EX∙TRACTS® Best New Products Awards
Select exhibitors will be recognized for excellence in five categories – Bath & Body, Beauty Accessory, Cosmetic & Fragrance, Natural/Organic and Packaging – along with one overall “Best of Show” distinction. Winners and finalists are selected by a panel of editors based on innovative product concept, industry need, aesthetic appeal, creative use of materials/technology and creative packaging. Click here for the Winter 2012 and previous award winners. 

New York Home Textiles Market Week Best New Products Awards
Select exhibitors will be recognized for excellence in four categories – Bath, Bed, Dining and Home Accessories – along with one overall “Best of Market" distinction. Winners and finalists are selected by a panel of editors based on innovative design, product solution, aesthetic appeal, creativity and new material or technology. Click here for the Winter 2012 and previous award winners. 

Accent on Design® Awards
Select Accent on Design exhibitors will be recognized for design excellence in categories including individual product, complete collection and booth design. Winners are selected by the Accent on Design Selection Committee based on creativity, ingenuity, innovation, function, originality and design. Click here for the Winter 2012 and previous award winners.

Accent on Design “Bloggers’ Choice” Awards
Editors from alternative and emerging media channels will present “Bloggers’ Choice Award” to top home, gift and lifestyle products within Accent on Design. Click here for a list of past award winners. 

Baby & Child Best New Product Awards
Select exhibitors will be recognized for excellence in four categories – toy, décor, gear and apparel – along with one overall “Blogger’s Best” distinction. Winners and finalists are selected by a panel of editors from trade media and kid-centric blogs and websites based on product innovation, design and style. Click here for the Winter 2012 and previous award winners. 

Eco Choice Awards
Visit NYIGF’s SustainAbility: design for a better living® display and cast your ballot for the best in “green” home, gift and lifestyle merchandise. The Eco Choice Awards, co-sponsored by GREENRetailer and NYIGF, will recognize retailers’ top picks in three categories: Most Innovative; Most Sellable; and Most Sensitive Use of Materials. Click here for the Winter 2012 and previous award winners.

ASID NY Metro Chapter - Best of the Best NYIGF
Select At Home exhibitors will be recognized for excellence in seven categories – Imaginative Product Presentation; Innovative Product Design (Furniture); Social Responsibility, Ecological Sensitivity (Green); Lighting; Accessories; Floor coverings; and Wall Art. Click for the a list of winners, as selected by members of the New York Metro chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID).

Gourmet Housewares Show® Best New Product Awards
Every August, select exhibitors will be recognized for excellence in three categories – cooking, dining and kitchen preparation – along with one overall “Best of Show” distinction. Winners and finalists are selected by a panel of editors based on innovative design, aesthetic appeal, creativity and functionality. Click here for the Summer 2011 award winners.

Sustainability: design for a better world®
Saturday, August 18 – Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Javits North Connector
Environmentally-conscious and socially-responsible products and producers from around the world will be showcased in a special display, curated and installed by Ilene Shaw of Shaw & Co! Productions. The exhibit will spotlight global gift and home industry suppliers whose products or production processes are eco-friendly, as well as companies whose business practices are socially responsible or fair-trade oriented. 

"Open House" Display
Saturday, August 18 – Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Javits Center North Concourse
The brand-new “Open House” will showcase home products – from materials and color to commerce and branding – reflective of key 2012-13 trend areas (American Vintage; The French Moderne Way; The Marrakesh Express; Linen Revival; and Graphic Modern). Open House is presented by NYIGF and media sponsor: Sandow Media: Home Textiles Today and Home Accents Today; color sponsor: Pantone; and ecommerce sponsor: One Kings Lane. As an added benefit, select products will be sold on One Kings Lane for three-days during NYIGF, with proceeds benefitting Gift For Life, the home, gift and stationery industries’ sole charity partner. Exhibitor applications will be accepted through May 15. For information, contact Cathy Steel at cathysteel@cathysteelassociates.com.

NYIGF Bookstore, sponsored by Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing
Saturday, August 18 – Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Javits Center North Concourse
Browse and buy a unique selection of more than 25 cooking and design titles – including new launches, best-sellers and top authors – 30% off for cash and carry or up to 57% off purchase orders for your store. Daily author appearances and signings, hosted by Gourmet Insider, will add to the excitement. Plus, on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, all retailers can register to win a free trip to one of the destinations in the bestselling book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die.

•  Sunday, August 19, 2:00PM – 2:45PM: Alice Medrich, “the first lady of chocolate” and author of Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts
•  Monday, August 20, 2:00PM – 2:45PM: Shax Riegler, author of DISH: 813 Colorful, Wonderful Dinner Plates
•  Tuesday, August 21, 2:00PM – 2:45PM: Katie Workman, author of The Mom 100 Cookbook: 100 Recipes Every Mom Needs in Her Back Pocket

Baby & Child “Peek A Boo” Preview Display
Sunday, August 19 – Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Javits Center
Sneak a peek at the best new products for babies, toddlers and kids (through age 10) and their families. Baby & Child is a new juried collection of some 150 suppliers of well-designed, sophisticated and purpose-driven products.

Gourmet Housewares Show® Best New Product Awards Display
Sunday, August 19 – Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Javits Center
The Gourmet Housewares Show Best New Product Awards display highlights cooking, dining and kitchen preparation product introductions from exhibitors in the Gourmet Housewares Show at NYIGF. The Gourmet Housewares Show at NYIGF features some 150 suppliers of high-end specialty kitchenware.

61th Annual Retailer Excellence Awards sponsored by NYIGF
Sunday, August 19, 2012, 6:30PM – 10:00PM, The Lighthouse, Chelsea Piers

NYIGF is a proud sponsor of the Retailer Excellence Awards, which recognize excellence in retailing and individual achievement. Introduced in 1951 by Gifts & Decorative Accessories, and presented annually in connection with the summer NYIGF, the REA’s are the industry’s oldest and most prestigious awards.

Presented by Gifts & Decorative Accessories, the 61th Annual Retailer Excellence Awards will recognize excellence in four retail categories and two individual achievement categories:

• Gift Store Design/Redesign;
• Marketing Achievement;
• Visual Merchandising/Display;
• Store Events;
• Rep of the Year
• Industry Rising Star.

As part of this very special evening, Gift For Life, the gift and home industry’s only charitable organization, also will present its 2012 Industry Achievement Award.

Applications for the 2012 REA’s will be accepted through April 30, 2012.

Click here to submit/nominate in one of four retail categories: Gift Store Design/Redesign, Marketing Achievement, Visual Merchandising/Display and Store Events.

Click here to submit/nominate “Rep of the Year”

Click here for a list of the 2011 REA honorees.

For information about sponsorships and ticket/table sales, contact Nancy Wolkow publisher of Gifts & Decorative Accessories, at nwolkow@giftsanddec.com.