Las Vegas Market’s signature Market Pros program will be showcasing Ahead of the Curve panelists for the first time for the market from August 22-26. Ahead of the Curve showcases Las Vegas Market products selected by design taste makers in collaboration with Luxe Interiors + Design.
“Las Vegas Market’s proprietary product trending programs are unmatched tools for shoppers to discover and source must-have products,” said Dorothy Belshaw, chief marketing and customer officer of International Market Centers. “The trend identification of the curve and Market Pro’s real-time exploration of market resources together create trend training that inspires shoppers as they plan their trips to the Las Vegas Market and through their personal sourcing.”
The Market Pros are taste makers in retail, design and publishing who provide market tips and post live from the Las Vegas Market for an in-depth look at the market’s gift, home decor and furniture offerings on LasVegasMarket.com and the @LasVegasMarket Instagram page admit.
Market professionals Marie Burgos, Jamilyn Fournier, Jay Jeffers and Nadia Watt will also act as a panelist in the market’s signature Ahead of the Curve program, which identifies trends and must-have products from Las Vegas Market exhibitors. The trend discussion, which will be presented both as a pre-show webinar and as an at-market program, will be shared with the design experts Kathryn Given, Senior Design and Marketing Editor for Luxe Interiors + Design. The live questions and answers will take place on Tuesday, August 24th at 11 a.m. in Building B, WorldView on Sixteen. A replay of the pre-market webinar on August 3 is available at LasVegasMarket.com/Explore/News-and-Trends/Ahead-of-the-Curve.
The Market Pros will take over the @LasVegasMarket Instagram page with this schedule:
- August 22nd: Heather Smith is the Director – Strategy & Membership for The good toy group. The mission of The Good Toy Group, which represents over 100 toy retailers, is to “unite and support the best independent toy stores in a member-owned partnership to thrive and thrive by promoting creative, culturally sensitive, quality toys that are happy and healthy to compete”. Childhood and a Productive Life. ”Members of the Good Toy Group meet at the Las Vegas Market to shop, attend training courses and hold general meetings. @thegoodtoygroup
- August 23: Jay Jeffers is the founder of JayJeffers Inc., a design company and retail business in San Francisco, CA. He was inducted into Elle Décor’s A-List and his work has been featured by animal shelter publications such as Architectural Digest, Domino, Forbes, House Beautiful, Interior Design, Luxe, Modern Luxury Interiors California and more. He is the author of two design books and has designed collections for Arteriors and Accurate Lock & Hardware. JayJeffers – THE STORE offers bespoke furniture along with beautiful objects discovered by Jeffers. @jayjeffers / @ jayjeffers.thestore
- August 24th: Designer Nadia Watts is from Denver, CO. Her work has been featured by 5280 Home, Chairish.com, Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, Dering Hall, ElleDecor.com, Luxe Interiors + Design, Reign Magazine and The Scout Guide. Her numerous awards include the Robert & Judi Newman Award for Excellence in Classical and Traditional Design with the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art and more. @ nadia.watts
- August 25: Kate Lester is a Los Angeles-based designer and retailer serving professional athletes, entertainment industry insiders and the Hollywood elite. Her work has been featured by California Home & Design, Cottages & Bungalows, House Beautiful, Martha Stewart, Refinery 29, Rue, The Wall Street Journal, The Zoe Report, and others. Her store, Kate Lester Home, in Hermosa Beach, CA, offers designer-quality home decor with a vintage vibe. @klinteriors / @katelesterhome
- 26th of August: Jamilyn Fournier is the curator and founding director of The Collector’s House in Scottsdale, AZ. The Collectors House offers home furnishings, accessories, antiques and unique, entertaining and tabletop and textiles. @thecollectorshouse
- August 27th: Adam Glassman is the Creative Director of O, The Oprah Magazine. He oversees the visuals for O’s fashion, beauty and home editorial pages, including the famous Oprah’s Favorite Things gift guide. Glassman will serve as honorary chairman and spokesperson for Gift for Life, the gift and home industry, and the only nonprofit organization, in 2021. @therealdamsays
- August 28th: French designer Marie Burgos serves clients from all over the world from New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA. She was the Style Director and Contributing Beauty Editor for World Bride Magazine, appeared on HGTV’s “The Unsellables,” and her work has been featured by Casa Vogue, Elle Decor, Design Bureau, Interiors New York, Luxury Home, Time Out New York Magazine and. presented more. Her Marie Burgos Design Collection, a line of lighting, furniture and decoration products, is inspired by her husband, photographer and filmmaker Francis Augustine and the nostalgia of her home on the island of Martinique. @ marieburgos.design / @marieburgoscollection
The Market Pros website is now live at LasVegasMarket.com/Explore/News-and-Trends/Market-Pros with tips like “If you walk between floors, look at the makeshifts covering parts of the show that are not your focus You up and around. Note trends, themes, colors, textures, lighting, ”by Smith of Good Toy Group.
About the Las Vegas market
Las Vegas Market is the leading home furnishings and gifts market in the western United States, presenting over 4,300 furniture, home decorations and gifts in an unparalleled market. The Las Vegas Market offers thousands of product lines that enable cross-category trading between these industries. The next Las Vegas Market will take place from August 22nd to 26th, 2021 at the World Market Center Las Vegas. More information is available at www.lasvegasmarket.com.
Via international market centers
International Market Centers (IMC) serves as a trading center for the wholesale furniture, gift, home decoration and clothing industries. With more than 20 million square feet of premium wholesale display space in High Point, NC, Las Vegas, and Atlanta, IMC has over 60 years of relationships and experience developing scalable business platforms for the wholesale industry. With the introduction of IMC’s Digital Innovations division and the Juniper suite of digital sales and marketing solutions as well as the B2B e-commerce marketplace, IMC now offers the only omnichannel sales and marketing platform that seamlessly connects physical and digital wholesale. More information is available at www.imcenters.com.
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