Get a Sneak Peek at the 20 Events Atlanta Market Has Lined up for January

Atlanta Market is getting ready to kickoff 2023 with 5 days of more than 20 celebrations, presentations and educational events with trade leaders and tastemakers set for Jan. 10-16 at AmericasMart Atlanta.

“Atlanta Market’s Winter Market programming is designed to encourage and invigorate retailers and designers as they kick off a brand new 12 months,” mentioned Dorothy Belshaw, Worldwide Market Facilities (IMC) govt vp and chief buyer officer. “With new FIRST LOOK pattern programming, participating keynotes, actionable seminars and everybody’s favourite alternative to style within the Demonstration Kitchen, it’s a compelling week of business-building schooling highlighted by alternatives for the trade to have a good time as we come collectively once more within the new 12 months.”

FIRST LOOK Debuts

Main instructional applications this winter is IMC’s expanded signature FIRST LOOK pattern forecasting program, coming to Atlanta Market for the first time in January. Curator Julie Smith Vincenti of 9 Muses Media will showcase three developments in “FIRST LOOK EAST,” a fast-paced, image-rich survey of recent merchandise and noteworthy developments from Atlanta Market at 2 p.m. on Jan. 10. The developments will then come to life in a tour kicking off at 9 a.m. on Jan. 13“New Purchaser Tour: TRENDS” led by on Friday, January 13, at 9:00am. With the Atlanta Market premiere, FIRST LOOK, which began off at Las Vegas Market, explores one nationwide pattern – Amplify that includes merchandise with a message – and two regional developments, Care, exploring eating and lounge areas which might be comforting, reassuring and bountiful, and Discover, monitoring client’s new travels, adventures and hobbies.

Extra Instructional Alternatives

Seven instructional applications are set to inspire and inform Atlanta Market retailers and designers for the brand new 12 months, too.

The Atlanta Market Mainstage within the atrium of Constructing 3 will host three keynote shows from retail and design tastemakers. In “The Energy of Storytelling within the Publish-Pandemic Retail World” New York Instances bestselling authors and founders of Beekman 1802, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Dr. Brent Ridge, will train attendees methods to “inform a narrative that each buyer desires to listen to” at 1 p.m. on Jan. 11. The “LUXE Forward of the Curve Panel” will deliver collectively 4 inside designers to debate rising design developments and new product inspirations at 1 p.m. on Jan. 12. “Fireplace Chat with Egypt Sherrod” is ready to be an intimate dialog with the tv host and actual property dealer at 1 p.m. on Jan. 13.

Extra purchaser programming will dig into coloration developments, social media and enterprise operations within the Atlanta Market Seminar Room in Constructing 1, Flooring 14.

“Sherwin-Williams 2023 Colormix Forecast” will discover the statistics and analysis behind the ache firm’s 2023 coloration palette forecast in a presentation by Sherwin-Williams’ Director of Coloration Advertising and coloration skilled Sue Wadden at 2 p.m. on Jan. 11. Impartial retailer and co-founder of WhizBang! Retail Coaching Bob Negen will talk about the various methods shoppers wish to store, work together with and purchase from a model in “How To Be the Retailer Of Alternative In A World of Infinite Potentialities” at 2 p.m. on Jan. 13. “The best way to Strategize Your Social Media Advertising in 2023” will dive into the 5 pillars of making a aggressive social media technique with Austin Cornelius and Frances Weathington of SHARE Social Ideas at 2 p.m. on Jan. 12.

Heating Up within the JURA Demonstration Kitchen

The JURA Demonstration Kitchen in Constructing 2, Flooring 8 will come to life throughout market with 4 interactive cooking demonstrations. In “Recipes from On the Desk of La Fortezza, Lunigiana Italy,” consumers can uncover recipes from a little-known area in Italy – a Hugo Spritz cocktail with Roasted Grape and Ricotta Crostini and Chestnut Fritters – with meals stylist, producer and entertaining skilled Annette Joseph at 2 p.m. on Jan. 11. Jasmine Stewart, entrepreneur and winner of “MasterChef Junior” champ Jasmine Stewart will host “Caribbean Taste with a MasterChef Junior Champ,” creating her signature dish Caribbean Spiced Salmon with Yellow Coconut Curry Broth and Garlic Ginger Jasmine Rice at 2 p.m. on Jan. 12. Pastry cooks from Atlanta-based St. Germain bakery can even display French-inspired desserts at 2 p.m. on Jan. 13. To complete off the week, Alex Plavin of Charcuterie Chick will current “The Good Charcuterie, Step by Step” and break down methods to model the last word charcuterie board with sensible ideas and methods for meeting at 2 p.m. on Jan. 14.

Exploring AmericasMart Atlanta with Excursions

For each newcomers and veterans, IMC will likely be providing guided excursions of its three AmericasMart Atlanta buildings throughout market. Three days of “New Purchaser Market Orientation” will likely be provided with JD Whitehead, purchaser companies staff Lead for IMC and begin within the Constructing 2 Patrons Lounge to assist consumers get a lay of the land beginning at 9 a.m. Jan. 10-12. “New Purchaser Tour: Informal/Out of doors Furnishings” will supply a tour of Atlanta Market’s newest product category with Senior Vice President of Leasing Jill Ford that will likely be adopted by mimosas in POLYWOOD’s showroom at 10 a.m. on Jan. 10. At 9 a.m. on Jan. 11, a tour of the temporaries entitled “New Purchaser Tour: TEMPORARIES” will supply a fast overview of the short-term displays in all three AmericasMart buildings with Marie Knight, IMC’s vp of present & dwelling tradeshows. “New Purchaser Tour: HOME” will train attendees methods to navigate Atlanta Market’s more than 300 home resources with Designer Providers Supervisor Caroline Russell at 9 a.m. on Jan. 12

Celebrations Galore

Atlanta Market’s signature events and facilities will return in January to spherical off the market’s choices. The Market Kickoff Occasion will characteristic complimentary drinks, dwell leisure and a celebration of the beginning of Market amid the colourful Present & Residence Temporaries t 6 p.m. on Jan. 11. The “Designer Workspace Soiree” will invited attendees to have a good time the brand new dwelling of the Designer Workspace in Constructing 1, Flooring 15, at 4 p.m. on Jan. 12, and “Afternoon Beats” will give market attendees an area to combine and mingle within the Constructing 3 atrium beginning at 3:30 p.m. from Jan. 12-14. Purchaser facilities will embody pop-up bars and buffets serving treats like sizzling toddies, cider and doughnuts, sizzling cocoa, pancakes, grilled cheeses and tomato soup, pies, rooster and waffles, and extra.

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