NYIGF Honors Products, Exhibitors
GDA Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 2/8/2011 12:17:49 PM
New York - The New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF) honored exhibitors and products in many categories during the recent market.
Three companies received Eco Choice Awards, which were selected by attending retailers' votes from among the 200 green products in the SustainAbility display. The Growbottle Upcycled HydroGarden by Potting Shed Creations won Most Innovative; Teatulia Premium 100% Organic Teas won Most Sensitive Use of Materials and the Green Bon Voyage Writer's Notebook by Galison Books won for Most Sellable.
In Accent on Design, six companies were honored. Stelton's Pure Black Pure White knives won for Excellence in Product Design, as did Black + Blum's Hot Pot BBQ, American Design Club's Brendan Ravenhill's Bare Light and Hongjie 
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Yang Design's Veer soap dispenser. K Studio's pillows, pouches and wall decor won for Best Collection. And for overall excellence, Creative Danes representing Menu won for innovation in outdoor, dining and living products, presentation and technology. In addition, another seven Accent on Design products were presented with Bloggers' Choice Awards: Hollister Hovey of HollisterHovey.blogspot.com picked Bellocq Ltd.'s Bellocq Teas; Heather Clawson of Habitually Chic chose Jonathan Adler's moustache corkscrew; Jennifer Lockwood of the Daily Grommet selected American Design Club's Emily Rothschild USB lockets; Marisa Marcantonio of stylebeat.blogspot.com picked Oomph's backgammon table; Amy Preisser of AOL Shelterpop also chose American Design Club, for Gregory Buntain's colorful blocks; Danielle De Vita and Kristin Coleman of Design-Calendar.com picked Black+Blum for Hot-Pot BBQ and Eleanor Cleverly of design-milk.com honored Brasa Fire LLC for its Modern Ventless Fires.
In the ExTracts divisions, six companies received Best New Product Awards. Tatine took Best of Show honors for its Foundry collection of scented candles. Illume won in the Bath & Body category for the Ginger & Sea Salt Lotion Candle. In Beauty Accessories, Ecoya won for its Body Nourisher Vanilla Bean. Royal Apothic's Society of Scents won in Cosmetics and Fragrance. In the Natural/Organic category, Lotus Love Beauty won for its Soy Wax Travel Tin Candle. And for packaging, Simpatico-Home won for its Hobnail Glass Candle.
Home Textiles Market Week Best New Product Awards winners include Best of Market: Viceroy Collections for Kajaal Home Couture; Bed: Kimberly House Ltd. for Owl Wrap; Bath: Altinbasak Tekstil for its DeLuxe Towels & Bathrobes; Dining: Allem Studio for its Aqua Fish placemat; Home Accessories: Happy Blanket LLC for its Sky Blue cashmere blanket.
The new kids division of the New York International Gift Fair, Baby & Child, presented its inaugural Best New Product. Tegu magnetic blocks won for toys. Maple Landmark Inc.'s Rocker-Feller Rocking Horse garnered top honors in the Blogger's Best category. Oopsy daisy won in Decor for its A to Z animal prints. In Gear, MadPax's The Spiketus Rex won; in Apparel, Loralin Design won for its headmade sweater basket.
Gifts & Decorative Accessories editors served as judges in several categories.
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