New Designs by New Designer

Gaya, a Vancouver, BC-based handbag and accessories company, is pleased to announce they have added new handbags, by designer Helena Ekberg, to their latest collection for 2008. (more…)

KINTA - Brand Concept, Brand Name

Long time experience of over 15 years in making handbags for several prestigious brands has enabled KINTA to improve our know-how in the challenging world of making quality leather goods products. (more…)

Ethical Quality

In 1974, Louvier launched its first line of handbags. The reception was so good, it exceeded all expectations. For over 34 years, under skillful guidance, Louvier has methodically and stylishly transformed itself into a lifestyle brand of fine leather products with a network of distribution partners all over the world. Our products are up to international standards, both in quality and eco-status of the materials used. We strive for our products to have ethical and ecological dimensions: Sourcing and developing leathers that can be recycled and are sustainable, and hardware that is non-toxic and nickel-free. (more…)

Italian Mastery

Cocomojo’s premier collection of handbags represents the spirit of individuality and playfulness. Each Cocomojo piece is unique, created from the finest in design and craftsmanship of Italian masters. Materials are handpicked with comfort and sustainability in mind. Vibrant colors and motifs are painstakingly painted by a team of experts working in an atelier located just outside of Milan. (more…)

Stylish, Stand-out Designs

RABEANCO is an international lifestyle brand offering smart, affordable luxury that embodies the ultimate in elegance, sensuality and creative expression of women. Its design promises to empower women of today with a renewed symbol of femininity that is both practical and spontaneous. Realizing that brand vision is marrying function, fashion and sensual material to make their handbags look and feel superb, RABEANCO offers a wide spectrum of colors and detailing, catering to different lifestyles. The brand’s backbone is an extensive line of functional bags that combine stylish, stand-out designs with top quality leather and meticulous craftsmanship. RABEANCO represents an uncompromised attitude towards handbags and manufacturing with the highest standard of quality and creativity. (more…)

Creativity and Quality

Yorks, purveyor of fashion-oriented, fine, fancy and practical gloves will be showcasing their collections at Fashion Access, in Hong Kong, this October 2-4, 2008. Yorks gloves, manufactured using an array of high quality materials, are designed with form and function, as well as fashion, in mind. Creativity and quality are the hallmarks desired by sophisticated and savvy customers who seek out Yorks gloves. (more…)

As the nation’s premier gift and home accessory marketplace, with 2,800+ exhibitors featuring an extraordinary breadth and depth of design-driven home fashion products and complementary giftware, the New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®) is held concurrently with EX*TRACTS at the Javits Center, Metropolitan Pavilion and Piers 92 & 94, and with Home Textiles Market Week® at NYIGF®, 230 Fifth Avenue and 7 West 34th Street. Some 40,000 buyers from around the world are expected to attend. (more…)

Tabletop & Housewares Expands Luxury Lines

Accent on Tabletop will expand the luxury and design-driven tabletop and home entertaining lines within the Tabletop & Housewares division. Overall, the division will present a total of 200 gourmet-product resources. (more…)

Handmade Showcases Authentic Craft

Beginning in August 2008, the NYIGF Handmade division will emphasize individual artisanry through visual cues spotlighting some 200+ designer-makers. “This effort, to better distinguish designer-makers from production craft, comes in response to buyer and exhibitor feedback,” said Belshaw. “This identification of designer-makers will give buyers an opportunity to meet the artists and to engage them about their influences and techniques.” (more…)

New York’s Newest Launches New Companies at Metropolitan Pavilion

New York’s Newest, the launching pad for companies new to NYIGF®, will feature 200 companies on three levels at the Metropolitan Pavilion. This concentration of new exhibitors, within New York’s Newest, makes it easier for buyers to source and shop newcomers to NYIGF. (more…)