Dallas Total Home & Gift Market
9/13/08 - 9/15/08
1/14/09 - 1/20/09
6/24/09 - 6/30/09
World Trade Center
Dallas, Texas
Held several times a year, The Dallas Total Home & Gift
Market is one of the primary U.S. gift markets for buyers and designers alike.
The product assortment includes numerous categories such as tabletop, home
textiles, Christmas trim, and floral. The permanent showrooms house more than
20,000 gift and decorative accessory lines.
Buyers can
scour 250,000 square feet of permanent showroom space along with over 35,000
square feet of short-term exhibitors housed in Market Hall North. As recorded
by the Guinness Book of World Records,
Dallas Market Center is the largest wholesale merchandise resource in the
world. Spanning over 100 acres, Market Center includes the World Trade Center,
International Floral & Gift Center, Trade Mart, and Market Hall.
High Point International Home Furnishings Market
April 7-13, 2008
October
20-26, 2008
April
25-30, 2009
October
17-22, 2009
April
17-22, 2010
October
16-21, 2010
High Point,
North Carolina
The largest
wholesale home furnishings market in the world is held in High Point every
April and October. Visitors will enjoy an abundant selection of case goods,
upholstery, home accessories, wall décor, textiles, lighting, bedding, and
rugs. The 85 year old market encompasses 12 million square feet of exhibition
space where over 2,000 exhibitors from 110 countries draw about 80,000 guests
annually.
AmericasMart
Atlanta International Gift & Home
Furnishings Market
July 8 -
16, 2008
September
13-15, 2008
Atlanta,
Georgia
Atlanta
International Area Rug Market
July 13 -
16, 2008
Atlanta,
Georgia
Atlanta is the top buying location for gift, home furnishings, home décor,
gardens, apparel, and more. As the biggest permanent wholesale marketplace in
the world, the market buildings are designed for convenient access to 17 inclusive
merchandise centers in addition to 24 short-term collections.
Dallas
International Lighting Market
06/19/08 -
06/22/08
World Trade
Center
Dallas,
Texas
This
International Lighting Market is North America’s premier permanent collection of
lighting fixture companies and is held each January and June. Since this is the
only recognized nationwide lighting market, it is visited by over 3,000
lighting buyers from around the world. In addition, the fourth floor of the
Trade Center features portable lighting and decorative accessory lines for a fully
comprehensive lighting market.
Color Marketing
Group
Fall
International Conference
November 7
- 11, 2008
Phoenix,
Arizona
Spring International Conference
April
17-21, 2009
Seattle,
Washington
Established
in 1962, the Color Marketing Group is an international association of over
1,100 color professionals who are involved in the use of color for the
marketing of goods and services. CMG provides valuable information on color
trends, design influences, merchandising, and sales. CMG members function as
"Color Designers" who interpret, create, forecast, and choose color directions
to be used in the enhancement of retail products. Their international
conferences are held each fall and spring.
Las Vegas
Market
Summer 2008 Las Vegas Market
July 28 - August 1, 2008
World Market Center
Las Vegas,
Nevada
Winter 2009 Las Vegas Market
February 9 - 13, 2009
World Market Center
Las Vegas,
Nevada
The Las
Vegas Market consists of over 5 million square feet of modern showrooms and
exhibits. Three buildings will house the market with Building A featuring an
exciting collection of 230 permanent showrooms. Building B houses an additional
300 showrooms. In July 2008, Building C opens adding 2.1 million square feet of
exhibitor space.
2008 Interior Design Trade Shows
