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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2007
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 The Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market, held July 11–18, was busy with happy vendors who reported double and triple sales compared with last year’s market. Some even reported dramatic increases in business over the winter market. AmericasMart was pleased with this summer’s show saying this market was strong overall. “Our July market proved very strong across all measures: buying and selling, product mix and registered traffic. Consistent order-writing plus healthy traffic gains kept market momentum strong start to stop. And our summer product line-up has never been better with many new exhibitors enjoying successful first showings,” said Jeffrey Portman, president of AMC Inc., parent company of AmericasMart Atlanta.
And there was plenty for buyers to choose from. Many vendors offered up new collections, as well as many line extensions. There were also a number of trends spotted, many a continuation from the Dallas market, including black and white, metallic tones and butterflies.
New to this market were roosters, which seem hot again after a few years in the coop. Quite a few manufacturers offered accessories in mercury glass, and the color brown appeared to be on the rise either solo or coupled with yellow and gold tones. There were plenty of fun new accessories and gifts as well, including sculptures made with old bicycle seats from Eastern Breeze, candles that burn with colored flames by Gloco Accents, Lego-shaped iPod speakers from The Sarut Group and vases made from real snakeskin at Zodax.
In addition, market-goers were treated to a few celebrity appearances: actress Jane Seymour was on hand to introduce her new home collection with Vintage Verandah, and Captain Planet helped open the new Green Product Showcase at AmericasMart.
Be sure to watch your email box for Gifts & Dec’s DoubleTake reports from Chicago and Los Angeles. — Bessie Nestoras, Trends/Features Editor (Additional reporting from Maria Weiskott, Editor in Chief; Caroline Kennedy, Executive Editor and Meredith Schwartz, Business Editor. Technical Design by Gail Ma, Administrator and Miguel Bravo, Art Director.)
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Manufacturers are still showing glamorous accessories and vignettes with a vintage Hollywood feel featuring crystal, glass and mirrored accents, as well as lots of chandeliers, which were even on wall decor.
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It’s a tea party atAndrea by Sadek.
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Where’s the Party?
A few vendors had colorful party displays, setting the right mood for buying while offering retailers great ideas for party vignettes in their own stores.
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Cindy Avroch’s roostertakes on a French country feel.
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Roosters and chickens are making a comeback; we spotted them all around the market on accessories.
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Pomeroy’s Urban collectionbringstogether metallic tones,texture and a variety of media.
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City With a Twist
The urban look was all over the marketplace, but this time less stark, and a little more natural — perhaps in response to the Green movement. The feel is warm and inviting.
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Lalique’s Champs Élysées bowlshave an oak leaf design.
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Just Leafy
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Oh Baby!
Baby accessories continue strong. Gifts & Decorative Accessories found plenty of gifts and accents to fill your baby shelves.
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Buyers looking for third and fourth quarter product found a bevy of holiday product, with many vendors turning to more woodsy looks at this market. Leaves and autumnal themes were prevalent. It’s a versatile motif that can be carried through Christmas.
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Notre Monde’s chocolatepaired with black.
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Brown seemed to be creeping back into some collections. We spotted the color at Square Nest, new vendor Lamoon and Manual Woodworkers. The most popular color combination was brown with yellow, but Notre Monde was bold enough to pair with black.
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Butterflies abound atBurton + Burton.
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Butterflies were just as hot in Atlanta as they were at last month’s Dallas market. The delicate insect was found on accessories and used in many displays.
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Still Fluttering
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Angels featuring copper andbrass wings and basesfrom Roman Inc.
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Also carrying over from Dallas were metallic tones — mainly bronze and copper. They were used on pillows, vases and giftware. Roman used copper and bronze on a collection of new angels, and The Pomeroy Collection dedicated an entire assortment to the metallic hues. At Burton + Burton, bronze and copper were combined with blue.
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Metallics
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Napa Home & Garden usedyellow to accent itsblack and white accessories.
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Black & White
Black and white is still going strong. In Atlanta, it was punched up with a hit of red or yellow, as we saw at Two’s Company and Napa Home Garden.
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Mercury glass atAndrea by Sadek.
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Mercury Glass
Mercury glass found its way into some of the collections in Atlanta. Often used as an accent in more glamorous vignettes, the glass also appeared in various colors, as those we saw at Andrea by Sadek.
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Horsing Around
Horses were another trend in Atlanta. Several manufacturers offered equestrian accents in their collections.
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Cool Displays
There were plenty of displays that stopped us in our tracks. Whether fun, silly, sophisticated or cool, we were impressed with many manufacturer’s efforts.
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Plate from The Gerard PuvisCollectionat Bellemonde.
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Cool Stuff
Every time we walk a show, we’re bound to find items that bring a smile to our lips or simply force a “wow” from them.
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Sightings and Appearances
Elvis was in the building — along with a few other celebrities. Jane Seymour introduced her new home collection with Vintage Verandah, Captain Planet helped celebrate the opening of the Green Product Showcase at AmericasMart, and Jim Shore made a special appearance at the Crazy Mountain showroom to debut the two collections he created as the company’s newest licensed artist.
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