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February 28, 2007 at 7:17 am · Filed under News
HD 2007 expo & conference will be held at the Sands convention Center in Las Vegas from 09 May 2007 - 12 May 2007.
ABOUT THE SHOW The savviest, most successful people in the hospitality industry rely on HD Expo & Conference for state-of-the-art resources and learning. View what’s new from more than 1,000 exhibiting product and service companies and lean what’s new in accredited conference sessions.
Why attend Design today is unique, edgy, and inventive. HD2007 exposition & conference is the place where you’ll find it all! HD2007 captures the energy of our dynamic industry.
HD Expo link
January 21, 2007 at 9:00 pm · Filed under News
madaspen|home decorative linen throw pillows
madaspen|home will soon be introducing a completely new line of 100% linen decorative, traditional, modern, contemporary throw pillows.
madaspen|home will also be bringing a diverse choice of hand embroidered linen pillows from accross the border
stay tuned for more info
November 19, 2006 at 5:44 pm · Filed under News
The Las Vegas Market has a cool flash intro going for the upcoming Las Vegas Home Market, Jan 29 - Feb 02 2007.
lasvegasmarket.com
World Market Center to Celebrate Grand Opening of Building B during January 2007 Las Vegas Market
Market attendees get ready for the world’s biggest party! This high-energy event marks the unveiling of the newest addition at World Market Center — the impressive Building B. This must-attend party kicks Market week into high gear and will deliver the very best that Las Vegas has to offer. Don’t miss a grand opening celebration that the industry will be buzzing about for years to come!
Stunning Building B – a 16-story, $345 million, 1.6 million square foot structure – is on time for its scheduled debut in conjunction with the Winter Las Vegas Market, January 29 through February 2, 2007. At 378 feet tall, Building B is the largest and tallest building in downtown Las Vegas and the tallest furniture mart building in the U.S.
Building B is fully leased to nearly 300 leading manufacturers in the home furnishings industry with the first tenant move-ins scheduled for October. With the opening of the second building, 13 of the Top 25 U.S. furniture manufacturers and importers will be exhibiting at Las Vegas Market.
The functional configuration of Building B incorporates an efficient racetrack corridor floor plan, with the first 10 floors connected by sky bridges to all floors of Building A. The new building houses a year-round Design Center on Floors One and Two; accessories and home accent companies on Floors Three through Five; furniture and bedding companies on floors Six through Fifteen.
The 16th floor features a number of amenities and resources including approximately 20,000 square feet of versatile outdoor and indoor multi-use event space. World Market Center officials are in negotiations with several independent and well-known restaurateurs to determine the best partner to operate the building’s restaurant, which will be open to the general public during non-Market times.
The top floor also houses business offices for industry associations, a fully-equipped media center, an international buyer’s lounge, seminar and meeting space, and additional support services.
In addition, the Western Home Furnishings Association (WHFA) and National Home Furnishings Association (NHFA) will move their Retailer Resource Center to a larger showroom space on the 16th floor of Building B. The 8,300 square-foot showroom will feature a number of resources as well as a larger seminar room that will accommodate 100 people.
Furthermore, Building B offers a number of expanded service amenities and operating efficiencies such as:
- Expanded registration area in the main atrium
- More passenger and freight elevators
- Full-service restaurant and food outlets
- A second internet lounge
- An international buyer’s lounge
Babs Blair, Director of Leasing for World Market Center, said with the opening of Building B, many existing exhibitors have taken advantage of expansion opportunities, explaining, “The overwhelming number of our existing and new tenants want larger showrooms to present new products in demand here.”
The 10 largest showrooms in Building B are 50 percent bigger, on average, than the 10 largest spaces in Building A. Ashley Furniture, for example, is taking approximately 86,000 square feet in Building B – an increase of approximately 66,000 square feet or 343 percent. Between Buildings A and B, Ashley will be the biggest leaseholder at World Market Center with 106,000 square feet of showroom space.
In addition to Ashley’s significant expansion, Building B includes a number of new permanent tenants to World Market Center, including Universal, Progressive, Legacy Classic, Vaughn Bassett, Riverside Furniture, Samuel Lawrence, Douglas Furniture, Nourison Rug Corporation, Murray Feiss, Oriental Weavers, Feizy Rugs, and many more.
This is in addition to a number of tenants who are relocating from Building A to larger spaces in Building B. These include Master Design, Chromcraft Revington, Leggett & Platt, Hamilton & Spill, Best Master, Aspen/Furniture Values International and Uttermost. (See the full tenant roster for Building B.)
World Market Center is an integrated home and hospitality contract furnishings showroom and convention complex on 57 acres near downtown Las Vegas. When completed in 2013, the showroom campus will comprise 12 million square feet in 8 buildings, and be the largest trade show complex in the world
expoease.com
November 18, 2006 at 11:10 pm · Filed under News
The UFC 66 web site is up and running and gets my 2 thumbs up!
The line up looks very promising…
Chuck Liddell Vs. Tito Ortiz
Keith Jardine Vs. Forrest Griffin
Andrei Arlovski Vs. Marcio Cruz
Jason MacDonald Vs. Chris Leben
Tony DeSouza Vs. Thiago Alves
Carmelo Marrero Vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Anthony Perosh Vs. Christian Wellisch
Date: 12/30/2006 10:00 PM ET
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Nevada
November 18, 2006 at 10:29 pm · Filed under News
UFC 65 - Bad Intentions
And what a night. OMG! George St Pierre became the UFC Welterweight champion of the world after beating Matt Hughes in the second round after a high kick and throwing some nasty ground and pound elbows and blows. Matt Hughes didn’t see this coming. George St Pierre was and is in his best shape ever. I feel sorry for Matt but he just wasn’t prepared or he just didn’t expect to get such a fearsome opponent. I’m sure he’ll be back for a rematch but it’s going to be a tough one. George is just a much better all rounded fighter. Excellent standing up and on the ground. Respect to both champs. To be continued…
Congratulations George!
Tim “The Mainiac” Sylvia remained heavyweight champion of the world against Jeff “The Snowman” Monson but it took a full 5 rounds of 5 minutes each. Both fighters were truly exhausted, especially Jeff. Jeff Monson managed to get Tim to the ground several times but could just not get past Tim’s guard. It was very close at times and besides from nearly tearing my sweater to pieces out of frustration and excitement the fight ended in a booing crowd. That’s something I never understood. This is not a soccer game. Most people just don’t have a clue the physical, pschycological, mental and intense energy those fights can take out of a fighter. Being a kickboxer myself I can tell you. It takes a lot of guts, cohones, endurance and skills to go and fight 5 rounds totaling 25 minutes. You’ve gotta be or a pro, crazy, fearsome, skilled, criminal or devoted to the sport in such extreme that you could get beaten up pretty hard and just love it. Just look at Forest Griffen. This guy just loves to throw punches, beat and get beaten up. All with a big smile on his face. Respect. I would love to see all those booing people staying alive in the ring for 1 round.
Anyway, I respect all these guys. It takes hard work to get in the UFC and become a true fighter and legend. Even if you get your ass whooped.
I can’t wait for my all time favorite Tito Ortiz to fight for the light heavyweight belt against Chuck Liddell December 30th at the MGM Grand garden arena in Las Vegas.
November 17, 2006 at 10:10 pm · Filed under News
As you might know UFC 65 - Bad Intentions - Matt Hughes VS George St. Pierre will battle it out on Saturday November the 18th at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California. Shaking his fist and smiling, St. Pierre – who weighed in at 169 pounds - had no hint of nerves before the UFC 65 headliner, which also features the UFC heavyweight title bout between champion Tim Sylvia and challenger Jeff Monson. For Hughes, it seemed to be just another day at the office, and the longtime titleholder was also noticeably loose backstage before and after weighing in at the welterweight limit of 170 pounds. A fight definitely not to miss. The same night we also have the UFC Heavyweight Championship bout, Tim Sylvia “The Maineiac” (262.5) vs Jeff Monson (237.5).
I have the foremost respect for both fighters but Matt Hughes stays my favorite together with Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. Now here arises the problem. Chuck “The Iceman”and Tito ”The Huntington Beach Boy” will battle it out on UFC 66. That’s going to be an interesting one since Tito has already lost from Chuck “The iceman”and Randy “The Natural Couture” ( a true legend that has retired from fighting). It’s interesting to notice that Chuck never takes his fights to the ground. Instead he’s a he’s a fearsome opponent with dominating stand-up, seemingly effortless combination striking(usually including his trademark “setup” punch, a looping overhand left hook), exceptional takedown defense and counter-punching. Tito on the other hand is the ground and pound monster that’s afraid of nobody. He kicked Ken Shamrock’s ass several times in a row and Shamrock is also a true legend. I can’t wait to go see this fight since it’s going to be battled out in the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, Dec. 30 2006 in Las Vegas, my hometown!
Tickets for UFC 66: LIDDELL vs. ORTIZ 2 (not including applicable services or taxes) are priced at $1,000, $750, $500, $200 and $100 and go on sale Friday, Nov. 3 at 12 p.m. Tickets are available at the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office, all Ticketmaster locations, and by telephone at 800-929-1111 or 702-891-7777 (Smith’s Food and Drug Centers, Macy’s stores and Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also are available for purchase at http://www.ufc.com/, http://www.mgmgrand.com/ or http://www.ticketmaster.com/.
UFC 66: LIDDELL vs. ORTIZ 2 is available live on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH Network, TVN, Bell ExpressVu, Shaw Communications and Viewer’s Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $39.95 ($39.99 CAD).
UFC 66: LIDDELL vs. ORTIZ 2
SATURDAY, DEC. 30
LIVE FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS
Tickets Go On Sale Friday, Nov. 3 at 12 p.m. PST
November 17, 2006 at 12:01 am · Filed under News
Prince - Las Vegas 3121
After months of speculation, it’s official. Prince’s 3121 club and 3121 Jazz Cuisine opened Nov. 10 at the Rio in Las Vegas.
Here’s what visitors can expect:
- Wednesdays: Prince Presents, featuring various artists TBA (friends of Prince and special guests)..
- Ticket prices begin at $31.21.
- Thursdays: 3121 Latin Libido Night. $31.21 cover.
- Fridays and Saturdays: Prince Live. Tickets are $125.
Tickets will be available at the Rio ticket office and through Ticketmaster beginning later this week.
A Vegas Weekend trip, must save money.
3121 Jazz Cuisine will open daily at 5 p.m., featuring a menu created by Executive Chef Lena Morgan.
club 2121
November 15, 2006 at 9:17 pm · Filed under News
Première Vision Paris 20-23 January 2007 spring-summer 08 season
- The vocation of Première Vision is to promote fabrics for the clothing sector. Inciting new encounters, Première Vision has, since 1973, pursued its mission as the world’s premier fabric show thanks to ongoing fieldwork and preparation.
- The Salon presents its creative and diversified fabric offer twice yearly at the Parc d’Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte: in February/March for spring/summer, and in September for autumn/winter.
Parc d’Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte
premierevision-paris
Première Vision Preview New-York 24-25 January 2007 spring-summer 08 season
- the top weavers from 25 countries throughout the world
- The Première Vision Fashion Information with
- Color and Fabric Trends Conferences
- A new Color Card to help buyers in their creation process
- Inspiration Forums with selected fabrics and a large scale color card
Metropolitan Pavilion and Altman Building, 125/135 West 18th Street, NY 10011
premierevision-newyork
November 15, 2006 at 7:01 pm · Filed under News
International trade fair for home and contract textiles
In the challenging world market for home and household textiles, it is essential that new developments be taken up and promoted at an early stage. In line with this, the forthcoming Heimtextil from 10 to 13 January will mark the start of the business year, 2007, under the motto ‘Room follows Fantasy’. To this end, the world’s biggest trade fair for home and commercially-used textiles will continue to build un¬compromisingly on its strengths. Thus, the contract business, which has already become an established part of the Heimtextil with a large number of manufacturers, will be given a significantly more pronounced image and the trend-setting function boosted. Moreover, a new high-grade section called ‘Asian Vision’ is being created to take account of the growing quality of Asian textiles.
heimtextil
Franfurt Am Main 10 January - 13 January 2007
November 14, 2006 at 5:58 pm · Filed under News
New York Home Textiles Show 2007
The New York Home Textiles Show is the only market of its kind. Diverse, dynamic and international in scope, it’s where buyers from specialty and department stores, boutiques, e-tailers and mail order companies find the latest in unique high-end home fashions. Exhibit range includes high-end bed and bath fashions, table linens, kitchen textiles, towels, decorative pillows, area rugs, window treatments, fashion hardware, infant/juvenile merchandise, decorative accessories, personal care, accent furniture, home apparel, decorative fabrics, trims and more. The show is co-located with EX∙TRACTS®: New discoveries in beauty and wellness and is concurrent with the New York International Gift Fair®
28th January, 2007 To 31st January, 2007 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 18th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues.
EX∙TRACTS®: New discoveries in beauty and wellness
The only show to focus exclusively on essentials for beauty and wellness, EXTRACTS® has become a respected source for the most creative, innovative merchandise-a showcase for new and unique lines, many of which are not found at any other show. The show is co-located with the New York Home Textiles Show® and is concurrent with the New York International Gift Fair®
28th January, 2007 To 31st January, 2007 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 18th Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues.
New York Home International Gift Fair
Including: Accent on Design®, At Home, Floral & Garden Accessories featuring Outdoor Living™, General Gift fetauring Just Kidstuff® and The Museum Source®, Handmade®, New & Distinctive Resources, Personal Accessories featuring Details, Tabletop & Housewares. The New York International Gift Fair is concurrent with the New York Home Textiles Show® and EX∙TRACTS®: New discoveries in beauty and wellness at the Metropolitan Pavilion.
28th January, 2007 To 01st February, 2007 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 and 94, New York
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