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14 OUTDOOR DÉCOR KITCHENWARE NEWS & HOUSEWARES REVIEW n FEBRUARY 2014 n www.kitchenwarenews.com Kathryn McCoy Design Gives Back Kathryn McCoy Design Gives Back Charity and giving back are creeds that Kathryn McCoy Design is all about. Since opening its doors nearly three years ago, Owner and Designer Kathryn McCoy has donated a multitude of her designs to a variety of charities and events. "If I am able to help raise funds and awareness to others in need, I wholeheartedly embrace it with gusto. Being in a position where others are willing to donate large sums of money to bid on my products at charities and fundraisers only encourages me to give more," said McCoy. Kathryn McCoy Design has donated products to various not-for-profit organizations and schools. These organizations work hard to raise funds to help those in need, and in doing so, typically have charity events with silent auctions offering high-end donations to help meet their goals. Kathryn McCoy Design has donated lamps (retailing at over $6,000) and sculptures (retailing at over $7,500) to a multitude of organizations such as the Sharp Healthcare Foundation, Angels Foster Family Network and The Gillispie School. In fact, in 2011, Kathryn McCoy Design hosted a cocktail party to raise funds for a children's organization in need of foster care. It had the event deliciously catered with a handsome wait-staff wearing tuxedos and serving specially named cocktails. At this event, it donated for auction over 10 pieces of product and was able to raise a large amount of funds for the not-for-profit organization. McCoy said, "My staff and I had a great time putting the cocktail party together. We offered some of our best products that were put up for auction and we were absolutely pleased with the results. I have always believed in charitable giving and am even more focused on giving to organizations that help children in need." In 2014, Kathryn McCoy Design will donate 10 percent of its May proceeds to the Angels Foster Family Network. Kathryn McCoy will create a special votive design that will be sent to each customer that writes an order in the month of May. Kathryn McCoy Design products are a constant feature in Elle Décor, Architectural Digest, Veranda, House Beautiful and other major international publications. All Kathryn McCoy Design products are made by hand in their San Diego, Calif. design studio location. All products are made-to-order and have a 4-6 week lead time. The collection is shown twice a year at NY NOW and HIGHPOINT, N.C. shows. Alessi USA, Inc. 212.431.1310 www.alessi.com New from Tweet Tweet Home - Stainless Steel Tweet Houses. Made from mirror finish stainless steel, these fold-together mini Tweet houses are perfect for bringing an outdoor feel to your customers' decorating. Each Stainless Steel Tweet house holds a batteryoperated tea light (not included) for a warm glow and mood-setting shadow casting—perfect for setting a serene, peaceful mood inside or outdoors. Suggested Retail Price: $19.95 Tweet Tweet Home, LLC 612.824.1009 www.tweettweethome.com GA-ANG WALL PLANTERS AND SHELF Cast in resin to look like a rough stone, these rough and rugged planters look as though they are growing form the wall. The collection, from the Phillips Collection, includes three planters and a shelf. Woodstock Chimes 800.422.4463 www.woodstockchimes.com Cool Gear is debuting the Coca-Cola Bottle Cap Serving Tray at the International Home + Housewares Show. It's just one of the many new Coca-Cola licensed hydration and serveware products that Cool Gear will be bringing out in 2014. The colorful tray is top-shelf dishwasher safe and BPA free. See it at the show in booth #S1877. Cool Gear International Inc. 508.830.3440 www.coolgearinc.com RETAILING IDEAS FROM PICNIC PLUS These hanging candleholders from Melrose International are a beautiful way to create casual candlelit ambiance for any occasion. Inspired by vintage jars, they're made of thick-plated glass in rippled and smooth finishes. Each is 37.5" across and 7.5" high. Suggested Retail Price: $6.99-27.99 each Melrose International 217.222.2144 or 800.282.2144 www.melroseintl.com Picnic Plus by Spectrum 866.634.2628 www.picnic-plus.com MAGICAL CHIME RINGS WITH MYSTERY Woodstock Chimes will be showing the Enchantment Chime along with other new wind chime designs at the winter gift markets. See Woodstock Chimes at AmericasMart, the Dallas World Trade Center, California Market Center and the Las Vegas Market. The Enchantment Chimes are made from teak finish ash wood, sand-textured aluminum tubes and internal beaded clappers that create the enchantment of tubes that ring without touching each other. Suggested Retail Price: $40 COCA-COLA BOTTLE CAP TRAY Looking for fresh new ideas for growing your retail sales? Picnic Plus provides the specialty retailer with a vibrant new product mix and pattern collections by offering fun, functional and fashionable products designed for outdoor living and indoor entertaining. Perennial favorites include bestselling Savoy Lunch Bags, Lido Cooler Totes and Shelby Market Totes, all bursting with rich patterns with saturated colors. Brand new 2014 introductions include a beautiful array of gardening tool sets and outdoor tabletop accessories featuring April Cornell fabrics. Look no further for a hearty assortment of craft beer accessories and wine tote products than the 2014 Picnic Plus innovative introductions. Picnic Plus has also created a new collection of wine/beverage outdoor stakes and coated canvas totes with coordinating patterns. Plant new ideas for your customers by mixing and matching your store displays with a variety of items from Picnic Plus, as "no case packs" are ever required. By purchasing in any quantities you need, retailers can choose from a variety of coordinating patterns and colors of products to suit the taste of every consumer. Trying a few items in the line typically translates to a wise investment in purchases down the road – truly a winwin for everyone. The Phillips Collection 877.PHILLIPS www.phillipscollection.com ART AND CRAFT MEET IN QUATTRO MURE E DUE CASE Alessi USA, Inc. is bringing out the "Quattro mure e due case" tray as a first project from Michele De Lucchi for the Crusinallo Company. "Four walls and two cottages" is a rectangular bamboo tray that takes the form of a country landscape. It's "a little rustic, a little frugal, a little agricultural, and a little rural," as Alessi describes it. De Lucchi is an architect who is one of the main protagonists of radical architectural movements such as Cavarat, Alchimia and Memphis. Since 2004, he has sculpted small wooden cottages that express the essence of his style. Quattro mure e due case is an expression of De Lucchi's search for materials that age well, since time is the greatest artist there is, and its effect on the surfaces of things is inimitable. He believes in accepting the natural essence of these materials and keeping their authenticity intact. Alessi will be in booth #S3062 at the International Home + Housewares Show. SET A SERENE MOOD WITH TWEET HOUSE LIGHTS HANGING GLASS JARS