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Dallas Market Center, a U.S. marketplace currently hosting trade events uniting buyers and sellers, has announced that more than 150 new, expanded and relocated showrooms will debut for January markets including Total Home & Gift Market, Jan. 6-12, 2020.

Dallas Market Center hosts multiple events in January 2021 following summer and fall activities that were the most successful in the U.S., with strong attendance and confident order writing. Buyers from 47 states attended recent trade events in Dallas, including more new buyers from coast to coast.

“There has been tremendous activity across the marketplace as additional brands enter and expand in Dallas,” said Cindy Morris, president and CEO. “More buying and selling across more categories is being done in Dallas. As we continue our momentum of well-attended, inspiring and safe buying events we congratulate these companies on their investment and partnership. We are anticipating a highly successful new year.”

Showroom Highlights

Diverse Marketing

Diverse Marketing (WTC 439, 421) has dramatically expanded into adjacent space on the atrium. The toy, gift and sport showroom represents dozens of lines including Fat Brain Toy Co., Funko, HearthSong, Schylling, PopSockets, SuckUK, and others.

Porch View

Todd Smith and Charlie Groppetti, the visionaries behind the farmhouse style, are debuting a new showroom called Porch View (WTC 280). The brand offers home furnishings and accessories in a relaxed, casual aesthetic.

Minka Group

Minka Group debuts a massive new showroom on the fourth floor of the Trade Mart (4103). All of its brands will be located in a single location, including Minka-Lavery, Minka-Aire, Metropolitan Lighting Fixture Co., and George Kovacs.

Z-Lite

Z-Lite has expanded its showroom, TM 4600. Since 1987, Z-Lite has been creating a beautiful array of quality interior and exterior residential lighting–all beautifully designed to suit a wide range of styles, from traditional to contemporary.

Pasha Furniture

Customized upholstered furnishings are available at the expanding Pasha Furniture (IHDC 1D421)–an ideal fit for projects. The limitless options—from finishes, cushions, legs, and hardware to hundreds of fabric selections—enable the creation of truly unique, one-of-a-kind pieces.

Regency International

For 58 years, Regency International (WTC 268) has supplied retailers, garden centers, florists, and designers with home décor, accessories, and gifts. Now, the company is expanding to offer even more finds from their expansive holiday collections—including Christmas and Easter—home and garden goods, and realistic faux flowers and foliage.

HomeTronics

When HomeTronics (WTC 10085) opened at Dallas Market Center in 2019, it was the first smart home showroom in North America, uniting advanced technology from Europe, Asia, and the U.S. Now, HomeTronics is expanding to house its innovative lines including Samsung..

Elegant Furniture & Lighting

Lighting, décor, vanities, and mirrors in a range of styles may be found at Elegant Furniture & Lighting (WTC 10080). Since its inception in 2000, the Philadelphia-based company has been known for its careful attention to detail, craftsmanship, and options that fit spaces from transitional to urban chic.

Park Hill Collection

Park Hill Collection has new space for discovery (WTC 333, 321). The company brings together objects that spark feelings of nostalgia and inspire you to create a welcoming environment through carefully curated collections. Many are exclusive antique reproductions, others are exciting contemporary finds, but all of their products are designed to create inviting living spaces with an emphasis on making a personal statement all your own.

Ratana

Design integrity. Quality craftsmanship. Ratana (IHDC 1D103) adds square footage to showcase their impressive array of outdoor furniture from contemporary to traditional.

The Factory 231

The Factory 231 (WTC 13610) was founded by two Colombian designers who have been around art all their lives. Aleja Avila launched leather handbags full of vibrant colors and fine leathers with prints and textures that demonstrate the versatility of fashion and culture. Juan Felipe is a watchmaker who mixes innovative materials such as woods, preserved flowers, concrete, leather and recycled materials into stylish designs.

Garden Age Supply

Garden Age Supply (WTC 394) is relocating and expanding. Their production site lies in West Java, Indonesia, where the local village residents use materials such as reclaimed wood, driftwood, lava and natural river stones, recycled glass, bamboo roots, and a variety of other sustainable materials to create totally unique designs.

Zaer Ltd. International

More space for Zaer Ltd. International (WTC 394), the destination for unique garden and home decor products, all designed and manufactured with special care by highly skilled craftsmen.

Lucas + McKearn

Lucas + McKearn—a partnership between Joe McKearn of Flambeau Lighting of New Orleans and Jonathan and Deborah Lucas, the team behind 50-years-running UK company Elstead Lighting—is opening a new showroom in TM 4432.19 to showcase lighting and accessories.

Saro Trading Company

Saro Trading Company has been creating handmade decorative lace accessories since 1981, and has built a thriving brand that encompasses everything from table linens to tableware, home décor, bedding, fashion accessories, holiday items, and more, now in an expanded space in IHDC 2F446. 

Shima Shanti

Shima Shanti has arrived in The Gallery (IHDC 1D202). Founding artist Shima experiments with beeswax and fire to create impressionistic paintings of sky and sea. 

P A Home

P A Home is expanding in order to make room for its home accents, mirrors, and framed art. Visit them in WTC 523 and 584. 

ELLAHOME

ELLAHOME is relocating to a new space in The Gallery (IHDC 1D202) for displaying lighting, accessories, and furniture collections, including a large selection of iron tables.

Forty West Designs

Forty West Designs, a family-owned and operated company that specializes in designing and selling lamps, upholstery, and home décor to worldwide retailers, is relocating to a new showroom in WTC 10010.

A full list of all new, expanded, and relocated showrooms will be printed in the winter edition of Spark magazine, arriving to more than 50,000 buyers in the coming weeks.

Temps

In addition to the permanent showrooms, a full marketplace of Temps will be presented in January. The Temps at Total Home & Gift Market (January 6-9) will present hundreds of new and returning exhibitors. Buyers will explore four Temps neighborhoods: Trade Mart 1 will feature Luxe Gift Temps; on WTC 12 will be Gift, Home & Design Temps; on WTC 13 will be Apparel & Fashion Accessories; and in Market Hall will be Vintage Home & Décor, Antiques, Cash & carry, and Artisan Cash & Carry.

Safety Protocols

Supporting the comfort, health and safety of all attendees, the market center continues measures that began earlier in the summer and will remain in place for the foreseeable future. Those protocols include mandatory face covering and temperature screening for every person entering the marketplace every day. Other efforts included low contact entry via the Market FastPass, which saw a dramatic adoption in the summer, as well as enhanced cleaning with hospital grade products, hundreds of hand sanitizing stations, limited food service, no gatherings, and signage for social distancing. Along with these new steps, there are safety measures that are part of the design of the marketplace: open parking, large entryways, quick registration in multiple areas, wide hallways, multiple escalators, and showrooms with controlled access to allow for the appropriate distance between customers.

Dallas is first in January with Total Home & Gift Market taking place Jan. 6-12 and Temps Jan. 6-9; Lightovation takes place Jan. 7-10; Apparel & Accessories Market takes place Jan. 12-15; KidsWorld Jan. 12-15; the Dallas premiere of the largest Western and English trade events: WESA’s International Western/English Apparel & Equipment Trade Show plus AETA International Trade Show take place Jan. 14-17; and Dallas Men’s Show takes place Jan. 31-Feb. 2.

Dallas Market Center offers buyers from around the world a complete lifestyle marketplace of best-selling and unique products in temporary and permanent showrooms, including the largest residential lighting trade event in North America; the largest and most successful open-daily design center; dominant trade events for gift, home décor, holiday and floral; and the nation’s most comprehensive apparel and accessories marketplace featuring the latest styles from East Coast and West Coast designers.

To make plans for upcoming markets, visit www.dallasmarketcenter.com.