ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST TO CO-SPONSOR
NY METRO MARKET WEEK GALA DINNER
NEW YORK -- Architectural Digest Magazine will co-sponsor the Gala Dinner during New York Metro Market Week 2005.
The Gala Dinner is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 27 at the landmark Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan.
Market Week will be held Sept. 26 to 30, at nearly 70 rug showrooms in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area.
"We are very pleased and proud to again have Architectural Digest on-board as a co-sponsor of the Gala Dinner during Market Week," said David Samad, president of the Metro Market Week board of directors, which sponsors the event.
"This is the second year that the magazine has supported our mission and we are supremely grateful for the commitment. Architectual Digest adds a sense of sophistication and substance to the Market.€VbCrLf
The exhibitor list for the show now stands at 68 wholesale firms, a 40% increase in participation over the 2004 event, according to Samad.
"We are building real momentum as the event approaches and we are sure that the market experience for buyers will be unsurpassed. There will be more selection than at any other market and, of course, more to do and see in the Big Apple.€VbCrLf
Buyers can register on-line at www.metrorugalliance.com The website also includes hotel and transportation information, an exhibitor roster, and a list of Market benefits.