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Press Releases August 27, 2010 WINNER ANNOUNCED IN "MAKE CHANGE" FIRST ANNUAL GIFT FOR LIFE DESIGN COMPETITION WHITE PLAINS, NY, August 27, 2010… The cast brass Glyptodon Community Bank by Graham Parker Ansell swept the first annual Gift For Life / New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) Product Design Competition, receiving both the “Peoples’ Choice” and “Designer Distinction” Awards at the summer 2010 NYIGF. Themed “Make Change,” the inaugural design competition required established and emerging designers to reinvent the iconic piggy bank with unique and innovative, yet functional, elements. August 25, 2010 BRISK BUSINESS & EXCITING NEW CHANGES AT NYIGF WHITE PLAINS, NY, August 25, 2010... Strong order-writing by buyers and favorable reactions from exhibitors contributed to palpable energy at the summer 2010 New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) – the largest edition since summer 2008, with 2,800 exhibitors in 534,000 net square feet of exhibit space. More than 33,500 attendees visited the market, which ran August 14-19, 2010, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal’s Piers 92 & 94. August 24, 2010 ECO CHOICE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT NYIGF WHITE PLAINS, NY, August 24, 2010... After a week of voting at the summer 2010 New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®), three products – from more than 250 eligible for judging – were selected by retailers to receive Eco Choice Awards in three categories: Most Innovative, Most Sensitive Use of Materials and Most Sellable. August 20, 2010 CALENDAR BULLETIN: NYIGF 2011 DATES ANNOUNCED WHITE PLAINS, NY, August 20, 2010... GLM has announced 2011 dates for the winter and summer editions of the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®). August 18, 2010 SIX EX•TRACTS BEST NEW PRODUCT AWARDS PRESENTED AT NYIGF NEW YORK, NY, August 17, 2010... Six companies were presented with EX·TRACTS® Best New Product Awards today, with the Bathe Collection – City of Angels Fragrance from Royal Apothic receiving “Best of Show” honors. EX·TRACTS, which is one of 10 divisions of the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®), runs through Thursday, August 19, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. August 18, 2010 ACCENT ON DESIGN® AWARDS HONOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE AT NYIGF NEW YORK, NY, August 16, 2010… Four Accent on Design® exhibitors were honored today for superior design creativity and innovative product design, with awards presented for Best Collection and Best Product Design. Accent on Design, which is one of 10 divisions of the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®), runs through Thursday, August 19, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. August 18, 2010 BEST NEW PRODUCT AWARDS PRESENTED AT SUMMER 2010 NEW YORK HOME TEXTILES MARKET WEEK NEW YORK NY, August 17, 2010… Five companies participating in Home Textiles Market Week® in New York were presented with Best New Product Awards today, with Designers Guild receiving the “Best of Market” award for its Orangerie Cushion. All of the winners and finalists are exhibitors in At Home featuring Home Textiles, which runs through Thursday, August 19, at the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®). August 18, 2010 "BLOGGERS' CHOICE" AWARDS PRESENTED TO ACCENT ON DESIGN® EXHIBITORS NEW YORK, NY, August 18, 2010... Bloggers from eight leading design and trend-watching sites have selected their top picks for "urgent, odd and delightfully designed" products from the summer 2010 edition of Accent on Design®. The Bloggers' Choice Awards are presented semi-annually to exhibitors in Accent on Design, one of 10 divisions of the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®). August 6, 2010 NYIGF ONLINE CATALOG GALLERY GENERATES 5,700+ LEADS FOR EXHIBITORS WHITE PLAINS, NY, August 6, 2010... Some 24,000 retailers have viewed more than 3.3 million pages on the Online Catalog Gallery in preparation for the summer 2010 New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®). The popular and convenient online planning tool - accessible online at www.nyigf.com - has generated 5,700+ sales leads from 128 countries for some 375 NYIGF exhibitors with catalogs posted to the site. July 30, 2010 FIVE EXHIBITORS AWARDED NYIGF’S HIGHEST “SUSTANABILITY3” STATUS WHITE PLAINS, NY, July 30, 2010… Five participants in the SustainAbility: design for a better world® display at the summer 2010 New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) have been designated as achieving the highest level of sustainability for their products, production processes and business practices. July 23, 2010 NYIGF FUNDS NEW “MAKER-TO-MARKET” SCHOLARSHIP IN TRIBUTE TO CAROL SEDESTROM ROSS WHITE PLAINS, NY, July 23, 2010... A new Carol Sedestrom Ross “Maker-to-Market” Scholarship, funded by the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®), will be presented annually to two emerging artisans displaying the greatest potential for success in the wholesale craft arena. Beginning in summer 2011, applicants to NYIGF’s Handmade® Designer Maker and Handmade® Global Design, will be eligible to receive one free booth in the Fair, complimentary travel and hotel during market and business-to-business marketing support. June 2, 2010 NYIGF JOINS WGSN ADVISORY FORUM WHITE PLAINS, NY, June 2, 2010... An exclusive agreement between the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) and WGSN, one of the world's top style and trend forecasting services, will position NYIGF as the sole U.S. home, gift and lifestyle market on the prestigious WGSN-homebuildlife Advisory Forum. May 19, 2010 AMERICAN CRAFT WEEK – OCTOBER 1-10, 2010 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 19, 2010) – The New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) signed on this week as the newest major sponsor backing American Craft Week. NYIGF joins other major sponsors – The American Craft Council, American Style Magazine, The Artful Home, and WholesaleCrafts.com – in providing financial and promotional support for this nationwide celebration of American craft, October 1-10, 2010. April 23, 2010 PHASE ONE OF 3-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN UNVEILED AT SUMMER NYIGF WHITE PLAINS, NY, April 23, 2010... Three key components of a three-year "Focus Forward NYIGF 2013" strategic plan will be implemented in time for the August 2010 New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®), with the introduction of a new Baby & Child division, the return of New York's Newest, the reorganization of Handmade® into two distinct categories - Handmade Designer Maker and Handmade Global Design and first-time use of the new Javits Center North exhibit hall. NYIGF will present some 2,800 exhibitors - from August 14 through 19 - at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 & 94 - as well as a full complement of market week seminars, events, displays and promotions for participants. February 1, 2010 MAJOR REORGANIZATION OF NYIGF PLANNED FOR 2013
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