HTT sponsoring Material ConneXion open house March 3

HTT Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 2/22/2012 2:44:44 PM

New York - Material ConneXion, the materials design resource and library, will host an Open House and tour on the Saturday before New York market week, sponsored by Home Textiles Today.

The morning session, set for Saturday, March 3 from 9:00 to 11:30am, will include a trend presentation by Material ConneXion's Andrew Dent as well as a tour of the company's material library, which features thousands of textiles, hard surfaces and other elements that designers can use in product development. Breakfast will also be served.

The Open House is geared specifically at product development and designers in the home textiles industry and offers the opportunity for them to get a hands-on look at all the resources available at Material ConneXion. Attendees will have free time to tour the library and explore the materials on hand.

The event will be held at Material ConneXion world headquarters at 60 Madison Avenue at 27th Street, just a quick walk from the Fifth Avenue showroom buildings.

The session is part of the ongoing series of ConText events sponsored by Home Textiles Today and offered at minimal cost to those in the home textiles industry. Registration is $99 and all attendees will be eligible for a discount on future Material ConneXion memberships.

More details and registration sign-up is available at HomeTextilesToday.com/ConText.