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OCG SHOW DAILY IS AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION BY OCG, PUBLISHER OF GOURMET NEWS AND KITCHENWARE NEWS & HOUSEWARES REVIEW, AND IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH EITHER THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL GIFT FAIR OR GLM O C G S H O W D A I LY S a t u r d a y, A u g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 1 1 4 ZEPILLOWS BECOMES LE-COTERIE shows and markets are a constant, for practical purposes, she created a "C-bag" with a wrist strap to hold her cell phone and business cards to always have them "attached" to her. As soon as they hit the market, both men and women began pur- chasing them to use as camera holders as well as for cell phones. Prior to ZePILLOWS' official debut at last year's NYIGF, accent seating was created and added to the line, to eliminate the plastic chairs provided with the booth rental. And for the chic dogs out there, two sizes of dog beds were also introduced. The name change to Le-COTERIE (the loose definition being: a small exclu- sive group, clique or collection) became What began in 2009 as an idea to fill a void in the marketplace, came to fruition during a serendipitous, random meeting and has grown to be so much more! The void was a full line of genuine hair-on- hide decorative throw pillows that would appeal to a broad taste range of designers and consumers. By using many of the new, decorative hide-tanning techniques— including metallic and etched, beautiful and lush natural hair, stenciled animal prints and solid-dyed hides in beautiful bold colors—this void was filled. The idea was that of Naomi Gordon: a self-proclaimed design and architecture enthusiast, and sales representative in the home furnishings industry. Since trade necessary as the line continues to grow into a true brand. While pillows is its mainstay, other home furnishing products being introduced at this year's NYIGF are unique ottomans and benches, a new dog bed style, coasters and placemats. And additional decorative and functional items are on their way. not a blend. Mixture formulates its fra- grances to have a powerful hot throw in soy wax when burning. Mixture is a green company; we make our products and packaging from the most natural materials and recycled goods, all the while providing a product that not only works great, it smells great. Mixture is unique compared to our competitors in several areas. First, it includes the full product line. Our variety of products and the wide array of By Dan DeLeon Mixture, a 2011 winner of the NEXT BIG ZING GREEN AWARD, is a candle, bath, body and home products company based in Kansas City. Our company formed three years ago on a simple phi- losophy: To provide our customers the best possible products while improving the environmental footprint of our planet. With that being said, all of our can- dles are made from 100 percent soy wax, fragrances makes Mixture one-stop shopping. All of o u r p r o d u c t s come in each of our fragrances, so all you need to do is select a product then choose with which fragrances you would like them produced. All orders placed with Mixture are made to order to ensure the freshest product possible for our retailers as well as our customers. Another Continued on Page 27 Continued on Page 24 MIXTURE BRINGS A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS, ALL WITH A GREEN FOCUS Lee M. Oser CEO and Editor-in-Chief Steve Cox Lyle Sapp Kate Seymour Senior Associate Publishers Kim Forrester Associate Publisher Lorrie Baumann Editorial Director Jennifer Miller Dirk Deppey Keith Cooper Associate Editors Valerie Wilson Art Director Yasmine Brown Graphic Designer Selene Pinuelas Traffic Manager Rhonda Baker Gabrell (Gabby) Felix Paul Harris James Martin John McQuaig Bill Morris Deborah Yarbrough Account Managers Enrico Cecchi European Sales OCG SHOW DAILY is published by Oser Communications Group ©2011. All rights reserved. Executive and editorial offices at: 1877 N. Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715 520-721-1300/Fax: 520-721-6300 www.oser.com European offices located at Lungarno Benvenuto Cellini, 11, 50125 Florence, Italy.