Columbus
Staff -- Gifts & Decorative Accessories, 1/1/2001
The Columbus Marketplace for Gift Garden and Home (CMP), formerly the Columbus Gift Mart, added five new exhibitors: Victory Marketing Inc., CMP showroom 309; Stoddard Marketing Inc., CMP 303; PJB Express, CMP 132, which features "junk" transformed into treasures for the home; and JAAG Plush, CMP 331, which boasts lifelike North American wildlife Creatures interpreted in plush.
Lines at Joan Hale Associates, CMP 221, include Blueberry Lane custom infant and juvenile decorative bedroom accessories, Gloria Rae and It's in the Bag: travel accessories, and Kim Pall Creations' hand-painted glass accessories for the kitchen and home. Other lines include Simple Pleasures, soft cotton nightwear for adults, infants, and children, and Plata sterling silver. Also available are candles and candle accessories from Northern Lights; hand-painted pillows, chairs, and ottomans from Quail Creek Graphics; Seena Designs designer sterling silver and semiprecious stone jewelry; Nancy Calhoun lifestyle tabletop in solid colors and patterns; and Maxi and Me botanical stationery.
Expanded showrooms at CMP include C-Two Marketing, 254 CMP. Jones Two has a new location and an expanded space in CMP 131, while ABC Gift Sources expanded into CMP 346 and 348. John Evans Co. expanded into CMP 238 and 240.
Marino & Associates is now in CMP 145, with new products, including TJ Christmas accessories, women's casual shirt sets from Activewear Unlimited, and Cloud 9's line of bath and body care items.
Waldner-Meyer, CMP 162, celebrates its expansion into a new space and is introducing stone critters for the garden, frames, and religious items from United Design; decor items from American Home, including doormats and rugs; and a line of gel candles from Celestial Science. Contemporary functional giftware and candle-related products are new from Design Ideas, as are timepieces from Fox Clocks, and home accessories and furnishings from Limited Edition.
Johnson & Reid took over showroom 352. New lines on display include Regenboog floral arrangements, all-natural personal care products from Burt's Bees, home decor from Dr. Livingstone, I Presume, and bark confections and gift sets from Duo Delights.
Department 56 and Vince Kramer Associates have new locations in CMP 363 and CMP 141 respectively.
