Recap: PAVE Gala 2024

NOW IN ITS 26TH YEAR, the annual PAVE Gala took place this past Dec. 12 in New York City at the IAC Building. Hosting an array of designers, retailers, visual merchandisers and other notable retail industry figures, the gala benefits and supports design students.

As part of the evening, VMSD awarded its coveted glass apple in recognition of its 21st annual Visual Merchandising and Store Design Excellence Award to three New York stores that exemplify excellence in VM and overall interior design. This year, Gucci (Wooster Street), Assouline (Meatpacking District pop-up) and Swarovski (Fifth Avenue) were recognized for their dramatic New York experiences.

New this year, the VMSD x PAVE Window Awards, sponsored by Travelstead, recognized three holiday windows in New York City. Chosen through a panel of industry judges, this year, the award honored Ralph Lauren’s Men’s and Women’s windows in the Specialty Stores category, as well as Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s in the Department Store category. (See these windows in our annual Holiday Windows Recap, pg. 14, penned by VMSD’s Managing Editor Olivia Taylor.)

For more information about this year’s PAVE Gala, be sure to visit paveglobal.org and vmsd.com.

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