HOME TEXTILES GO EXOTIC FOR GIFT MARKET : LUXURY FABRICS EMPHASIZE COLOR, HAND AND FASHION.

HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, February, 1999 by Herlihy, Janet

NEW YORK-Home textiles, especially upscale luxury lines, should make a strong statement Jan. 30 through Feb. 4 at the New York International Gift Fair, the largest gift and decorative accessories market in the United States, as suppliers seek to reach high-end specialty and gift stores as well as catalog retailers.

The 136th edition of the semiannual event is expected to draw an estimated 45,000 buyers to 2,815 exhibitors showing their wares over 558,967 square feet of space at the Jacob Javits Center, Passenger Ship Terminals Piers and showrooms around New York, according to ...