NEW YORK – Shoppe Object, New York City’s premier home and gift trade show, is thrilled to unveil its highly anticipated new home for 2025. After six successful years at Pier 36 and the addition of Skylight at Essex Crossing, Shoppe Object has grown into its next chapter and will be bringing the show back under one roof in the magnificent Starrett-Lehigh Building in West Chelsea, marking a new era for the celebrated event.
Shoppe Object will occupy a 195,000-square-foot, avenue-to-avenue, Art Deco loft on the 3rd and 4th floors within this iconic venue. The new space will feature a continuous expanse of windows with stunning Hudson River views and an abundance of natural light, a private entrance, excellent on-site food and drink options, as well as access to an outdoor terrace on the building’s 10th floor for events and gatherings. This location will offer all the comforts and amenities that will ensure attendees and exhibitors have the extraordinary experience for which Shoppe Object has become known. With a 30% increase in space from past shows, the venue will provide ample room for an expanded array of exhibitors and an enhanced experience for attendees.
“We began our search for a permanent new home in earnest last year, and we needed a space that could carefully balance complex needs,” says Jesse James, Founder & Show Director, Shoppe Object. “The venue we were seeking didn’t exist, so we set out to find a way to create it, and a broad search brought us to every corner of the city until a conversation sparked with the perfect partner in Starrett-Lehigh. I’ve known and loved this building for years, and it truly ticks all our boxes. It’s an ideal location in a vibrant neighborhood that answers the call of our customers, and our custom footprint gives us room to welcome more great brands into our community, while maintaining the intimacy, the energy, and the careful curation that’s at the heart of what we do.”
The Starrett-Lehigh Building stretches across an entire block from 26th to 27th Streets between 11th and 12th Avenues. Constructed in 1931 and once a manufacturing hub, this venerable city landmark is undergoing a transformation into a modern creative space with state-of-the-art amenities. The new location, strategically situated just a few blocks south of Hudson Yards and within walking distance from the Javits Center, positions Shoppe Object at the heart of Manhattan’s vibrant West Side. It is adjacent to the High Line, the Gallery District, and Hudson River Park, providing unparalleled convenience and access to New York City’s cultural and commercial landmarks.
“The move to this iconic New York venue enables continued growth, as the show has
experienced with each edition since its launch,” says Dorothy Belshaw, President of Shoppe Objects’s parent company, ANDMORE. “We are fortunate that the industry has responded with such enthusiasm to the vision and vibe of Shoppe Object. The goal for 2025 is to enrich our scale and scope while maintaining the unique community and experience that Jesse and his team have created.”
We are happy to welcome ANDMORE and Shoppe Object trade shows to The Starrett-Lehigh Building. Their decision to relocate to the building is reflective of the desire of forward-thinking companies to position themselves in highly-amenitized buildings in bustling and walkable neighborhoods like West Chelsea,” says William Elder, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of New York City Leasing, RXR. “With ANDMORE and Shoppe Object’s specialty trade shows set to take place twice a year at Starrett-Lehigh, we look forward to introducing new visitors to this iconic property, where they can observe the great care we’ve taken in our renovation and to experience the whole building, including the popular Olly Olly Market food hall and Hav & Mar restaurant by Marcus Samuelsson after attending the trade show.”
Starrett-Lehigh Building will streamline Shoppe Object’s operations into a single, prime
location, enhancing efficiencies and delivering a consolidated, top-tier experience for the industry. The move marks a return to the show’s west side roots, with a focus on creating a singular, unbeatable destination for the best in home and gift.
The 2025 winter edition will take place at its new location from February 2-4. Shoppe Object will return to High Point Market from Oct 26-29, 2024, on the sun-filled third floor of Historic Market Square in High Point, North Carolina.
For more information about Shoppe Object, please visit shoppeobject.com or follow
@ShoppeObject on social media.
About Shoppe Object: Shoppe Object is New York’s premier home and gift show. With a curated roster of visionary brands and makers presented in an elevated setting, the show is the ultimate resource for tastemaking merchants and influential editors. Born of a vanguard spirit to celebrate and service the progressive retail and design community, Shoppe Object is a gathering of fellowship, an expression of ideas, and a physical manifestation of a shared dedication to, and reverence for, the beautiful, the inspired, and the well-made. This fall, Shoppe Object returns for another curated showcase of home-focused brands at High Point Market’s Historic Market Square.
www.shoppeobject.com
About ANDMORE: Shoppe Object is owned by ANDMORE, formerly International Market Centers, 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 tools, ANDMORE provides omnichannel business platforms for its global wholesale customer base.
www.ANDMORE.com
For more information, please contact:
Beth Dickstein
bde&co.
beth@bdeandco.com