division details - handmade®

Handmade® is the industry's hallmark of design, craftsmanship, artisan, and original applications, in all media and across such categories as tabletop, ceramics, textiles, home decor, jewelry, apparel, and more. In August 2010, Handmade® was repositioned to present two distinct collections of handcrafted merchandise.

handmade® designer maker

Handmade® Designer Maker will showcase 360 designer maker resources from across
the United States and around the world, with a focus on limited-production
makers across all categories and media.

handmade® global design

Handmade® Global Design will present 200 global import resources with a focus on
good design, traditional craftsmanship, and community building through global
artisan workshops.

maker to market scholarship

The new Carol Sedestrom Ross Maker-to-Market Scholarship, funded by the NYIGF®, will be presented annually to two emerging artisans displaying the greatest potential for success in the wholesale craft arena. Applicants to NYIGF’s Handmade® Designer Maker and Handmade® Global Design, will be eligible to receive one free booth in the Fair, complimentary travel and hotel during market and business-to-business marketing support.

The scholarship is named in honor of the late Carol Sedestrom Ross, GLM’s former director of craft marketing, and an instrumental force in the development of NYIGF’s Handmade division. An advocate of craft artisans since the early 1970’s, Ross also was the founder and chief executive officer of American Craft Enterprises (A.C.E.) and senior vice president of A.C.E.’s parent organization, the American Craft Council (ACC). Ross died unexpectedly in June 2010.

Every Handmade applicant for the Summer 2012 market automatically will be considered for the scholarships as part of the application review and acceptance process. The Handmade juries will recognize and reward artists they believe have the greatest potential for creativity, craftsmanship and unique artisanry.

key exhibitors

Aid to Artisans
Ben’s Garden
Beyond Borders
British Crafts Council
Catherine Weitzman Handmade Jewelry
DBO Home

Danica Designs
Dunitz & Company, Inc.
Dwelling
Elements/Jill Schwartz
Gartner Blade
Hudson Beach Glass
IsArt

Lisa Neimeth Ceramics
LMI-Leipziger Messe International
Promexico Trade
Rebel Designs
Robert Held Art Glass
Santa Fe Stoneworks

Silver Seasons
Smartworks
Sydney Cash
Ugone & Thomas
Vilmain
Vitrix Hot Glass Studio
Watch Craft
Wendy Mink Jewelry

key retailers

American Museum
of Natural History
Anthropologie Stores
Art Institute of Chicago
Coldwater Creek Stores
Dallas Museum of Art
Free Hand

Getty Museum
HD Buttercup
Metropolitan Museum of Art
MOMA
Montreal Museum of Fine
Arts

Moss Museum of Fine Arts
Boston
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Pottery Barn Kids
Seattle Art Museum
Simon Pearce
Smithsonian

Starbucks Coffee Company
Sundance Catalog
Twist
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

key press

AOL Living & Home
Apartment Therapy
Better Homes & Gardens
Bridal Guide
Coastal Living
Country Living

The Crafts Report
CraftShownews.com
Elle Décor
Family Circle
HGTV
Home Accents Today

House Beautiful
Martha Stewart Living
Metropolis
O, The Oprah Magazine
Point Click Home
The Trend Curve

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focus on handmade

contact information

Sales Manager: Liz Beauregard

Although the Selection Committees for Handmade have already met, applications will be reviewed with the respective committee on an on-going basis depending on space availability.

Apply to exhibit in Handmade^®Tips for applying to Handmade.

Examples of Handmade Designer Maker applications. Example 1, Example 2