THIRD ANNUAL DREAMHOME AT THE MERCHANDISE MART OPENS SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
WHO: Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) and Metropolitan Home magazine announce the third annual DreamHome installation.
WHAT: DreamHome showcases nine rooms created by celebrated local designers who will utilize the incredible resources of the Merchandise Mart Design Center showrooms to create the ultimate destination for the very best in interior design. New this year, the “House of Ideas” will provide solutions to common design dilemmas, including green design, creating multifunctional space, displaying a collection, maximizing a small space, using color, incorporating innovative materials and more. The 2007 DreamHome design team includes:
The Entrance by Tracy Hickman
The Living Room by Doug Nickless
The Bath by James Dolenc and Thomas Riker
The Home Office by Douglas Levine
The Bedroom by Matt Lorenz
The Dining Room by Martial
The Kitchen by Jessica Lagrange
The Media Room by Gary Lee
The Courtyard by Sherry Koppel
WHEN: September 28 – December 21: Open to the Public
September 27: Preview Party
September 18: Press Preview
WHERE: North Lobby, Suite 130, The Merchandise Mart, Chicago
ADMISSION: A $5 voluntary donation to University of Chicago Cancer Research Women’s Board is suggested.
HOURS: Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
SPONSORS: Metropolitan Home, ICI Paints, Kohler
WEBSITE: www.merchandisemartdesigncenter.com
MEDIA CONTACT:
Sophia Weiss
Public Relations Manager
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
Phone: 312.527.7841
E-mail: sweiss@mmart.com
ABOUT THE MERCHANDUSE MART DESIGN CENTER™
The Merchandise Mart Design Center™, located in Chicago’s historic Merchandise Mart, is home to four floors constituting the world’s first and largest design center. As a leader in the $65 billion residential furnishings market, The Merchandise Mart Design Center offers the largest presentation of high-end, couture, home furnishings worldwide, all under one roof. Encompassing 700,000 square feet, boasting 130 showrooms and featuring more than 2,000 product lines, it is the design professional’s ultimate resource for luxury furniture, fabrics, floor coverings, wall coverings, lighting, antiques, and much more.
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) is a trade show and property management firm, specializing in managing buildings devoted to wholesale showrooms and commercial office space. MMPI produces more than 300 trade shows, market events and conferences each year.
MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart and 350 West Mart Center in Chicago; Market Square, the Suites at Market Square, Hamilton Market, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza and the National Furniture Mart in High Point, N.C.; the Architects & Designers Building and 7 W New York in New York; the Boston Design Center in Boston; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and The Washington Design Center and Federal Center Southwest in Washington D.C.
Vornado Realty Trust, owners of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO
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