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This Winter, ANDMORE unveils three ( A ) List influencers – a founder of an online platform and conference for small business owners; an interior designer, art curator and TV personality; and a Christmas design expert, floral designer and YouTube personality – who will showcase design trends through curated on-site displays, social media content and cohesive programming during the Jan. 26-30, 2025, Las Vegas Market.

“The ( A ) List brings together a carefully selected vision of style, spotlighting the work of three trailblazers who are redefining the design landscape,” said Dorothy Belshaw, ANDMORE president. “This January, these influential figures will illuminate Las Vegas Market by showcasing the creativity of exhibitors through curated, product-rich vignettes.”

The Winter 2025 Las Vegas Market ( A ) List influencers are:

• Jaclyn Johnson: Johnson is the powerhouse entrepreneur behind Create & Cultivate, an online platform and conference for small business owners, dedicating her career to empowering underrepresented founders with the tools they need to build big businesses. Johnson sold her first business by the time she was 28 and went on to launch and sell her second multimillion-dollar company, Create & Cultivate, before the age of 35. As an entrepreneur, Johnson recognized a gap in resources, events and community for female entrepreneurs, so she responded with a solution – Create & Cultivate, the first-of-kind platform that incorporated brands of all sizes and categories to uplift female entrepreneurs.
• Natalie Papier: Papier is an interior designer, art curator and TV personality based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Papier believes that meaningful design starts with art and that homes should be a reflection of the people who live in them, full of life, character and warmth. She is a host of Magnolia Network’s “Artfully Designed” and has had numerous exciting brand partnerships over the years, including a lighting line with Mitzi and a wallpaper collection with Mitchell Black. Papier’s first book, Start with the Art, was released on Oct. 29, 2024.
• Ramon Valdez: Valdez is a Christmas design expert, floral designer and YouTube personality with over 15 years of experience in the design industry. Passionate about sharing the latest trends for the holiday season, Valdez specializes in teaching new ways to decorate and create beauty around the home. His main goal is to teach, inspire, encourage and entertain his audience through Christmas and floral design, believing that everyone has the power to create something beautiful.

The ( A ) List uses interactive product vignettes, curated through the perspective of each influencer, to tell a design story with Las Vegas Market’s gift and home resources. Johnson’s “The Create & Cultivate Home HQ” curates a work-from-home haven; Papier’s “Voodoo Lounge” creates an escape to listen to music, sip a cocktail and get inspired with rock and roll accents; and Valdez’s “Christmas at the Lodge” taps into a Breckenridge, Colorado, look and feel with traditional and eclectic accents.

In addition to product curations and pre-Market content, this January’s influencers will share in Las Vegas Market programming. Papier hosts a Start with the Art Book Signing + Meet & Greet with Natalie on Sunday, Jan. 26, at 4 p.m.; Johnson leads Create & Cultivate Business Bootcamp on Monday, Jan. 27, at 1 p.m.; and Valdez collaborates with various seasonal showrooms to present a Holiday Decor Presentation Series with Ramon during the buying event.

Every season, ANDMORE invites the industry’s best to its Markets. The three ( A ) List influencers showcase the pulse of ANDMORE Markets through their lens. Curated and designed by the ( A ) List influencers, “The ( A ) List Edit” previews Winter 2025 collections of exhibitors at Las Vegas Market. For more information, visit LasVegasMarket.com/The-A-List.