BROOKLYN DESIGNS™ 2004 Expo Design Center Pledges Support

NEW EXHIBITORS COME ON BOARD

(Brooklyn, NY – March 2004) With less than two months to go, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce has been moving full steam ahead with the production of Brooklyn Designs™ 2004.

The Brooklyn Chamber is pleased to announce that EXPO Design Center has joined Interior Design Magazine, Time Out New York and Two Trees Management as a sponsor of this year’s show. “We are very proud to be working with the EXPO Design Center.  As a prominent New York retailer and a top home-decor destination, this is a helpful and exciting partnership,” said Kenneth Adams, President of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.  As part of their sponsorship, EXPO Design Center is already working on a hands-on kitchen design seminar that will be conducted by an EXPO design expert.  “We are very much looking forward to this opportunity to work with the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.  EXPO is proud to be part of this community,” said Tony Venezia, Store Manager of the EXPO Design Center in East Elmhurst, New York.

The Brooklyn Designs™ 2004 exhibitor line-up has expanded significantly and will include several new designers and manufactures. MAKE Product Development, Inc. a Red Hook-based firm which designs and manufacturers everything from upholstered furnishings to contemporary dinnerware; and one-of-a-kind custom stained glass windows craftsperson Nancy Nicholson are just a few of the new faces to be seen at the year’s show. According to another newcomer, Bart Bettencourt, of Bettencourt Woodworking, “The Brooklyn design industry has become recognized worldwide and as a member of this community I strongly believe that by exhibiting at Brooklyn Designs my work will be exposed to a larger more knowledgeable audience.”

Also, several of the exhibitors who participated in last year’s inaugural program will be making a second appearance, including: 3 Square Design, A Loomful of Hues, Kea Carpets & Kilim, City Joinery, DYAD Studio, Zia-Priven, Eric Manigian Studio, Hivemind, Evan Hughes Furniture, Rico Espinet Design, Scott Jordan, Pratt Institute, Ethan Ames, Martel Designs & Fabrications, Michael Puryear Furnituremaker, Milder Office Inc., Robert Martin Designs, and Scott Braun Furniture.

In addition to the exhibits, the show organizers have put together a series of informative seminars on design that will be free for all attendees (click here to download the Event Schedule in PDF format).

Show hours for Brooklyn Designs™ 2004 have been set for Friday, April 30, 10:00am to 8:00pm; Saturday, May 1, 10:00am – 7:00pm; and Sunday, May 2, 10:00am – 5:00pm.  Pre-registered professional members of the design trade attend for free all day Friday.

Brooklyn Designs™ is supported by the Brooklyn Delegation to the New York State Legislature in cooperation with NYS Empire State Development Corporation, the Brooklyn City Council Delegation and the NYC Department of Small Business Services.

For more information contact Karen Auster at 718-875-1000 ext. 146.