Thursday, March 22, 2007

BKLYN DESIGNS + ACCESSORIES MART

EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 27, 2007


BKLYN DESIGNS + ACCESSORIES MART
May 11 – 13 2007


BKLYN DESIGNS + will take place in a separate show venue in DUMBO, to be announced.

BKLYN DESIGNS + is a brand new feature launching at the fifth anniversary show, offering exhibitors a juried cash + carry marketplace for selling design accessory merchandise.

BKLYN DESIGNS + is only open to exhibitors with products that are designed and/or built in Brooklyn.

Categories:

• Lamps/Lighting
• Pillows, Quilts, Rugs, Linens
• Toys
• Ceramics/Tableware/Glass
• Jewelry
• Other__________________

Booth Rental
Show management will provide one 6-foot table per exhibitor for displaying/storing merchandise and conducting business. The cost to rent a table is $600. Ambient lighting will be provided, and accepted exhibitors will be given the option to purchase power supply for additional lighting.

Download the application

Application Materials

Before submitting, please be sure that your application includes:
1. Press Materials (clips, press kits, etc.)
2. Images (catalogs, sell sheets, prints, etc.)
3. Background Materials including information about connection to Brooklyn

*Please be sure to note any “green,” sustainable products that you offer*

Certificate of Authority
New York State requires that you obtain a Certificate of Authority if you are a show vendor and display tangible personal property for sale or make taxable sales of tangible personal property at a show at which more than one vendor displays items for sale.

To obtain a Certificate of Authority, fill out Form DTF-17, Application for Registration as a Sales Tax Vendor at least 20 days before you begin operating your business. You may obtain a copy of the application form from the New York Tax Department’s Web site. For more information see www.tax.state.ny.us/pdf/publications/sales/pub750_804.pdf.

For further information please contact auster*events
718.243.1414
chloe@austerevents.com

Or call us at the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
718.875.1000 x 146



BKLYN DESIGNS™ is presented by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.
Show management reserves the right to accept up to 10% of the exhibitors by invitation, to balance the style and content of the work shown. It also reserves the right to exclude any exhibitor whose work does not reflect the quality present in their images or their previously exhibited work, or whose exhibit is not professional in appearance. BKLYN DESIGNS™ will provide security at the site, however it will not be responsible for damage, theft or loss of work.

PLEASE RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
25 Elm Place, Suite 200
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Attn: BKLYN DESIGNS