AmericasMart has set the stage for the all-new January 2010 Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market and the Atlanta International Area Rug Market featuring the National Oriental Rug Show (NORS).

The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market runs Jan. 6-13, 2010, with showrooms open, while the temporaries run from Jan. 8-12.

AmericasMart will be ready with a product lineup that brings the depth and breadth of the home, area rug, gift and apparel categories together at one time in one singular presentation, alongside premier events, celebrity appearances and educational programming:

• In the Gourmet Demonstration Kitchen, an all-star lineup of culinary stars, including Alton Brown, Tyler Florence and Virginia Willis;

• The AmericasMart University (AMU) Social Media Day featuring keynote address by "Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do Business" author Erik Qualman, with breakout sessions and classes following in the new AMU social media curriculum.

• The January 2010 Market Gala at the High Museum of Art celebrating the "John Portman: Art and Architecture" exhibition;

• In AmericasMart HOME, acclaimed designers Thom Filicia, Brad Ford, Kathryn M. Ireland and others in a series of presentations and events, all designed to showcase the market's growing furniture and home product mix;

• AmericasMart University (AMU) -- the industry's premier educational program, offering buyers a comprehensive schedule of business classes taught by business professionals;

• Crowning the Atlanta International Area Rug Market featuring NORS, the celebrated America's Magnificent Carpet Awards (AMCA), sponsored by Architectural Digest, honoring the industry's top manufacturers and designers of area rugs and carpets from around the world;

• Museum of Introductions (MOI) gallery, featuring the most innovative and design-driven area rugs and carpets.