NYIGF Tabletop & Housewares Division expands in August
Growth in luxury lines and Accent on Tabletop showcase
-- Home Accents Today, 7/8/2008 7:37:00 AM
An increased number of luxury tabletop and home entertaining lines and some 25 new and returning companies are among highlights in Tabletop & Housewares at the summer 2008 New York International Gift Fair.
"NYIGF has developed a greater depth of category for gourmet buyers, and the show now presents 500 plus suppliers of tabletop and housewares products," said Dorothy Belshaw, GLM senior vice president and NYIGF director. "Tabletop and Housewares has expanded to feature 200 companies, with another 300 plus gourmet suppliers throughout the fair. This, coupled with the fair's breadth of complementary lines, makes NYIGF a must-attend summer and winter market for gourmet products."
Accent on Tabletop, first introduced at the winter 2008 market, will expand its luxury tabletop and home entertaining products to include such participants as: Alex Marshall, Atticus, Christopher Jagmin, Eigen Arts, Frances Palmer, Juliska, Karen Hansen, Kim Seybert, Le Sanctuaire, Lunares, Nouvel Studio, Patent Design A/S, Pescalito, Reach, Scaindia/Arvind Group, Tamara Childs, The Bodrum Group, The Homes James Collection, The Mane Lion and WMF.
The 155th semi-annual NYIGF runs Aug. 16-21, 2008, at the Jacob K. Javits Center, Metropolitan Pavilion and Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 & 94. For more information, visit www.nyigf.com.























