New York, NY – July 26, 2019 – Emerald Expositions, the organizers of NY NOW®, announced today that Ron Robinson is the winner of the NY NOW Legacy Award. This award is given for the recognition of a lifetime of dedication and contributions made in our industry. Nominations were submitted by friends, colleagues and retailers, and the winner chosen by top industry retailers and designers.
In 1978, Ron Robinson, Inc. opened its doors at Fred Segal on Melrose Avenue, and has grown exponentially ever since. Recognized as one of the original pioneers involved in the Fred Segal brand’s growth, Robinson found it to be the perfect time to take his knowledge and expertise and build on the traditions he had learned, as well as make some of his own. Since then, his stores have continually changed the face of shopping and fashion!
Today, Ron Robinson boutiques are located on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles since 1978, and on Fifth Street in Santa Monica as the Flagship location. In the late 70’s, Robinson started with a men’s casual sportswear store then grew to offer a variety of hard-to-find labels spanning from local L.A. designers to unique Japanese and international brands. He expanded with a beauty boutique that he named APOTHIA (a blend of the words “apothecary” and “utopia”) and a children’s fashion store named LIFESIZE. Robinson’s desire to cultivate a shopping experience with key lifestyle and design items – the fashion you live with – created StylObjects.
In 2000, Ron Robinson launched a signature fragrance, IF, for the APOTHIA store. The success of IF perfume led Robinson to expand and create APOTHIA Los Angeles, a line of fine fragrances and award-winning interior aromatics. Today APOTHIA Los Angeles has spread worldwide, continuing to build a global brand of world-class items based on Ron Robinson’s tradition of quality and style.
“I see the fashion and good design in all product categories as a form of communication and expression – it is in many respects the ultimate personal point of view,” said Ron Robinson. He continued, “for me, being a retailer means providing people the tools to express who they are, which is incredibly exciting. I want to procure and present the elite of design in a dynamic, organic environment; I want to curate cool. More than anything, I love the history and loyalty that we experience from the shoppers who continue to turn to us, for what’s unique and chic!” “I love to blend my knowledge of yesterday with the innovations and creativity of today and tomorrow, developing an ethos – Old World Values & New World Vision. I think its significant to do so, especially in today’s world. “
Robinson will be recognized at the first NY NOW Awards Party on Monday, August 12. Register for the NY NOW® summer market and join in the celebration. www.nynow.com
ABOUT NY NOW:
The summer 2019 edition of NY NOW®, the Market for Home, Lifestyle, Handmade + Gift, will take place August 10-14, 2019 at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. NY NOW features three comprehensive collections — HOME, LIFESTYLE and HANDMADE — that encompass tens of thousands of products in hundreds of product categories. Building on the success of the Winter Market, the National Stationery Show® will take place during the same time in the River Pavilion and for the first time, will welcome a new co-location, JA New York, on level one in halls D and E at the Javits Center. Attendees from all 50 states and nearly 70 countries worldwide are expected. One badge provides attendees access to all three shows for the summer market.
NY NOW is owned by Emerald Expositions, a leading operator of business-to-business trade shows in the United States. The company currently operates more than 55 trade shows, as well as numerous other face-to-face events. In 2017, Emerald’s events connected over 500,000 global attendees and exhibitors and occupied more than 6.9 million NSF of exhibition space.
NOTES TO EDITORS:
•The official name of the market is “NY NOW.” Please do not use “NY Now,” “NYNow,” “New York Now,” “the NY Gift Show” or the “NY Gift Fair” to refer to the market.
•The NY NOW summer 2019 market will take place August 10-14 with staggered opening and closing dates: HANDMADE Collection: Saturday, August 10 through Tuesday, August 13, 2019; LIFESTYLE and HANDMADE Collections open Sunday, August 11 through Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.
•The National Stationery Show® will be co-located with the NY NOW summer market and will be located on the Level 4 River Pavilion in the Javits Center Saturday August 10, through Tuesday, August 13, 2019.
•JA New York will be co-located with the NY NOW summer market and will be located on on level 1 in halls 1D and 1E, Sunday August 11, through Wednesday, August 14, 2019.
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