Archive for January 2013
The Rug Market America Debuts Rojo 16 Home Décor and Accessories Collections During January 2013 Gift Markets
The Rug Market America, contemporary interior and exterior rug designer and manufacturer, announces the debut of its marketing association with Rojo 16, importers and creators of designer home décor and accessories. Rojo 16’s home accent pieces were on display within The Rug Market America’s showroom during the January 2013 Gift and Accessories Market in Atlanta and the New York Gift Fair. “Dressing the total home is a growing trend in the home accents category,” said Mike Shabtai, founder and owner of The Rug Market America. “We see the association with the fine products of Rojo 16 as a natural complement for our designer floor coverings and textile accessories that we provide our retail partners.”
The extensive Rojo 16 line includes four collections, each with specific design direction and international inspiration. Boxed candles are crafted to reflect the essence of each individual collection. Included in the Rojo 16 line is the Cote d’Azur Collection reflecting the French Riviera with accent furniture imparting richness through the use of natural and contemporary elements. The items within the Costa Brava Collection are all influenced by the Spanish and Mediterranean coastline and include mercury glass votive holders to burnt topaz glass candle sticks. “The work of master craftsmen is evident in this collection that is casual, yet timeless,” said Shabtai. The Bruni Collection includes tabletop mercury glass containers in multiple sizes.
Introduced in Atlanta and New York were crafted candle holder lanterns of mixed-media from the Amalfitana Collection. . Glass, metal and rope were incorporated into detailed holders for table top or hanging. The candle holders join a large selection of holders and sconces that incorporate cast and extruded stainless steel, glass, mesh, leather or chain details. New candle holders within the collection retail between $169 and $259 and are available for decorators or fine home furnishing retailers nationwide.
For more information about The Rug Market America, the Rojo 16 Home Décor and Accessories or their lines of interior and exterior rugs, contact: info@therugmarket.comor visit therugmarket.com.
Pride Family Brands Announces Sponsorship at 2013 Casual Living Industry Conference February 20 -22 in Tucson, AZ
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (January 22, 2013) – Pride Family Brands, current two-time winner of the Manufacturer of the Year for Luxury Aluminum casual furnishings, announces its event sponsorship during the 2013 Casual Living industry conference. Designed as a vehicle for the outdoor living segment to come together for education and networking, the annual conference is in its second year and will take place at The Westin La Paloma in Tucson, Arizona from February 20th through the 22nd.
The 2013 conference is entitled “Outer Spaces: Expanding the Universe for the Outdoor Room.” It will include social and educational functions designed specifically for retailers, designers, representatives and manufacturers within the specialty outdoor living industry. All breaks within the educational sessions throughout the conference will be sponsored by Pride Family Brands.
“Pride has chosen again to support what is becoming a much anticipated event given to improve knowledge and associations within the casual and outdoor category,” said Steve Lowsky, president, Pride Family Brands. “This conference creates a platform to come together to learn from educational sessions as well as from each other.”
Sponsors of the conference include the International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) and other industry manufacturers. Seminars topics have been selected to focus on timely subjects of interest to all within the outdoor category.
The keynote address for this year’s conference will be given by Neil Dempster, vice president and founding partner of Clearview Performance Systems, who will present, “If You’re Not Living on the Edge, You’re Taking up Too Much Space! How to Stand Out in a Sea of Sameness!”
Barbara Crowhurst, CEO of Retail Makeover and an internationally recognized professional retail speaker and trainer is also a headliner and will talk on business planning. Brian Offenberger, founder and president of Right On-No Bull Marketing and an Internet marketing expert, has been tapped to speak on best marketing practices for specialty retailers.
Additional speakers and panels will cover business, financing, retail and merchandising topics facing the outdoor industry today. Golf, a neighboring retail store tour and an awards dinner, honoring supplier and retailer of the year, completes the conference events.
The Rug Market America Kicks Off East Coast Show Calendar With the Atlanta International Area Rug Market And Debuts Expanded Space and Decorative Accessory, Furnishings and Gift Lines
Following in its commitment to better serving its key retailers, The Rug Market America announces plans for its trade show and marketing efforts for 2013 that focus on shows in the eastern regions of the country including High Point, New York, Dallas and the upcoming Atlanta markets. The Rug Market America also will debut collections of decorative pillows, high end furnishings and gift, candle and accessories lines.
Los Angeles, CA – December 27, 2012 - The Rug Market America announces the debut of an east coast focused show calendar, expanded space at the Atlanta International Area Rug and Gift Market and the debut of multiple home décor lines developed offering decorative pillows, high end furniture, gifts, candles and accessories. “For 2013, we are again focusing on the trade shows that are sound investments in reaching our retail partners,” said Mike Shabtai, founder and owner of The Rug Market America, Los Angeles, Calif. “We have expanded our space in Atlanta to illustrate the direction we are taking to connect with our customer base and to grow our business. We are excited to provide great exposure in a new location in Building 1, Floor 12 – showroom B-8, which places The Rug Market America alongside all the best accessory lines in the industry.”
¬¬The new showroom will enable The Rug Market America’s sales team to better present their expanded product lines and home décor collections. Over 100 new items will debut including a complementary high end pillow line and a new accessory line for indoor and outdoor living styles.
The new collections of rugs to be showcased at the Atlanta Market will include designs encompassing lifestyles and trends tailored to The Rug Market’s customer base, as well as styles of furniture and colors consumers have been purchasing for their homes over the past eight years. The Rug Market America brand continues to be on point with trends incorporating a lifestyle brand that ranges from sophisticated elegance to a playful palette.The luxurious Maison Social and Maison Luxe collections are geared toward a sophisticated pallet with modern designs, while the Ecconox and Resort lines have bright new colors and designs that will appeal to an expanding clientele. Natural fibers with silk-screened patterns and solids have been incorporated into the outdoor collection as The Rug Market sees a movement toward natural fibers. Additionally, bright colors in fun patterns along with collections reminiscent of the eastern seaboard will be on display in Atlanta and at upcoming markets.
Following the Atlanta show, The Rug Market America’s show schedule for 2013 will include the spring and fall High Point Markets as well as the Dallas Gift and Furniture Market, the New York International Gift Fair and returning to the Atlanta Gift and Home Furnishings Market in July.
For more information about The Rug Market America and its lines of interior and exterior rugs and home décor collections, contact: info@therugmarket.com or visit therugmarket.com.
Pantone’s 2013 Forecast offers “Gems” for Outdoor Décor…
“It’s not easy being Green…like the color of leaves…” sang Kermit in the 1980’s. For the outdoor industry, the news that color experts from Pantone, have selected a green, Emerald specifically, as the 2013 color of the year in their Home + Interiors Color Forecast, is not easy to embrace.
For years, fabric and finishes have been moving away from forest, emerald and marine awning greens to the much more embraceable olives, sage, and heather greens, let alone, the tremendous range of every other color now available in outdoor textiles. However, much like the Tango Orange of 2012, Pantone’s pick may surprise and find a renewed home in the outdoors on pillows to accessories. 
While waiting to see if Emerald will shine, there are numerous color trends within the 2013 Pantone forecast that are worth noting and sure to please outdoor pallets. In the December 2012 issue of gifts and decorative accessories, Pantone’s full 2013 color decisions were broken down into multiple collection themes such as Connoisseur, Footprints, Sojourn, Out of the Ordinary, Glamour, New Old School, Rugged Individuals, Extracts and Surface Treatments. 
The Connoisseur Collection was described by editor, Caroline Kennedy, as taking a fresh approach to celebrating the finer things and featured ten color suggestions that included a “Champagne Beige” to “Silver Grey;” a “Patrician Purple” to a “Pink Nectar.” The “Violet Quartz” may be a winning hue as a cross between burgundy and magenta, regal yet rosy. Symbolizing a journey, the Sojourn Collection was characterized as magical. The description does not do the collection justice as one finds no pixie dust pinks. The magic may be in how perfectly it befits outdoor living with warm, yet comfortable colors from a soft yellow beige “Pampas” to a “Winter Moss” green. Any from this group, possibly with the exception of “Baton Rouge”, would be at home in a luxury outdoor room.
The Extracts Collection offers the “Dusty Pinks” and “Brandied Melons,” while the Out of the Ordinary delivers just that, bold blue, violet and “Golden Rod” yellows. All true complements and pops of color for any porch or patio. It may not be easy being green; but looking below the surface of a creature or a color forecast can deliver gems for outdoor decor, Emeralds and all. LRPR
About Laurie Rudd/laurie rudd public relations and marketing. Laurie Rudd, the owner of laurie rudd public relations and marketing since 2007, is a free-lance writer in the outdoor products and living category. Her firm works with manufacturers of quality outdoor living products, home furnishings and accessories providing traditional and social media relations, promotion, trade and consumer marketing and advertising assistance. www.laurieruddpr.com
