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The
Artful Home(R) Catalog and Website Coming to Life this
November in NYC
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 22, 2007
/PRNewswire/ -- The Guild, Inc., the leading source of
artist-made home decor products and gifts, is launching The
Artful Home Show in New York City's Puck Building, November 16
through 18. For the first time since its founding as an
e-commerce site in 1998, the company will physically present
the work of its artists in a public forum where customers will
have an opportunity to experience the artwork in person, meet
the artists, and purchase the work on site and through web
kiosks.
The show will feature a
stunning collection of artist-made furniture, jewelry, and
home accessories by more than 300 of The Guild's most popular
artists carefully selected from more than 10,000 works of art
available through artfulhome.com.
Three leading designers --
interior designer Mary Douglas Drysdale, architect Christine
Restaino, and artist Ellen Kochansky -- will create full-scale
room environments that reflect their interpretation of the
"artful home" concept. More than a dozen smaller vignettes
will provide additional ideas for incorporating artwork into
the home.
"It will be like walking into
our catalog or website," Toni Sikes, Guild founder and CEO,
said.
The Artful Home Show will
also feature special events throughout the weekend to provide
attendees with inspiration for creating their own artful
homes. Highlights include a special signing of The Artful Home
book by author Toni Sikes and several of the featured artists;
an exhibition of one-of-a-kind brooches by well-known jewelry
artists such as Eleanor Moty; and the first New York book
signing of Craft in America, the companion book to the popular
PBS series, by author Jo Lauria. A complete schedule is
available at
http://www.artfulhomeshow.com/events.
-- Show hours:
Nov. 16: noon to 8 p.m.
Nov. 17: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Nov. 18: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
-- Location: The Puck Building
295 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012
-- Advance tickets: $12 per person at
http://www.artfulhomeshow.com/tickets.
Tickets will also be available at the door for $20 per person.
The Guild, Inc.(R) presents
the work of today's finest artists through the artfulhome.com
website and The Artful Home(R) and Artful(R) Gifts catalogs,
which offer collections carefully selected from the 10,000
items available online. Since 1985, The Guild has also
published annual sourcebooks helping design professionals
locate commissionable artists for special projects.
Source: The Guild, Inc.
CONTACT: Julie Kolka of The
Guild, Inc., +1-608-227-4105,
jkolka@guild.com
Web site:
http://www.artfulhome.com/
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