessories Markets (January, March, June, August and
October) each year. Retail buyers are offered new lines and products at Dallas Market Center throughout its permanent showrooms and temporary exhibition space.

ARTS Awards honor home furnishings industry retailers, manufacturers

from a press release

21^st Annual ARTS Awards Winners Announced

– Dallas Market Center and ART hosted awards ceremony during gala event–

DALLAS – January 18, 2010 – Dallas Market Center, the world’s most complete wholesale marketplace, and the Accessories Resource Team (ART), the trade association representing the decorative accessory industry, announced the winners of the 21^st annual ARTS Awards during a gala event held the evening of Saturday, January 16 in The Grand Pavilion at the Trade Mart. More than 500 guests attended the ceremony that recognized ARTS Award winners in 26 different categories. Don McEvoy, founder of Don McEvoy and Associates, was honored with the Academy of Achievement Award for his significant contributions to the decorative accessories industry. Attendees consisted of a wide range of retailers, manufacturers, sales representatives, media and designers from across the country.

The Grand Pavilion at the Trade Mart was transformed for the evening and welcomed guests with shades of rich gold, emerald green, and turquoise. Tufted leather banquettes and exotic floral arrangements created both a unique and sophisticated ambiance for all of those in attendance.

Distinguished presenters, Clodagh and Joe Ruggiero, joined market center executives and ART team leaders in recognizing the winners. Bill Winsor, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center, and Cindy Morris, COO of Dallas Market Center offered opening remarks. ART was represented by executive director, Sharon Davis, and 2010-2011 ART president and Hall of Fame retailer, Bill Fortson, who also presented awards.

“It’s always an honor to celebrate the accomplishments of such outstanding members of the decorative accessories industry,” Winsor said. “Congratulations to this year’s winners of the 21^st annual ARTS Awards.”

The ARTS Awards, presented each January during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, is the premier awards program for the decorative accessories industry and recognizes excellence from retailers, manufacturers, sales representatives and designers.

21^st ARTS Awards Winners

Manufacturers

Accent Furniture
PALECEK – Richmond, Calif.

Area Rugs
Loloi Rugs – Dallas, Texas

Decorative Accessories
Global Views – Dallas, Texas

Home Textiles
Blissliving Home – Rockville, Md.
Lighting Fixtures
Visual Comfort & Co. – Houston, Texas
Outdoor Living
Seasonal Living – Austin, Texas

Permanent Floral
Distinctive Designs – Russellville, Ala.
Portable Lamps
Barbara Cosgrove Lamps – North Kansas City, Mo.
Tabletop
Beatriz Ball Collection – Harvey, La.
Wall Décor
Paragon – Albertville, Ala.

Sales Representative

East/Atlantic
Brittain Cherry, Ogburn-Cherry & Associates
Midwest/Southwest
Derrick Ricketts, CODARUS

West

Laura Fast, OneCoast/ Homestyle 

 

Product Designer

Jason Phillips, The Phillips Collection

International Retail Store

Ma Maison – Mexico City, Mexico

Rising Star Retailer

Bravado Home & Design – Portland, Ore.

Retailer

Furniture Store

East/Atlantic

Albert’s Interiors – Newton Square, Pa.

Midwest/Southwest

HW Home – Boulder, Colo.

West

Homescapes Carmel –  Carmel, Calif.

Home Accent Store

East/Atlantic

Ambiance Interiors & Gifts, Inc. – Suwanee, Ga.

Midwest/Southwest

Burlap Horse –  Boerne, Texas

West

Grace Home Furnishings – Los Angeles, Calif.

Lighting Showroom

East/Atlantic

Southern Lighting Gallery – Augusta, Ga.

Midwest/Southwest

Light by Design –  San Antonio, Texas

West

Western Montana Lighting – Missoula, Mont.

 

Make plans now to attend the next Dallas Total Home & Gift Markets: March 25-28 and June 23-29, 2010. Attendees may contact the Dallas Market Center’s in-house travel agency, Market Travel®, for substantial travel and hotel discounts by calling 1-800-DAL-MKTS.

About the ARTS Awards

The ARTS Awards is the premiere awards program dedicated to the home decorative accessories industry. Twenty-six categories exist under the headings Manufacturer, Retailer, Product Designer, Sales Representative, Rising Star and Academy of Achievement. Anyone in the industry can nominate including manufacturers, retailers, sales representatives, designers, suppliers, consultants and other industry officials. The Academy of Achievement honoree is selected by the ARTS Awards committee each year. Companies that have won the ARTS Awards five times are inducted into the Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame members are: BJ’s Home Accents, C.S. Wo & Sons, Distinctive Designs International Inc., Feizy Rugs, Fine Art Lamps, Montaage, Natural Decorations Inc., Palecek, Robb & Stucky and Schonbek Worldwide Lighting. 

About the Accessories Resource Team

The Accessories Resource Team (ART) is the association representing accessory manufacturers, retailers, representatives and other industry individuals and companies interested in promoting the decorative home accessories industry. The association’s goal is to enhance the market position of decorative home accessories. Each year ART sponsors programs such as the ART conference, regional educational seminars and the ARTS Awards. The Accessories Resource Team Web site is available at www.accessoriesresourceteam.org.

About Dallas Market Center

Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world’s most complete wholesale marketplace. Within its marketplace of more than five million square feet, retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men's, western, women's and children's apparel. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 84 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. As a result, more than $8 billion in estimated wholesale transactions are conducted annually within the Dallas Market Center complex. The Dallas Market Center Web site is available at http://www.dallasmarketcenter.com/.

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Pendants, sconces and lamps

At the Dallas International Lighting Market, Kichler Lighting is introducing more than 600 new lighting fixtures. Styles include a double-arm linear oval chandelier, Tiffany-styled art glass and energy-efficient outdoor lanterns.

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Citron, honey, coriander hand lotion

Crabtree & Evelyn is introducing its Citron, Honey & Coriander Hand Therapy collection at the winter gift markets. The product is a paraben-free hand care system that cleanses, moisturises and treats. The collection includes a Rejuvenating hand remedy, a Creamy cleanser, a Scrub cleanser, a Hand Therapy moisturiser and a Hand Recovery polisher.All products are free of parabens, lauryl sulfates, mineral oil, and propylene glycol.
See the company at gift markets and showrooms in Atlanta, Boston (Billerica), Chicago, Dallas. Los Angeles, New York and Seattle.

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Lamps, vases, decorative accessories

Lazy Susan USA is showing its new collections of decorative home accessories at gift markets in Atlanta, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York. The company also exhibits in High Point.

Porcelain sea shells, Marlina crystal frame and winged boxes, and the Clamrose jardiniere lamp

Krustallos hanging lamps, rush Bateau bowls, woven abaca cloth mirror and matte Smoke vase

Indigo cut-crystal bowl and carved-wood hurricanes

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Holiday and gifts from the winter markets

Midwest-CBK is showing its new 2010 collections, featuring more than 2,500 new SKUs, at the winter markets in all of its showrooms.
The new holiday collections feature exclusive designs, with an emphasis on tradition (with a twist) and character-driven designs, including Gracious Holiday, Santa Gallery, Tis the Season, Merry Little Christmas, Peppermint Twist and Snow Fun.
Popular gift collections return with more designs including Genuine Monkeez & Friends (colorful plush with magnetized hands and feet) and the Suzy Toronto expanded licensed collection including new night shirts, travel mugs and necklaces.

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Tote bags, display ideas from Midwest-CBK

Retailers visiting Midwest-CBK showrooms during the January gift markets will receive a complimentary reuseable tote bag designed in-house and featuring the company’s “Design. Style. Sparkle!” motto. The tote is made of sturdy canvas.
The company also is giving aways CDs containing display ideas. According to a company press release: "Creative display ideas feature products from more than 20 new themes from Midwest-CBK’s new holiday, home décor, gift and candle collections, including Merry Little Christmas, Wonder Lights, Warm and Fuzzy, Snow Fun, Gracious Holiday, Tinsel Town, Peace, Sandy Shores, The Suzy Toronto Collection, Genuine Monkeez and Friends, Casa Cristina, Western and frames.
"For example, ideas include creating a vintage merchantile display complete with Santa chair, glass display case and streetlights; creating a candy shop display, filling glass containers with candy-styled ornaments and baubles; and building a sand box to frame a nautical display."
Midwest-CBK’s showrooms are in Atlanta, Billerica (MA), Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New York and Seattle.