The Surtex show for art and design wrapped up last month at the Jaeob Javits Center on a positive note.rnMost exhibitors who spoke with HTT reported having a good three days, with many saying yesterday's traffic was the best.rn"It's been positive, not just in connections but in signed con-rntracts, too," said designer Susan Rooney. While the current economy may be uncertain, she pointed out that for the license art sector and its buyers, "this [show is for] 2010 to 2011, so they're looking down the road."rnDesigner Stacy Garcia - who began her career in retail-directed home textiles but has spent thernpast six years in hospitality - made her Surtex debut with an eye toward expanding into retail. She describes her aesthetic as "European flair, but in a way Americans can understand. So we push the envelope, but not off the cliff."
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