Southaven, MS (July 11, 2023) – StyleCraft announces the upcoming debut of a new lifestyle collection created in collaboration with artist and product designer Austin Allen James.
StyleCraft’s Rodney Leath commented, “We are excited to see buyers at summer markets and to be able to highlight our new collaboration with Austin. His lifestyle collection is absolutely exquisite and we can’t wait to see the response from buyers during our launch party on opening day at Las Vegas Market”
The Austin Allen James x StyleCraft Lifestyle Collection will launch during Las Vegas Market, with a special Meet and Greet Event with Austin on Monday, July 31st at 3 pm, in showroom A-352. StyleCraft’s launch party will feature hors d’oeuvres and a Signature Cocktail, “The Jazzy James” in honor of Austin’s new collection. Guests are encouraged to RSVP on Eventbrite. Austin Allen James, Artist and Product Designer commented about the collection, “My furniture and art are influenced by my everyday life living near the Gulf Coast. I capture energy and color in harmonious compositions. My goal is always to create a piece of art or furniture that grows more beautiful and precious through time.”
Each of the new designs, StyleCraft created in collaboration with Austin, will be on display during Las Vegas Market. For buyers who want to experience the new Austin Allen James x StyleCraft Lifestyle Collection, they can register in advance for online access to preview the new collection of 70+ designs across furniture, casegoods, lighting, accessories, pillows, artwork, mirrors & wall decor.
As an added bonus to buyers visiting the Stylecraft showroom A352, Austin will be giving away $2500 worth of exclusive original artwork with a special drawing for 2 original pieces! Buyers are encouraged to stop by for details on how to enter to win.
StyleCraft’s collaboration with nationally recognized artist Austin Allen James launched in 2018 with a capsule collection of original art.
Throughout the pandemic, Austin and StyleCraft worked to grow their relationship and expand the number of designs into a full lifestyle collection for a summer 2023 debut. Austin shared, “I am so proud of what we have created and how we have expanded our collaboration into a full lifestyle collection. StyleCraft’s entire team has been incredible to work with and I am thrilled that they were able to seamlessly deliver my furniture design visions – that our industry is going to absolutely love!”
Austin’s licensing agent Yudi Kaufman, YKD Associates, added, “It has been an absolute pleasure working alongside Austin Allen James and StyleCraft while watching this collaboration come to life. Austin’s designs are the perfect addition to StyleCraft’s collections as it combines a hint of ethereal glam with an urban feel.”StyleCraft, known as a leader in design and manufacturing with a history that spans more than four decades in the furniture industry, offers more than 4000 SKUs with product categories that cover lighting, framed wall art, wall décor, mirrors, decorative accessories, and decorative accent furniture, and designs for dining, bar, living, occasional, and lounge furniture.
Open to the trade, their company’s customers consist of retailers, designers, stagers, and hospitality purveyors all across the globe. Headquartered in Southaven, Mississippi, just south of Memphis. with a 400,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution facility that also serves as an office, showroom, and warehouse. As well as trade showrooms in six states across the country, including High Point, North Carolina; Las Vegas, Nevada; Dallas, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; and Tupelo, Mississippi. To learn more and experience their collections visit: Stylecraftonline.com
STYLECRAFT | Austin Allen James x StyleCraft Collaboration
StyleCraft began working with Austin Allen James in 2018 to develop an original art collaboration. Austin recently expanded his licensed collaboration with StyleCraft for a 2023 launch of Austin Allen James x StyleCraft Lifestyle Collection including 70+ skus across furniture, casegoods, lighting, accessories, pillows, artwork, mirrors & wall decor. This new Austin Allen James Lifestyle Collection debuts at Las Vegas Market, at the World Market Center, in Stylecraft Showroom A-352.Austin Allen James is an artist, designer, poet, entrepreneur, educator, and father of two whose lifelong passion for the love of color, words and phrases led to his experimenting with paint and to becoming a professional artist.
Celebrating more than three decades of experience in fine art, Austin has successfully translated his designs into creative compositions.In addition to the inimitable fine art Austin creates, he is also well-known for creating one-of-a-kind pieces of functional art furniture for the home and interiors. His furniture collections consist of coffee tables, side tables, consoles, and cabinets and are available with original Austin Allen James art integrated into each piece. Read more about his current and past collaborations here.Austin shares, “My mission in art is to continue the tradition of the color field and lyrical abstractionist painters of the 20th century and contribute to the development of form through experimentation with techniques and materials.” To learn more and experience Austin’s work: Austinallenjames.com
STYLECRAFT | StyleCraft Home Collection offers lighting, framed wall art, wall décor, mirrors, decorative accessories, and decorative accent furniture to discerning buyers across the globe with showrooms in Highpoint, North Carolina; Las Vegas, Nevada; Dallas, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; and Tupelo, Mississippi. Headquartered in Southaven, Mississippi, just south of Memphis, StyleCraft is perfectly located geographically to distribute its value-driven products to customers across the U.S. The 400,000-square-foot facility serves as an office, showroom, and warehouse and has grown over the past four decades into a business with an international presence employing more than 450 people worldwide. In addition, the company manufactures framed art and mirrors in the U.S. as well as imports products from 28 countries.
About Las Vegas Market
Las Vegas Market is the leading home furnishings and gift market in the western U.S., presenting thousands of furniture, home décor, and gift resources in an unrivaled market destination. Las Vegas Market’s diverse product offerings allow for cross-category commerce among these industries. The Summer Las Vegas Market is July 30 – August 3, 2023, at World Market Center Las Vegas. For information, visit LasVegasMarket.com.About ANDMOREANDMORE is an omnichannel wholesale marketmaker that fuels opportunities for wholesale buyers and sellers to connect, grow and prosper through physical markets, design centers, and digital channels. The company owns and operates more than 20 million square feet of premium event and showroom space, hosting live events in Atlanta, High Point, N.C., Las Vegas, and New York City. By pairing face-to-face events with always-on digital channels, ANDMORE provides truly omnichannel business platforms for its global customer base. ANDMORE.com.