THE SUMMER MARKET: AUG 4 – 7, 2024, JAVITS CENTER

NEW YORK, NY. — August 14,
2018 — Winners of the “Best New Product” Awards were announced at NY NOW®,
the Market for Home, Lifestyle + Gift. NY NOW’s “Best New Product”
Awards recognize and celebrate the extraordinary product offerings from
exhibitors across the market! Hundreds of exhibitors entered the awards and one
winner was chosen from each of the ten sections within the HOME, LIFESTYLE and
HANDMADE Collections currently on display in the Jacob K. Javits Convention
Center.

“NY NOW is proud to showcase the latest and most on-trend items deemed by a
panel of judges to be the ‘Best New Product’ of 2018 in their respective
sections at the market,” said Randi Mohr, Emerald Expositions Vice President
and NY NOW Director. “This year’s winners truly push the envelope delivering
design-driven, innovative and stunning products in a variety of categories.”

Winners of the summer 2018 “Best New Product” Awards are below and include four
first-ever trade show exhibitors*:

HOME Collection
Accent on Design®: Studio Case from MONMADE* (Booth #4016)
Home Furnishings + Textiles: Dip Dye Velvet Pillow (DIP-TWI) from Kevin O’Brien
Studio (Booth #2540)
Tabletop + Gourmet Housewares: Bee Seasonal Aroeira (Brazilian Pink Pepper
Honey) from Bee Seasonal (Booth #3281)

LIFESTYLE Collection
Baby + Child: On-The-Go Stroller Caddy from TWELVElittle* (Booth #7055)
Gift: White and Gold MOVA Globe from MOVA International (Booth #7376)
Personal Accessories: Amazonite Teardop Earring from MEND Jewelry (Booth #8620)
Personal Care + Wellness: Lotus Love Beauty Home & Body Mist from Lotus
Love Beauty (Booth #8012)

HANDMADE Collection
Handmade® Designer Maker: The Spiral Pulley from stôn by
Latondra* (Booth #1215)
Handmade® Global Design: Eco-Friendly Planter – Hector the Hedgehog
from LIKHÂ* (Booth #644)
Artisan Resource®: Kembang Kopi Sekar Jagad from Galeri Batik Jawa
(Booth #3861)

For images of the winning products, please click
here.

Winners were selected at the summer market over the weekend, each judged by a
dedicated panel of industry experts and members of the press. The judges for
the summer 2018 “Best New Product” Awards were Charanna Alexander of The New
York Times
; Patti Biro of Patti Biro & Associates/Spa Industry
Association; Erica Finamore of Food Network Magazine; Alex Herring of Gifts
& Decorative Accessories
; Arlene Hirst of Dwell; Melissa Hunter
of Mommy and Gracie Show; Anna Logan of Traditional Home; Jennifer Marks
of Home & Textiles Today; Donna Milstein of Donna Milstein
Consulting; Rebecca O’Connell of BuzzFeed; Stephanie Sisco of Real Simple;
Susan A. Tucker of BYDYZNE Consulting/IFDA; Claudia Wasser of Trend &
Style
; Sam Ujvary of Gift Shop; Jeri Webb, museum story consultant; and
Allison Zisko of HFN.

 

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About NY NOW
The summer 2018 edition of NY NOW®, the Market for Home,
Lifestyle + Gift
, takes place August 12-15, 2018 at New York City’s Jacob
K. Javits Convention Center. NY NOW features three comprehensive collections –
HOME, LIFESTYLE and HANDMADE – that encompass tens of thousands of products in
hundreds of product categories. Attendees from all 50 states and nearly 70
countries worldwide are expected.

NY NOW is owned by Emerald Expositions, a leading operator of
business-to-business trade shows in the United States. The company currently
operates more than 55 trade shows, as well as numerous other face-to-face
events. In 2017, Emerald’s events connected over 500,000 global attendees and
exhibitors and occupied more than 6.9 million NSF of exhibition space.

More information about NY NOW can be found at https://www.nynow.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS:

 

  • Press Registration @ NY NOW has
    an exciting new spot!

    For the summer 2018 market, Press Registration is located on Level 3
    just underneath the River Pavilion Mezzanine.
    Once you have your
    credentials in hand, we invite you to visit our Press Center, which will
    be situated in the middle of the action, directly on the market floor at
    the rear of the 2100 aisle on Level 3! 
  • The official name of the market
    is “NY NOW.” Please do not use “NY Now,” “NYNow,” “New York Now,” “the NY
    Gift Show” or the “NY Gift Fair” to refer to the market.
     
  • Javits North will continue to
    be under renovation during the summer 2018 market and as a result, the
    Handmade® Designer Maker section will once again be located on
    Level 3.
     
  • The entirety of NY NOW’s summer
    2018 market – including the Handmade® Global Design section
    located in the River Pavilion – opened at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 12,
    2018 and will close at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the
    Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. No sections are open
    on Saturday.
     

NY NOW has a new logo. If you need a high-res
version for your coverage, please contact us at nynow@coynepr.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Jennifer (Samuels) Polonsky
Coyne PR for NY NOW
973-588-2000
jpolonsky@coynepr.com