NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The sixth annual Architectural Digest Home Design Show returns to New York City's Pier 94 from March 8-11, 2007. The annual four-day Show -- open to the public Friday to Sunday with an interior design trade and VIP consumer preview on Thursday -- features the best in home products from nearly 300 companies. Produced by Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. (MMPI) and co-sponsored by The New York Times, the Architectural Digest Home Design Show covers a broad range of home design categories, from home furnishings and accessories to art & antiques, kitchen and bath products to flooring, wall coverings, lighting and more.
 

		Photo credits clockwise from top left: Poggenpohl, Stark Fabric, Karkula, Roche Bobois

  Show features and events include:
  * Design Consultations:  A free consultation area where attendees bring
    floor plans and photos to get expert answers to their design dilemmas.
  * Green Design:  A wide-ranging selection of home products that highlight
    the intersection of high-design with eco-friendly materials.
  * Studio 94:  A showcase of cutting-edge product design for small spaces,
    sponsored by the New York Chapter of the Industrial Design Society of
    America (IDSA)
  * Furniture New York:  A group exhibit that features the work of artisans
    who live and work in New York.
  * Educational Programming:  Ranging from the vitality of color and texture
    to new advances in kitchen design, the "Designer Seminar Series,"
    sponsored by The New York Times, features leading designers, including
    Darryl Carter, Bill Diamond, Roderick Shade and Douglas Wilson.
  * Book Signings:  On Friday, March 9 at 3:00 p.m., legendary designer Eva
    Zeisel, who celebrated her 100th birthday this November, will sign
    copies of Eva Zeisel On Design and Eva Zeisel: by Lucie Young. For a
    complete schedule of book signings, visit
    http://www.archdigesthomeshow.com/
  * Poggenpohl Culinary Pavilion:  A high-style kitchen area with cooking
    demonstrations and seminars led by celebrity chefs and kitchen design
    experts.

  SHOW DETAILS:
  Date and Time:  March 8-11, 2007 from 10am-6pm.
                  * The March 8 Design Trade Preview is open free-of-charge
                    to members of the design community (credentials
                    required), students and to $95 VIP ticket holders.

  Tickets:        General admission from March 9-11, $25 per person at the
                  door or $20 in advance at
                  http://www.archdigesthomeshow.com/ or by calling
                  .

  Location:       Pier 94, 12th Avenue at 55th Street, New York, NY.

Source: Architectural Digest

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Web site: http://www.archdigesthomeshow.com/