January 6, 2012
Television personality and internationally recognized interior designer Christopher Lowell, in a recent phone interview, spoke about the best ways to use photography in small or difficult-to-decorate spaces.
When you see a photograph you love, you know it. There is nothing that can create an emotional attachment like a photograph that speaks to you, he said.
Whether you are decorating a small room or an entire house, carefully chosen and placed photographs can really add warmth and intrigue – especially when guests visit.
If you are working with one room, go big and bold, Lowell advised. “I look for something that is generally single subject. I want it to be easily understood and texture driven,” said Lowell. “George Diebold’s images offer both splashes of color and focus on the architecture of a scene. 
“For example, a piece like Water Fountain has the ability to be easily understood and really be an eye popper because it’s texture driven rather than subject driven.”
Lowell added that a photograph that makes something abstract out of something you don’t normally view as abstract is a great way to create excitement in a room and draw the eye away from negative areas.
If you are looking to add intrigue throughout your home, consider decorating smaller nooks and crannies such as walls along staircases or hallways leading to bathrooms.
Lowell says he is intrigued by Diebold’s work because he feels many of the pieces featured on www.georgediebold.com can be easily incorporated into a space to create a “wow” factor.
“The key to working with photography is simple. If you love it and can think of a way to easily integrate it into your overall design. Use it. Decorate around it. Be proud to hang it and proud to show it off!”
Source: George Diebold
December 16, 2011
Residential Lighting: What was your lighting display in Las Vegas all about?
Christopher Lowell: The World Market Center came to us because our brand makes such a great connection with the public. They asked if we would take an area of their business that was struggling a little bit and apply our principles to it. We pre-coordinate everything, because we understand that the consumer has no time to make decisions other than, “Yeah, I like that. I get the whole story and everything that goes with it.” We polled fans before doing this project to see which shopping experiences are the most difficult. The two answers were the paint section at The Home Depot and lighting stores.
RL: Have you worked with lighting before?
CL: We like to think that we have been educating the American consumer about the importance of lighting more than manufacturers and retailers understand. Lighting is part of layer Number 7 of my Seven Layers of Design.
RL: What are your suggestions?
CL: Consumers think lighting stores are small and crammed floor to ceiling. Anything hanging you only see the bottoms of, and statistics show that people only go into a lighting showroom maybe twice during the ownership of a home. Edit what you offer and edit what you put on the floor. Go to your inventory; get rid of duplication in design. In lighting, nine out of 10 times you have to refer to a catalog anyway. So, show the very best of the look in that line.
More importantly, rather than being in one niche of the overall design process, be a bigger part of the process by surrounding lighting fixtures with other things the consumer can relate to. If you go to a furniture store, it’s fully realized. Other places consumers shop give a full experience. They see this goes with that, and that goes with this. But somehow, that did not translate into the lighting business.
So, by getting into accessories and small furniture — a great chair, a wonderful chest, a little wall art — you can create vignettes where people can say, “Oh, that’s the Shore look. Oh, that’s the Town look.”
Use the best of your Neo-classic look, and then let the customer refer to a catalog. Show two or three of Neo-classic lamps versus 42 of them. Place great accessories with them: a pillow or two, maybe a bowl. It is so win-win because it doesn’t take much more footprint in your store. More importantly, your bottom line grows. People like the lamp and they like the bowl. They take them both. So, the first endeavor is to broaden your offers and distill the essence of your store.
We recommend before doing new displays that retailers sit down and think of what the salespeople will talk about. Hand these “wordscapes” to the staff so they can describe what the customer sees: “This is ocean inspired — wind and sea and sand, organic materials.” Or, “This is traditional country.” Or, “This is a global country look.” Then, customers can relate to their homes. Remember, lighting is the last thing. People are well into the design process when they come to your showroom.
RL: How can we convince consumers to upgrade their lighting?
CL: One of the most important things consumers can do to create mood and romance is through lighting. If they miss that step and spend a ton of money on recessed lighting, basically they’ve got McDonald’s on a rheostat. In reality, a combination of task lights should be at arm’s length. Overhead lights can be dim, and spotlights, uplights and some palms can cast shadows, making a room look sexy and inviting.
RL: What are the hot color, finish and style trends right now?
CL: Men are partnering with women in the design process of the home for the first time in our history. This is something we were warning about for 15 years on TV. You want to look at things that are going to be luxurious enough for her, but are tailored enough for him.
The two lifestyles now tracking the most are the Resort-Spa lifestyle and Global. In Resort-Spa, people are so stressed out that when they go into their homes they want to relax. A lot of cues they are getting come from resorts and high-end health spas. Global is a combination of dark ash woods and modern square shapes mixed with chrome, the new brass. It’s designed to evoke a sense of non-cluttered calmness in an environment.
Source: Residential Lighting
December 11, 2011
by Phil Butler - 11 December 2011
Home decor is an absolutely fabulous way to ensure you have a home that’s worth visiting and spending lots of quality time in. If you have any ideas for design, which not everyone is cut out to do, then you’ll be one step ahead when it comes time to add things like fireplaces, light poles, rugs, various furniture pieces, and more. You’re NOT limited by the scope of your imagination with this!
You can use tons of ideas like the ones found in the Christopher Lowell Show. Christopher is full of some of the best ideas in business. Watching this man work, you’ll see him focus on his assignment and the ideas he comes up with are golden. He is highly revered for his home decor ideas and design ingenuity. You can learn a lot from Christopher Lowell and his show is jam packed with insightful tips. He is indeed one of the most talented experts in his field. We had to mention it because it’s just that good of a program. Even if you find it difficult to pick up these design ideas yourself, you can still give it your best shot to at least try. Worst case scenario, you’ll have to hire an interior decorator. Best case scenario, you’ll take to home decor like a duck to water.
Source: Reality Biz News
December 5, 2011
From warm woods and creative colors to memorable murals and tailored textures, interior designers and industry experts predict 2012 will offer a multitude of options for those interested in giving their homes a fresh look. Even better for today's cost-conscious consumers is that many of the trends are easy and inexpensive.
According to Emmy Award-winning home design expert, author and TV/radio personality Christopher Lowell, upholstered furniture coverings are being driven more by texture and less by prints. Yesterday's bulky, stationary pit sofa will be replaced by lower backs and seats along with smaller "footprint" pieces clustered into conversation groups for more flexibility and ease of interaction.
Source: Journal Sentinel Online
July 1, 2011
Ready to give your house a whole new look, but can't spare a lot of cash? You might already have most of what you need -- even if you don't realize it.
"Where 10 years ago someone was opening up an Architectural Digest and saying, 'This is what I want my room to look like,' now it's along the line of, 'This is what I have -- now what are we going to do?'" says Kerrie Kelly, author of "Home Decor" and owner of the Kerrie Kelly Design Lab in Northern California.
Designer Christopher Lowell, and author of "Christopher Lowell's Seven Layers of Organization," takes on that very challenge this season in his weekly Web series, "Ask Christopher," by redecorating a showcase home using the furnishings that are already inside.
"It's by adding to what you already have in a clever way," says Lowell. "You can save yourself thousands of dollars on new stuff."
Here to see eight ways you can give your house a new look using items you already have.
Light, Bright and Inviting
"Start with cleaning," says designer Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, author of the "Apartment Therapy's Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces" and contributor to HGTV's "Small Space, Big Style." "It's a super-powerful thing that will re-energize your space."
Most people overlook windows and curtains. The latter "get so dirty, and you don't notice it until you take them down," he says.
Next, clear the useless junk. "On a simple level, it's about cleaning and removing clutter," says Gillingham-Ryan. One rule that will help when you're clearing shelves: "Leave at least 10% of your shelf empty," he says.
Lastly, look at the traffic flow in your room. Upbeat, welcoming spaces have a great flow -- for people, energy or just to make vacuuming easier. Eliminate the bottlenecks and you'll get more from your rooms.
Imagine you open your front door and water flows into your home, Gillingham-Ryan says. "Where would it keep flowing and where would it get stuck? … Find a way so that everything flows and there's a sense of openness."
The cost of these three steps together: your time and the price of cleaning supplies.
New Paint, New Look
The quickest, cheapest way to redecorate a room is by using a little paint, Lowell says.
Keep the cost and labor down by painting just one wall or a painted backsplash, says Gillingham-Ryan. While a gallon of paint can cost about $24, you can get a quart -- enough for a small wall or backsplash -- for $12 to $15.
Gillingham-Ryan once did a backsplash in his kitchen with a tester pot. The total cost was about $6, he recalls.
For color, first look to the room's palette. Does it have cool tones (shades that have a bluish cast) or warm tones (which have a yellowish cast)? Keep your new shade in the same family.
For kitchens, which are often warm, Gillingham-Ryan recommends yellows, oranges and reds. "Mustard yellow is particularly hot right now."
For accent walls, "blue is a big color right now, as is gray," he says. "Blue goes well with cooler colors, and gray can be very warm."
Don't get Hung Up on Names
"Just because it's the dining room hutch doesn't mean it needs to sit in the dining room," Kelly says. "It can be filled with books and sit in your office."
She did just that on one recent decorating job. Kelly used the bottom half of the hutch, with wooden doors, to camouflage some less-sightly office essentials, like printer paper. The top, with glass doors, showed off books and other beautiful objects.
In another recent transformation, Kelly painted industrial-style lockers that had been in a garage with a bright color and moved them into a child's room for toys and storage.
When you give yourself permission to look at what the pieces can do, rather than what they're called, "that's where the fun really starts," she says.
Many times you need only to move furniture and give it a new job. Add paint and the cost can be anywhere from $10 to $25. And new hardware -- which can transform the look of furniture from bedroom or bathroom to kitchen or living room or back again -- can be less than $5 per piece at big-box stores or yard sales, she says.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
"I tell people who are trying to sell their homes: Get rid of artwork you don't care about and replace it with mirrors," Lowell says.
Save the picture frames, which can add interest and architecture to a wall, and use them around mirrors, Lowell says. "Put it in a dark corner opposite a doorway or window to draw light."
Boutique hotels are great at using well-placed mirrors to amplify light and give the illusion of space, he says. The strategy works just as well in your house. "It's a great way to make a small home look big."
And don't be afraid to paint objects, as well as walls.
He recently found a pair of courting mirrors flanking a fireplace in a client's living room. He put them in inexpensive foam frames he had painted stark white. He then positioned the mirrors in the guest room, against a dark blue wall. "It looked like plaster," he says.
The price: the cost of the paint and the time.
By boosting the light level with mirrors and adding wall color, "you can completely reshape your home and give it a new look," Lowell says.
One Cheap Swap: Fabrics
Want to change the look of your house quickly? "Look at the fabrics in your home," Lowell says. If they're dated, "those are easy things to swap out."
The easiest and least-expensive switch to make is with pillows.
To re-cover pillows, you can use fabrics you have (like that wine-stained tablecloth or a ratty old bedspread you still love) or pick up bargain-bin scraps. A tailor or dry cleaner might charge less than you think, if you're not a do-it-yourselfer.
New curtains or drapes can bring a big change. And "it's not a big investment to swap out drapes," Lowell says. Drapery sets can start for as little as $10 at big-box stores.
A lamp that screams "bedroom" or "kid's room" can be recast with a new shade. Opt for straight geometric shapes -- cylinder, square or rectangular with straight sides.
Want to unify a collection of mismatched lamp bases? "By changing the shades to make them identical, the eye will go to the shades and not the base," Lowell says.
New shades cost as little as $10 to $15. New lamp harps start at $5.
Lowell advises focusing on texture-driven fabrics rather than print-driven fabrics.
Don't Hide Your Star Power
"I love the idea of repurposing," Kelly says. And toward that end, she and her team find "we've ended up in people's basements and attics a lot recently."
What they often discover: "Something that can be a centerpiece or a focal point or even an accent in a house," she says.
"Just really looking at your things with new eyes," Kelly says. "And think: How can I repackage this? Sometimes all it takes is a little paint or putting the piece in a different room."
During one recent redesign, Lowell took a collection of hot pink Frisbees and mounted them on a plum-colored wall.
When it comes to collections and things you love, "don't litter them throughout the house like room dandruff," he says. "Gather (the collection) together in one room and make a statement because there's power in math."
Turn a Small Wall Into Storage
Got a small wall or alcove you don't know what to do with? Pine trim and molding from a hardware store will give the room organization and drama without any mitering on your part, Lowell says.
"Put up a pair of standards and the brackets, and just do shelving floor to ceiling," he says. "Paint everything the same color as the walls. It will disappear. It will just float."
Best of all, "it will triple the storage in any room, and the whole thing will cost you under 100 bucks," Lowell says.
To add the illusion of more space, put mirrored tiles between the shelves "to create the illusion that there's another room beyond." And don't worry about tile seams, he says. They'll be "covered by whatever you put on those shelves."
"So you create a tremendous illusion now," Lowell says.
When it Doubt, Throw it Out
"America is purging right now," says Lowell.
Start by "assessing who you are and how you want to live. It's not about a pretty home anymore. It's about a pampering home. And chances are your tastes have changed tremendously since you filled your home with crap."
First, "ransack that house," Lowell recommends. Chances are "you will find yourself laughing hysterically by the end of the day. You'll find you have a bathmat from an apartment you left 10 years ago."
And once you consider how technology has changed your life, "50% of what you have no longer has meaning for you," he says. Paring down what you don't use, need or want is "one of the best ways to get a completely new lease on life with your home.”
If it's broken or chipped, get rid of it. "If it's an heirloom that your parents gave you that you hate, wrap it up beautifully and put it in storage."
"You'd be surprised how much stuff you have you've forgotten about, and it's time to pay it forward," he says. "There have been a lot of disasters. People could use your stuff."
Source: Fox Business
April 10, 2011
HIGH POINT — Most suppliers and retailers would agree that functionality is the most important aspect of the home office category. That's why features ranging from drop-down center drawers to cord management and storage are so crucial to making a piece desirable.
But a number of resources in the category also have another selling point - licensed brand names. The names associated with these items give them a sense of style that's unique to the personality or the brand. Here are some examples of licensed home office pieces that are selling well or are expected to perform well at retail.
What's hot: Modular Christopher Lowell Collections by Bush Furniture at Office Depot.
Description: Launched last May, Integr8 is one of three modular home office collections by Lowell. The cleanlined laminate group has a two-tone Nexus Oak and Bronze Mist finish. It can be configured any way the consumer wishes, with a variety of pieces ranging from a rolling file cabinet to a desk and hutch and bookcase storage cubes. A corner desk retails at $149, while the rolling file cabinet retails at $89.99.
Why it's selling: Lowell, an interior decorator and TV personality, likes the simple, clean lines of the collection and the thin, lightweight metal bases, which make the pieces easy to move. Other features he touts are the cord management and privacy and organizational features of the 42-inch hutch. He also likes the easily stackable storage cubes, which have plenty of ventilation. Four styles of storage bins also are available for consumers that wish to change the look.
Source: Furniture Today
March 1, 2011
Emmy Award Winning Television Personality and Designer to Launch Branded Line of Bed and Bath Products Scheduled to Hit Stores This Spring
NEW YORK, March 1, 2011— Beanstalk, a leading global brand licensing agency, today announced that it has secured a strategic brand-licensing agreement between its client, Christopher Lowell, and Fayette-Renaissance. The new agreement will introduce a line of branded bedding and bath products inspired and designed by Emmy Award-winning television host, best-selling author and design expert, Christopher Lowell.
The partnership will produce a product line that will include fashion bath towels, bedding, sheets, throws, blankets, window treatments, decorative pillows and beach towels. Products will be available at department stores, specialty retailers, member only sites, and TV shopping networks in spring 2011.
“The combination of Christopher’s recognized and reputable brand with high quality manufacturer Fayette-Renaissance is a perfect match,” said Dan Levin, managing director, Beanstalk Los Angeles. “We anticipate the resulting product line will be both a branding and retail success.”
As a result of the partnership with Christopher Lowell, the product line will feature pre-coordinated luxury solutions that instill design confidence in men, women and couples. Customers can expect high-quality items at a competitive price point with fool-proof color schemes.
“The collaboration with Fayette-Renaissance will make for an eye-pleasing and versatile product line that will allow people to easily enhance their current bath and bedroom décor without major renovations,” said Christopher Lowell. “By being involved in the design process from start to finish, I can be confident that the product will be high quality and highly fashionable.” “The Christopher Lowell brand and its authority in the home design category is one that we are very excited to add to our list of licenses,” said Charles Schlang, CEO, Fayette-Renaissance. “Christopher’s keen eye for quality and design helped us create a beautiful line of quality products at a very competitive price point.”
About Christopher Lowell
Christopher Lowell Enterprises, LLC, is the parent company for Christopher Lowell Productions and Christopher Lowell, Inc., the design, licensing and marketing arm of his consumer products division. The Christopher Lowell Collection launched in 2000 with the debut of a designer paint line and more recently extended into office furniture and accessories. Christopher Lowell products are consistent with his concept of “stress-free, pre-coordinated solutions for the home.” Each product in a licensed collection, irrespective of its manufacturer or retailer, is complementary in style, scale and color, and fits into Lowell’s four lifestyle categories: Town, Country, City and Shore. Christopher Lowell Collection license partners include Office Depot, Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores, Wrights Simplicity, and other industry leaders.
About Beanstalk
Beanstalk, a global brand licensing agency and consultancy, extends brands through the strategic and creative development of licensed products. The company works with blue-chip brands and other high-profile clients to leverage licensing as a strategic tool to enhance brand awareness, increase consumer touch-points, and generate revenue. Beanstalk also works with manufacturers to help identify and acquire compelling brands and properties to help them gain competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Beanstalk is the licensing agency of record for over 50 world-class brands. The agency has developed thousands of brand extensions in every major product category, resulting in nearly $2.3 billion in retail sales in 2010 alone. Headquartered in New York, Beanstalk also has offices in London, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, and Hong Kong, and affiliates throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.beanstalk.com.
Beanstalk is a part of Omnicom Group Inc. Diversified Agency Services (NYSE: OMC). Omnicom (www.omnicomgroup.com) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company.
About Fayette-Renaissance
Fayette-Renaissance is a joint venture between Fayette Capital and Renaissance America. The combined entity is a multi-faceted global sourcing unit focusing on sales, marketing, and branding in the home products industry. Fayette-Renaissance is responsible for managing and monitoring the USA operations of several overseas suppliers with combined sales that exceed $1 billion. CEO Charles Schlang and President Gregg Haft are long-time veterans of the textile industry and have launched numerous successful brands including, but not limited to, Nautica, Joseph Abboud, Eileen West, Beautyrest, and Fruit of the Loom.
Source: Beanstalk
January 24, 2011
By: Furniture World Magazine
The Kaleidoscope Partnership announced that it has been hired for a return engagement by World Market Center Las Vegas to manage WMCLV 's Hot Spot Social Media Bar - a free service for all registered World Market Center Las Vegas attendees and is bringing a team of well known design and social media bloggers this time to add another layer of learning and excitement to the Hot Spot Social Media Bar 's attendees.
First implemented at the Fall 2010 market to great success, the Hot Spot Social Media Bar is located in Bldg. C-1096 inside Christopher Lowell 's *Illuminations* showcase and is modeled after Apple's Genius Bar concept. All registered World Market Center attendees can receive a free 1/2 hour of social media advice on any question they may have regarding their social media activities. There is no appointment necessary -it is on a first come first serve basis during the hours of 8:30-5:30 Monday-Thursday and 8:30-12:30 on Friday.
Leslie Carothers, CEO of The Kaleidoscope Partnership, says, " I am delighted to have been invited back to World Market Center for the second time to help WMCLV attendees get their social media questions answered. This time, I am bringing a team of 4 renowned design and social media bloggers with me to add more layers of benefit to World Market Center 's attendees- Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo of NYC, NY, Joy Zaczyk and her business partner Janet Villaneuve from Ottowa, Canada and Olivia Millwood of Atlanta, GA.
Amy { @abcddesigns } blog, www. abcddesign.com has been nominated for Best Design Blog in Apartment Therapy's 2011 *HOMIE* awards and runs, along with designer @JonathanLegate, the very successful #DesignTV chat on Twiitter, Joy and Janet {@moggitgirls } own the well loved humorous design blog www.moggit.com and most recently appeared on a segment of Nate Berkus' show and Olivia, @swaygrl helps businesses in her local area with many of their social media activities through her business, www.gotogrls.com For all attendees who are using Twitter already, the official World Market Center hashtag for WMCLV is #LVMkt and the official hashtag for the Hot Spot Social Media Bar is #HotSpotLVMkt.
My team and I look forward to meeting and helping all WMCLV attendees get their social media questions answered in a fun and relaxing atmosphere inside Christopher Lowell 's beautifully designed *Illuminations* showcase space in C-1096 during this week's World Market Center Las Vegas."
Source: Furniture World
January 16, 2011
It doesn't matter what year it is — home design is affected by world events and the needs of a family, interior designers say.
During the last decade, turbulent events in the nation and world meant that family members needed a sanctuary. Christopher Lowell, interior decorator and host of TV design shows, including the Discovery Channel's "It's Christopher Lowell," says that in the past 10 years, he saw more family members becoming involved in decisions about the overall look of a house as that house became more important to them than ever.
"Men and women are partnering the decisions in designing the home," Lowell said in a recent phone interview. "Men want as much ... input, and their sensibilities (are) reflected in the home."
Linda Vantine, an interior designer with Vantine Designs in East Sandwich, says she has recently seen the entire family pitching in with the design of a house.
"The husbands and the wives and the children, they're all involved," Vantine says. "Over the past 10 years, that's gotten even more intense."
And as the home became a place to get away from the world, the home began to look more like places where people used to get away to — like spas, complete with waterfalls and other relaxing decor, says Lowell.
"The spa influence has affected the home as well," he says. "People want something tranquil in the home."
As America ran into economic trouble, signs of that situation began creeping into home design. Ostentatiousness, for example, was often no longer an option. Rachel Marie Almeida, a freelance interior and architectural designer in New Bedford, says she has seen a huge shift that way.
"In the past two years, frugality has become more in style," Almeida says. "Things like recycling, salvage design, reusing things you already have in different ways. People are looking to be more practical."
As families have less space, traditional roles of rooms are also changing, says Vantine.
"A few years ago, people had a formal kitchen, a formal living room," she says. "There's more flexibility — a room could be a guest room and it could also be a family room."
Not all trends have staying power, though. There are a few trends of the past decade that are better avoided if you don't want your home to look dated as we head into the twenty-teens.
Lowell says, for example, that florals anywhere in the home won't be coming back soon.
And Sandra Espinet, an interior designer who hosted HGTV's 2010 Halloween and Christmas specials, suggests avoiding anything with faux-finish. In the natural feel of today's home design, she says, that finish would just look hopelessly out of place.
In this new decade, current events continue to be one of the most important considerations in the choices families are making in home design, experts say. Part of the current and expected trends are based on being green, according to Espinet and Almeida.
People "are in tune with what's going on to the planet," Espinet says. "It's going to increase." Almeida hopes salvage recycling will "stick around," noting "it's been a big boom."
Designers say there's also a huge swing toward buying American products and using local materials in the home to support fellow citizens, a trend they say will only increase. Irina Weatherley, president of Pastiche, a West Barnstable interior design company, says she sees a new concern from customers about where products are coming from. In the past, Weatherley says, most furniture came from countries like China and Japan.
That "has hurt the American furniture industry," she says. "Now the trend is coming back to the United States. (People) want quality."
Espinet agrees and says products being made locally and being earth-friendly is becoming more important.
"People ask, 'Where is it from, what is it made of?' ... In the past, nobody cared," she says.
The economic crisis has also brought an international look into homes as families can't afford to go on vacation. Lowell says he sees this coming out especially in kitchens.
"We are seeing a heavy use of spicy colors," he says. "We're embracing the Tuscan attitude."
This trend also reflects families continuing to look at the home as a haven in a stressful world, he says.
"It's based on a kind of retreating into the home that we haven't seen in a generation," Lowell says. "Who can afford travel now?"
In an age of Blu-ray players and iPods, homes may not be up to Jetsons-style just yet, but designers agree that integrating electronics into the home and going for a more futuristic look is something that will continue over the next several years. Espinet says the placement of DVD players or computers in a home has become an important factor for design, and that will continue in a 3-D TV world.
"When we work with clients, we ask, 'What do you do with this room? What are your electronics?'" she says.
And having built-in kitchens, where appliances such as microwaves and coffee makers are part of the design itself rather than taking up room on the counter, is a huge trend that will continue to be important, Espinet says.
"The integrated kitchen is definitely a trend toward the future and not something that will go away," she says.
Lowell agrees that people are getting smarter about what's taking up space, especially in the kitchen, and will continue to try to decrease clutter in the years to come.
"People are saying, 'Why is the salad spinner, which is the size of a large bomb, taking up half of my cabinets? Don't we get salad in bags now?'" he says.
Source: Cape Cod Times
December 15, 2010
By: Furniture World Magazine World Market Center Las Vegas announced that attendees of Winter Las Vegas Market, held January 24-28 at World Market Center Las Vegas, will have no shortage of opportunities to buy, sell, network and learn. More than 1,200 exhibiting companies are lined up for January Market when they’ll unveil thousands of new products. Retailers and designers will discover what’s new and unexpected in the world of home furnishings, all in one inspiring venue. Among the special market features slated for January, attendees will find an emphasis on innovation in the mattress category. “Dream Big” will showcase displays from the mattress and bedding leaders, and category experts will also be on hand to highlight news and share marketing information. A growing Gift + Home—the fastest growing west coast gift event—co-locates with Las Vegas Market and presents gift and accessory buyers a diverse roster of new permanent showrooms and temporaries in Building C. Complimentary breakfast will be served on all of the Gift + Home floors each morning of Market from 8:30 am – 10:00 am Celebrity designer Monica Pedersen and Nine Muses Media editor Julie Smith Vincenti will help attendees map their way around Market with “First Look,” a virtual tour highlighting the season’s newest products. Throughout the week, attendees are invited to stop by Hot Spot, a social media bar, located in Building C, Floor 10, where experts are available to set up Facebook and Twitter accounts at no cost and advise retailers on how to maximize social media for their business. Affordable travel options to Las Vegas include hotel rates starting as low as $44 per night at over 25 properties with complimentary shuttle service to/ from host hotels. Registration for January market is currently open. To learn more about Market and to receive special offers on hotels and flights visit www.lasvegasmarket.com.
Alfresco Spaces returns this year, spotlighting the latest and greatest in outdoor decor. Research shows a strong demand for furnishings and objects d’art for outdoor living both in the United States and abroad. International exhibitors join American exhibitors with promises of new and exciting product launches for 2011.
The expanded Vegas Kids showcase in Building C, Floor 4 spotlights the growing market of juvenile furnishings where retailers can increase their bottom line with the strong youth and baby furnishings category.
An array of engaging displays by celebrity designers will also be on hand. Christopher Lowell will shine a spotlight on the lighting category with “Illuminated,” an assemblage of eye-opening merchandising concepts for lighting and accessory retailers. Designer Roger Thomas will present custom, hand-painted upholstery and original art created for the Architectural Digest Green Room with “Roger Thomas Green Room at the Oscars.” Design aficionados will enjoy a rare compilation of Swedish designs at “17 Swedish Designers,” featuring the work of 17 young, progressive
Swedish women who specialize in ceramics, furniture and textiles.
Designers will find more inspiration in four high design destinations throughout Las Vegas Market including Las Vegas Design Center, Alfresco Spaces, Context and Design & Living. Completing the design-focused week Christopher Guy will be honored as the 2010 Design Icon. Known for the elegance and sophistication of his work, Guy will join the ranks of past design icons, including Juan Montoya, Vicente Wolf, Roger Thomas, Vladimir Kagan and Larry Laslo.
This year’s One Good Chair competition will demonstrate how minimal materials (and packaging) can result in maximum comfort and design with its “minimum|maximum” theme. Prototypes of the finalists’ designs will be on display all week, thanks to contest sponsors World Market Center and the Sustainable Furnishings Council, and the winning chair will be announced, followed by a panel discussion moderated by organizer Lance Hosey.
Source: Furniture World
December 10, 2010
If you've got decorating challenges, we've got the solution: America’s original and best-loved interior design and lifestyle personality Christopher Lowell is sharing decorating and home improvement advice with his trademark humor and infectious ‘You Can Do It’ attitude.
Source: Homefurnishings.com
December 6, 2010
Furniture built at home lowers cost without compromising looks Today's ready-to-assemble furnishings are true masters of disguise. Gone are the days of confusing pages of instructions resulting in wobbly lopsided pieces. In their place are simple directions that result in furnishings that look as good -- if not better -- as the pictures on the box. And, more importantly, unless you actually put them together, you would be hard-pressed to guess they came in pieces. Ranging in style from traditional to contemporary, the major difference between ready-to-assemble furniture and traditional furnishings is how they arrived at your home. Once designed primarily for the home office or entertainment segments and featuring shelves with woodlike surfaces, ready-to-assemble furniture has expanded into the living room, dining room and occasional categories and now includes upholstered pieces. Eurostyle, for example, offers leather chairs, sofas and lounges. "We have assembly instructions with each piece. They're easy to follow and pictures are included," said Judith Ets-Hokin, vice president of marketing for Eurostyle. In most cases, the pieces just screw together and can be fully assembled in 15 minutes or less, she added. And, sometimes the needed tools are included with the packaging materials. Other times, assembly is a simple as tapping pins into a hole, said Marsha Grigsby, manager of The Home Depot in Henderson. And if you're still confused, the store offers do-it-yourself classes that make assembling pieces a snap. Ets-Hokin said it is much easier and cost effective to ship a sofa in five smaller boxes rather than in one large box. This is especially important when shipping pieces from the factory, which is in Asia. And that means the savings are passed on to the consumer. Generally, ready-to-assemble pieces cost less than traditional furnishings. But don't let the prices fool you. Lower prices don't mean style or quality have been sacrificed. Many well-known designers and celebrities, such as Martha Stewart, Angelo Surmelis, Christopher Lowell and Kathy Ireland, are now offering ready-to-assemble furnishings. As its name implies, Eurostyle's furniture has a definite European flair. The company specializes in creating furnishings with a modern or contemporary look for small spaces. Its products include furniture for the living room, dining room, kitchen and office. The furnishings are designed by a team in Italy and an Italian heads the quality control department, Ets-Hokin said. The company was founded in 1985 by Trygve Liljestrand of Sweden. Avenue Six keeps quality in the forefront with its upholstery offerings, which lean toward the modern side. Pieces are constructed out of kiln-dried hardwood and have resilient foam cushions or box spring seats. It offers a choice of fabrics, including durable microfibers, and leathers. Once assembled, the furniture is both stylish and sturdy. "The technology around the material has improved. Most people can't tell the difference between a laminate and a wood veneer," said Marcie Backer, vice president of product management, living division, for Bush Furniture, which specializes in pieces for home entertainment areas and the office. In the ready-to-assemble business for more than 50 years, Bush Furniture has seen its product line evolve. The company now offers four brands, each with a distinct flavor and purpose, and closely following a person's life cycle, Backer said. My Space is especially geared for smaller spaces, has an eclectic mix of styles and appeals most often to the younger generations. Bush Signature is the company's longest standing brand. It is based on providing solutions for the entertainment/video furniture segment. Popular, modern finishes and mixed materials highlight the collection. Office Connect debuted earlier this year and features office furniture for small businesses and professionals. It offers the flexibility to add, subtract or reconfigure elements as needed. Additionally, it can be adapted for home offices. Workplace Solutions is designed for commercial businesses with anywhere from five to 20 employees. Also offering flexible configurations, the finishes are extremely durable. "Our diamond coat is proprietary and is five times more durable than standard melamine," she said. In all brands, the company has kept up to date with technological advances, adapting its designs for laptops and small portable electronics. Built-in features now include USB ports, wire management and charging stations, Backer said. Additionally, pieces are ergonomically correct and factor in users' size, shape and height, and have no-tip construction designed for stability. Before it is released, each design is thoroughly tested to ensure it meets Underwriters Laboratories' stringent guidelines. "The main value comes with our quality, safety and durability," she said. The company also offers the ability to customize its pieces, with choices in finish, door style, hardware and size.
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal
November 30, 2010
Everytime Christopher Lowell visits "Morning Living," he never fails to help out some of our listeners when it comes to choosing colors for their homes. Listen as he gives advice to a member of the "Morning Living" family about what to do to the ceiling on a room with olive walls...
Source: Martha Stewart
October 27, 2010
Interior design and lifestyle television personality Christopher Lowell invites manufacturers to submit products for consideration for his new web series, "Ask Christopher," debuting in November. Lo
Christopher Lowell is launching a new web series, "Ask Christopher," and looking for products and showrooms to feature in the filming.
well is also looking for showroom participants when he takes the show on the road to the Las Vegas Market in January.
"Ask Christopher" will broadcast over the web as a consumer source for simple and affordable home improvement and "lifestyle knowhow," using social media, the internet and television to create what Lowell hopes will be an intimate, interactive forum. "People today have less time to be tethered to their TV sets for often-skewed lifestyle information," Lowell said. "Our goal is to supply viewers with honest know-how that's on demand and mobile -- like having a personal designer and lifestyle authority with you at all times."
The series is about transforming the current abode into a thoughtful home -- covering everything from de-cluttering and stretching space to re-accessorizing and entertaining -- with Lowell advocating his favorite picks, spotlighting specific brands and affordable products essential to today's lifestyle. His mantra, "It's not what it costs or where you got it, it's what you do with it that counts," will be the central theme.
The fully produced "Ask Christopher" show will be viewable on the Christopher Lowell website www.christopherlowell.com beginning in November. Specific episodes will also appear on various social media portals as well as websites of participating sponsors.
To date, Christopher Lowell Productions has produced more than 800 hours of original programming for the Discovery Channel, including Interior Motives with Christopher Lowell, Wall to Wall and his Emmy-Award winning show, The Christopher Lowell Show. As a key component to "Ask Christopher," he also interacts through his Twitter @askclowell and Facebook accounts and is a contributor to a variety of other home design websites. In 2010, Lowell released his newest collection of office furniture with Office Depot and has partnered with Alluminaire for a signature collection of lighting.
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Source: Home Accents Today
October 26, 2010
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October 16, 2010
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CHICAGO — HomeFurnishings.com will run a series of home improvement and decorating Web videos starting next month featuring interior design and lifestyle expert Christopher Lowell.
The three- to five-minute "Ask Christopher" episodes start Nov. 3 on the Web portal and are designed to help consumers with their home improvement and decorating challenges. They are "delivered with Lowell's trademark humor and infectious ‘you can do it' attitude," HomeFurnishings.com said in a release.
HomeFurnishings.com was developed by the National Home Furnishing Assn. as a consumer center for furniture design, decorating and shopping advice. Early this year the NHFA transferred ownership to an independent company earlier this year, aiming to open up participation to whole industry.
The "Ask Christopher" show was created for consumers "interested in high style design on realistic budgets" and is driven by questions received from consumers via social media, HomeFurnishings.com said in a release. "Episodes provide thoughtful solutions on how to transform homes into spaces that pamper and inspire while defying today's time and money constraints. The series focuses on surprisingly simple updates and covers everything from de-cluttering and maximizing space to accessorizing and hassle-free in-home entertaining."
Lowell's mantra, "It's not what it costs or where you got it, it's what you do with it that counts," will be the central theme.
"Today's consumers are looking for solid, objective advice to help them improve their homes and the ‘Ask Christopher' series delivers just that," said Doug Kays, HomeFurnishings.com CEO.
Source: FurnitureToday.com
September 3, 2010
Ask Christopher -
A web series hosted by Emmy-winning lifestyle authority Christopher Lowell.
Promoting personal confidence & creativity with solutions to transform any size dwelling into a home that uplifts & inspires both tangibly & emotionally.
Source: Ask Christopher
August 9, 2010
Although I had worked in the entertainment industry for years – I never felt like a “fan” of any celebrity. That wasn’t a bad thing, but I didn’t have the personal connection with any celebrity that I worked with.
Many years ago – I sat on my couch watching Rosie O’Donnell having the opportunity to meet and spend time with Barbara Streisand. I remember crying as she met Barbara for the first time. Barbara was personal to her.
While I watched Rosie meeting Barbara – I cried, at that moment – I did have a TV hero who I wished I could meet. A person I tuned into Channel 33 every day at 2pm (in Nashville, TN) – Christopher Lowell of “Interior Motives”. His show brought me out of some very emotional times in my life and sparked a creativity in myself that I never knew existed until then.
As many of you, like me – Christopther fell off my radar screen – until this past year. I found his official website and noticed he had a Twitter account. I jumped for joy (not a joke, ask my husband!) knowing I could follow him on Twitter! (Everyone that knows me knows how much I love Twitter!).
Within that same week of following Christopher on Twitter – we developed a connection and friendship. Who Knew! Not sure how it exactly happened…it was just one of those “God happenings” in life.
Soon he was no longer my TV Hero – but he became one of my Twitter Pals.
As you know, on July 19 – I interview him for my Radio Show on Blog Talk Radio and last night…I met him and his dedicated staff. But you know, it wasn’t like meeting “a celebrity” – I felt like I was seeing a great friend. That is what made this night so special…friendships and connections.
Christopher’s kindness is real. His personality is just as we all know and love.
Last night, I had my Rosie O’Donnell moment in life. I met my Hero – who I am so proud we have become Friends.
Some other great highlights of the night I got to meet @VegasBill and @24K from Twitter. If you live or have any connection to Vegas – you know these wonderful men. The 3 of us share an unwavering love for our great city Vegas. I am blessed to have met them!
My heartfelt thanks to Christopher Lowell Enterprises (www.ChristopherLowell.com), to Leslie and Sev of The Kaleidoscope Partnership, who hosted the Tweetup (www.tkpartnership.com) and to Las Vegas World Market Center (www.LasVegasWorldMarket).
Until Next Time – whatever your Dream is…never Give Up!
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To Your Success,
Charlene L. Ragsdale – Las Vegas, NV
Award Winning Network Marketer, Business Blogger and Public Speaker She hosts a weekly Blog Talk Radio Show
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Source: Success With Charlene
July 28, 2010
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Lighting is one of the most overlooked and underrated elements of interior design. The right lighting can make or break a room. That’s why lighting is the final (and critical) “Layer 7” of my design philosophy and popular book: Seven Layers of Design.
Why Lighting Is Key
The way you light a room is the finishing touch to your décor scheme. Good lighting can transform a space into one that is sexy, dramatic, inviting and warm. And since most of us spend the greatest amount of our time in our homes at night, lighting is a key part of the environment.
Layers of Light
Good lighting is achieved in layers; which means using a combination of different lighting sources. Understanding the types of light available will help you create your own winning lighting scheme. Start by evaluating your room for its style, size and function, and then combine light sources to create your ideal lighting plan.
Types of Lighting
Fill lights: often created by recessed ceiling fixtures.
Make sure fill lights, like all the lights in your room, are on dimmers. You should have sufficient, overall fill light to take the volume of light up just enough to dimly see the entire space—so no one’s bumping around in the dark. Frankly, the only time lights should be on full blast is when you’re giving the room a good cleaning.
Ambient pools of light: often created with pin spotlights.
Every good room needs drama. Drama is created as much by shadow as by the light itself. Shadow is what brings intimacy to rooms. Pin spots can showcase rich wall color with focused arcs of soft light. They can showcase key focal point objects—or with back-lighting, simply show their form in silhouette. Pin spots are great for creating pools of light over coffee tables and key pathways to define seating areas and traffic flow.
Task lights: usually created by floor lamps and table lamps.
Lamps are the new room accessory. They bring focused light to the mid-range of a space and are the most visible light source in a room. Lamps often connote the very style and mood of a room. From lamp bases to shades and finials, well-designed lamps often become the focal point of a room. For this reason, it’s best to stick to a single theme versus mixing and matching styles, especially with lampshades. They should remain as uniform as possible and be placed strategically near seating furniture.
I suggest using dimmers and three-way bulbs to give you more light control and allow you to control a room’s mood. When not using them for reading, I recommend a lamp’s bulb wattage be no greater than 35—keep in mind the wattage adds up quick with multiple lamps.
Up-lights: usually positioned on the floor.
Up-lights add the final theatrical drama to a room. They come in a variety of sizes and shapes—from straight cylinders to focusable heads. I like to link these with interior trees (another part of my “Layer 7” of design). An up-light on the floor shooting through a palm tree will cast shadows on ceilings and add an overhead texture of pattern. This brings intimacy to a space.
Candlelight: animation for the room.
Candlelight should not be ignored. It offers the same dynamic as a fireplace. The flicker of flame adds great mood and animation to a space and can be placed anywhere. Without cord-management issues to worry about, votive candles can be grouped into clusters on a tray or lend a small touch of romance to a coffee table or dining room.
Source: Home Furnishings
July 28, 2010
Bush Industries, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of reliable and affordable furnishing solutions for work and home, has deployed a unique online content delivery application for the new Christopher Lowell Office Collections designed exclusively for Office Depot(R) /quotes/comstock/13*!odp/quotes/nls/odp (ODP 4.35, -0.05, -1.14%) , a leading global provider of office products and services. The application is designed to provide a more interactive and valuable shopping experience on Bush Furniture's core reseller websites. It also offers customers more relevant and timely information about Bush's furnishing solutions.
When Bush Industries partnered with Christopher Lowell and Office Depot earlier this year to design, manufacture and distribute three new modular office furniture collections, Bush recommended an online video format that not only introduced Christopher Lowell -- the Emmy Award-winning designer, author and television personality -- but provided customers with insight into the inspiration and influences behind the collections' features and benefits, all of which are presented by Lowell himself.
"The furniture category suffers from a lot of generic selections offered in confusing and monotone formats. So, we developed a new approach that delivers a differentiated experience and is incorporated directly into our reseller's website," said Patrick Theimer, EVP of marketing and e-commerce at Bush Industries. "We want to be able to provide more than a simple list of product attributes and fixed images. Through a combination of creative videos and layouts, Christopher Lowell is assisting the sale in an extremely valuable way. This results in more informed buying decisions and increased customer sales and satisfaction."
In May, the three new collections by Christopher Lowell and Bush Industries were introduced at Office Depot. As a preferred vendor for the Christopher Lowell brand, Bush Industries worked with the popular designer to produce three new modular collections -- Lattix, Integr8, and Geometrix. Videos, images and detailed descriptions of all three collections can be found at www.officedepot.com/christopherlowell.
"While other retail categories like electronics have been marketed using these types of applications, it is a fairly new concept for the furniture industry and one in which we see a great deal of opportunity," added Theimer. "We're seeing a lot of interest in this approach from our retail partners and it's been extremely popular with customers visiting the Christopher Lowell section of officedepot.com."
Bush's marketing partner, Illuminati Studios, created the technology application, produced the videos and packaged them so that Office Depot could incorporate the videos easily and seamlessly onto their site. In the future, Bush plans to integrate other services, including space planning and social media.
Bush, with Illuminati Studios, also has developed and is introducing its Furniture Finder, an online tool for retailer web sites designed to help customers quickly find the right furnishings for their home or office. It allows customers to search for Bush office furniture products online by room type, function, style and finish or color.
The New Modular Christopher Lowell Collections at Office Depot The three new Christopher Lowell lines manufactured by Bush and available exclusively at Office Depot are modular office collections that are ideal for small and home-based businesses where function and space are critical considerations, and consumers will be drawn to the stylish, versatile collections and attractive price points. Each of the three modular collections offers a variety of features and storage options within pieces that are easy to configure.
The collections include:
-- Lattix -- The Lattix collection is luxurious and tailored for any
business professional, featuring classic looks that will work in a
home or business for many years. The products have a first-class
international look at mass market prices. Overall, the Lattix
collection is beautiful in its simplicity and durable in its finish.
-- Integr8 -- The collection is designed to seamlessly integrate into any
small business or office bringing a hip and fresh energy to the space
and a minimalist attitude. Simple, elegant, and global, each piece
gives the look and function of expensive European modern furniture,
but at prices that won't break the bank.
-- Geometrix -- This collection is a hybrid between the hip, fresh
Integr8 collection and the transitional, organic global influence of
Lattix. Each piece is timeless and will remain in style for decades to
come. From work surfaces that can instantly be added to bookcases as
extensions, to optional pallets for privacy and built-in charging
stations for mobile devices, Geometrix offers multiple configuration
possibilities for the home or the office.
Source: Market Watch
July 28, 2010
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The Kaleidoscope Partnership announced their co-sponsorship with World Market Center Las Vegas of the first official World Market Center cocktail “tweetup” Market attendees, the media and celebrity designers Christopher Lowell, Darryl Carter, HGTV’s Monica Pedersen and many others will meet, tweet and eat on Monday evening, August 2nd in the HotSpot: Social Media Bar in Building C-1096 starting at 5:00pm PST. Tweetups are events where people who attend an event and who use the social media micro blogging platform, Twitter, come together in real life to meet each other, take pictures and/or videos and tweet about what they’re experiencing while together. In addition to the real life cocktail event, the tweetup will also be held live, at the same time, on Twitter, an industry first. This will enable thousands of interior designers, consumers and fellow home furnishings friends from around the world to share in the excitement and glamour of the event who otherwise would not be able to do so. To join the real life event on Twitter, search Twitter using the hashtag #tweetupWMC starting at 5:00PM PST on Monday, Aug. 2nd and follow @tkpleslie , @tkpsev and @WorldMarketCtr on twitter. About World Market Center: World Market Center Las Vegas is an integrated home and hospitality contract furnishings showroom and trade complex. The state-of-the- art campus showcases furniture, decorative accessories, gift, lighting, area rugs, home textiles and related segments, as well as the Las Vegas Design Center open daily to consumers and designers. World Market Center currently hosts the biannual Las Vegas MarketTM, the preeminent total home market along with INSPIREDESIGNTM, Gift + HomeTM and Vegas KidsTM. For more information on World Market Center Las Vegas and its shows, visit www.wmclv.com. Find us on Facebook and Twitter. About The Kaleidoscope Partnership: The Kaleidoscope Partnership is an 8 year old global social media agency for the furniture and design related industries. Business partners CEO Leslie Carothers and COO Sev Ritchie have worked with consumers, retail sales consultants, store owners, reps, manufacturers and suppliers. They have been involved in all aspects of the furniture, interior design, social media, internet marketing, and ecommerce businesses for a combined total of more than 30 years. Ms. Carothers has written the *Retail Ideas* blog for www.furnituretoday.com for the past 5 years and is an editorial contributor to FURNITURE WORLD Magazine. |
Source: Furniture World
July 24, 2010
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Source: ChristopherLowell.com
July 3, 2010
Exclusive Merchandising Showcase Sheds New Light on August Las Vegas Market
World Market Center Las Vegas, a leading force in the home and hospitality furnishings industry, is taking an active role in showcasing innovative concepts that will help enhance the profiles of specialty segments. The Market’s organizers enlisted renowned designer Christopher Lowell to create an integrated merchandising display for lighting and home accessory retailers. Illuminated: A Lighting & Accessories Showcase for Success will be open daily during August Las Vegas Market, Aug. 2-6, in Building C-1096.
Lowell and his design team’s Las Vegas installation will provide lighting retailers some enlightening new ideas and teach them how to broaden their offerings to consumers while not only enhancing their lighting business but also creating a new home décor business. Attendees will learn how cross-merchandised products can enhance their retail environment, ultimately leading to stronger sales. The debut of this visual installation will be celebrated with a cocktail reception on Mon., Aug. 2 at 5:00 p.m.
“Lighting has become the latest must-have ‘home accessory’ and retailers have an opportunity to play up the consumer trend through low-footprint displays of pre-coordinated merchandise that convey that message on impact,” said Christopher Lowell. “We want to show retailers that they can not only make money retailing these visual aids, but put across to their customers that they can play a more supportive role in their home design process than just supplying the product.”
“This not only elevates consumer confidence, but showcases the retailer as a greater home design authority opening the door to endless line-extension possibilities,” he added.
Participating lighting showrooms include:
Adesso
AF Lighting
American de Rosa
Bel Air Lighting
Besa Lighting
Cal Lighting
Crestview Collection
Crystorama
Cyan Design
Dale Tiffany
Elegant Lighting
Elk / Dimond Lighting
GKI / Bethlehem Lighting
Glow Lighting
Hi-Lite Manufacturing
Jesco Lighting
Kalco Lighting
Lamp Works
Lite Source
Lumisource
Mica Lamp Co.
Nora Lighting
Nova
Nuevo
OK Lighting
Pacific Coast Lighting
Paul Sahlin Tiffany
Prima Lighting
Quoizel
Robert Abbey
Stylecraft Home Collection
Sua International
Trend Lighting Group
Uttermost
Vaxcel International
Yosemite Home Décor
Participating accessory showrooms include:
18 Karat
Adagio Water Features
Allstate Floral
Artisan House
Bailey Street
Global Views
Howard Elliott
Lazy Susan
Paragon
Stein World
Uttermost
Emmy Award-winning host, best-selling author, and highly respected interior designer, Christopher Lowell’s mix of practical advice and infectious enthusiasm has made him one of America’s most recognized and trusted authorities in the home improvement category. Christopher has produced television programming for more than ten years, including shows such as The Christopher Lowell Show for the Discovery Channel and his latest show on Fine Living Network, Work That Room with Christopher Lowell. His product licensing partners include many of America’s most respected retailers and manufacturers including Jo-Ann Stores, Office Depot, and Simplicity Pattern Co.
Las Vegas Market will be held August 2-6, 2010, accompanied by the launch the new Gift+HomeTM and VegasKidsTM. Attendees can book discounted rooms online now at www.LasVegasMarket.com.
About World Market Center Las Vegas
World Market Center Las Vegas is an integrated home and hospitality contract furnishings showroom and trade complex. The state-of-the-art campus showcases furniture, decorative accessories, gift, lighting, area rugs, home textiles and related segments, as well as the Las Vegas Design Center open daily to consumers and designers. World Market Center currently hosts the biannual Las Vegas MarketTM, the preeminent total home market along with INSPIREDESIGNTM, Gift + HomeTM and Vegas KidsTM. For more information on World Market Center Las Vegas and its shows, visit www.wmclv.com. Find us on Facebook and Twitter.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Andrew Maiden
Public Relations Manager
World Market Center Las Vegas
(702) 599-3062
andrew.maiden@lasvegasmarket.com
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Source: Las Vegas Market
