Right at Home: Fair Previews What’s New in Gifts
On this side of the aisle, weathered barn boards and a chipped farmhouse table are laden with patchwork toys, quilts and wooden pull toys. On the other, the latest innovation in holographic technology turns a kid’s iPad case into a mini surfing movie.
That’s the nature of the massive, biannual New York Gift Fair, a compendium of what’s new that blends the slick and chic with the homey and charming.
It’s a working fair, meaning that store owners are there to buy. If you want to know what the trends are, watch where the crowds gather to place orders.
On this side of the aisle, weathered barn boards and a chipped farmhouse table are laden with patchwork toys, quilts and wooden pull toys. On the other, the latest innovation in holographic technology turns a kid’s iPad case into a mini surfing movie.
That’s the nature of the massive, biannual New York Gift Fair, a compendium of what’s new that blends the slick and chic with the homey and charming.
It’s a working fair, meaning that store owners are there to buy. If you want to know what the trends are, watch where the crowds gather to place orders.