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Wal-Mart's new Canopy line; La Jolla Design District; Galveston Historical Foundation
March 17, 2008
Wal-Mart has launched its new Canopy home furnishings brand with products already in select stores nationwide and online at www.walmart.com/canopy. The Canopy launch will continue with an expansion of product in additional home categories, stores and online through summer and fall. The new home furnishings line will extend across a multitude of home categories, including bedding, furniture, bath accessories, dinnerware, and décor, with prices up to 40 percent below competitors, according to a Wal-Mart press release. The retailer is also continuing the expansion of a new Home layout that features merchandise offerings organized by rooms, more visible signing, and merchandise presentation that clearly shows the depth, breadth and coordination of product. Wal-Mart and Meredith Corporation will launch a new line of Better Homes and Gardens products in Fall 2008.
LA JOLLA, Calif. – More than two dozen high-end interiors showrooms, retailers, galleries and design studios have officially united under the La Jolla Design District brand. Comprising a four-block stretch of Girard Avenue, the La Jolla Design District got its start over two decades ago and has now built up to over 25 showrooms, including several of the top international contemporary and transitional design collections in the world. The design destination also offers furniture, accessories, hardware, art, textile, antiques, cabinetry and bed & bath from independent retailers and established brands as well as up and coming ateliers on the cutting edge of design. Showrooms, retailers, studios and galleries of the La Jolla Design District include:
· My Own Space
· Kreiss Collection
· Ligne Roset
· Seaside Home
· Roche Bobois
· DIVAN Studio
· Nestlife
· Studio Veneto
· MPLA Associates
· Girard Avenue Collection
· Cabochon
· WmOhs Showroom
· Material Things
· La Jolla Fiber Arts
· Everett Stunz
· Panto
· Waterworks
· Joseph Bellows Gallery
· Gallery Eight
· S R Brennen Gallery
· The Corner Store (antiques)
· Pied-a-terre (antiques)
· Design Studio West (design services)
· Ross Thiele & Son, Ltd. (design services)
· Maudlin (design services)
· Esteban Interiors (design services)
Galveston Historical Foundation will host “Home Furnishings and Fabrics Before and After the Storm,” March 18 at Galveston’s oldest residential dwelling, the Michel B. Menard House. The free lecture will concentrate on how Galveston’s elegant pre-Great Storm interiors changed during the rebuilding efforts that came in the aftermath of the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. Richard Slavin, the speaker, is a decorative arts consultant who specializes in period interiors, textiles, wallpapers and furnishings and is the author of many articles on textiles as well as the book Opulent Textiles: The Schumacher Collection. The venue for the event is the Michel B. Menard House, Galveston’s oldest surviving residential dwelling, recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of the finest examples of historic preservation in the United States. The event begins at 5:30 with a reception. The lecture begins promptly at 6 p.m. Because seating is limited, reservations are required. Call (409) 762-3933 to secure a place.
Posted by Susan Dickenson on March 17, 2008 | Comments (0)
