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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 u n d a y, A u g u s t 1 4 , 2 0 1 1 4 PAMELA DE SOMOV DESIGNS BRINGS AUTHENTICITY TO GIFT MARKET OSD: What would you say makes your company unique? PDS: I stay true to the history of the pieces I create. There's a tremendous amount of research that goes into devel- oping each collection so that it retains an authentic feel from the past. OSD: What was the most significant event or series of events affecting your company in the past year? PDS: Unforeseen circumstances that Pamela de Somov, of Pamela de Somov Designs, talks about her company's attention to detail. OSD: Tell our readers a little about your company. What's your main line of business? PDS: Pamela de Somov Designs creates unique, sculptural artwork based primar- ily on architectural elements from the 12th- through 16th-century Europe. With the Fragments of Time collection of wall art, each piece tells a story and can be displayed individually or in groupings for an entirely different effect. affected our timeline of production. Fortunately, we've worked through everything and the company is stronger and more efficient because of it. OSD: Are you introducing any new products? PDS: Absolutely! Our new line is called Arabesque and is based on architecture and design from Southern Spain and Morocco. I've also introduced a line of architectural object d'art that can be placed into design groupings. OSD: What distinguishes your products from the competition? PDS: Each piece of art is handcrafted PERSONALIZED GLASSWARE TAKES GIFT-GIVING & HOME ENTERTAINING TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL impress guests with even the most discriminating tastes, everything from wine gob- lets and decanters to beer steins and old-fashioned drinking jars are currently being stocked and shipped on demand to keep in time with the per- sonalized dining and entertaining trend. Cathy's Concepts—a lead- ing wholesaler and manu- facturer of personalized wedding accessories and gifts for all occasions—is expanding their personal- ized glass and barware line to reach the high demands of customer and clientele requests. Designed to Since the addition of custom engraved glassware in 2007, the person- alized collection has grown exponentially in popularity and assortment. With the company's in-house design teams work- ing tirelessly to add styles that are both traditional and trendy, expansion became an ongoing project that inspired every- one's design creativity. In and among the most recent examples to come out of the innovative project are a retro-styled beer tankard and a European-inspired glass water bottle decanter. Whether it's a backyard barbeque or Continued on Page 16 Continued on Page 18 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.