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New Showrooms,
Unique Lines, Business Seminars Highlight San Francisco Winter Show
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 8, 2007 /San Francisco Mart/ --
Design professionals and furniture & gift retailers will find more
innovative lines at the San Francisco Mart during next week’s Winter
Home Furnishings Show, February 17-20. The show is being held once
again in cooperation with the SF International Gift Fair at Moscone
Center.
Nationally recognized
home décor, gift and decorative accessory leader Pacific Rim has
opened a 6,500 square foot showroom on the premier first floor at
the San Francisco Mart. The showroom, in space 105, features the
full product line, including their extensive Christmas collections.
The Seattle-based company offers a wide range of everyday lifestyle
and holiday accents to complement every room and every décor,
indoors and out, throughout the year.
A new amenity
exclusive to the SF Mart showroom is Charisma, a program that
enables designers to purchase a selection of Pacific Rim’s home
décor items, silk floral arrangements and furniture without having
to purchase in multiples or wait for shipment. The Charisma staff is
trained to assist with design ideas and custom floral arrangements.
Transitional Designs
is also a newcomer to the SF Mart. This multi-line showroom in space
133 features outstanding national furniture and accessory lines,
including AICO, Barrows, Butler Specialty, Chelsea House, Heather
Brooke, J.D. Young & Sons, Kasmir Fabrics, Maitland-Smith, Merrimac
Textiles, Pulaski, Robert Allen and Transitional Designs Upholstery.
Decima Island Design
is new in showroom 578. Decima imports home accents and occasional
furniture with Indonesian and Asian character.
Existing showrooms are
also bringing in new lines. Long-time tenant Kessler has just
completed a remodel of their showroom in space 190. Gail Belz,
showroom manager, has added three new lines – DalMarko Designs,
Global Accents and Padma’s Plantation. Direct Designs Home, a
fabulous contemporary resource on the Mart’ fifth floor, has brought
in five new modern lines – DIA, Howard Elliot, Oggeti, Robert Abbey
Lighting and Surya. JNA Trading in showroom 239 has added Zuo
Modern.
All of these showrooms
are open throughout the year, providing retail buyers and design
professionals access year-round.
Augmenting these
permanent additions are unique new products in the Design
Collection, a showcase of temporary exhibitors in the first floor
lobby. Design Collection exhibitors are Art Talks, Back to the
Picture, Bradley Brand Furniture, Goldwood Furniture, Kaaya Home,
Lizz Greer Artisan Textiles, Micaela Gallery, Nouveau Accents, Super
Troupe Kini Kini du Benin and The Ugly American.
Attendees can also
attend five outstanding educational seminars: Managing the Collision
of the Generations and 15 Things You Can Do Now That Will Pay Off
Big Later, both presented by Barbara Wold; Make it Big Through the
Media and Build Your Business on a Budget, both presented by Laurel
Tielis; and a very pertinent panel discussion, Reaching Gay
Consumers, moderated by Gay.com and sponsored by PlanetOut.com. Call
415-437-7100 or visit www.sfmart.com
or additional seminar information.
With a history
spanning four generations, the San Francisco Mart has a long legacy
of providing retail buyers and design professionals with stylish
furnishings, great values and meaningful educational opportunities.
The SF Mart’s Home Furnishings Show is being held in cooperation
with the SF International Gift Fair.
The San Francisco
Mart, located at 1355 Market Street between Ninth and Tenth Streets,
is open to retail buyers and design professionals throughout the
year. Parking is available in the Mart’s underground garage and
surrounding lots. For more information, visit
www.sfmart.com or call
415-552-2311.
Source: San Francisco
Mart
CONTACT: Ellen Hall,
513-932-7304
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