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For Immediate Release                                                                        February 15, 2007

 

 

DAVID TUTERA SETS THE TABLE WITH THE ZRIKE COMPANY

 

February 15, 2007 Oakland, NJ - Illustrious Designer and Celebrity Planner, David Tutera entered into a licensing relationship with The Zrike Company, a leader in dinnerware and gift designs, to launch a comprehensive line of table top, coordinating accessories and textiles. The innovative collection will debut at the upcoming March International Home and Housewares Show.  

 

DavidÕs artistic vision will premier in four distinguished collections: Passion, Exotic, Desire and Aspire. Each pattern offers consumers the versatility in mixing and matching statement pieces to create the perfect tablescapes.

 

" I am so thrilled to be working with Zrike to establish my premiere signature table top collection.  After many years of working with clients, my goal is to offer exquisite, versatile designs that inspire continuous individual creativity." – David Tutera.

 

David Zrike, President of the Zrike Company and David Tutera believe their new business venture will set new standards in the industry.

 

 ÒIt is an exciting prospect to work with visionary with a clear sense of his brand and style. The collections offer consumers a window into TuteraÕs extensive planning expertise in entertaining at an affordable price pointÓ.- David G. Zrike, President - The Zrike Company.

  

Each collection will range from $8.00 to $90.00 retail and will be sold open stock.

 

About David Tutera

Leading Entertaining Expert David Tutera is hailed as an artistic visionary whose ability, uniquely creative talents and outstanding reputation have made him a tremendous success in the lifestyle arena.  Honored in 2006 by Modern Bride Magazine as one of the Top 25 Trendsetters of The Year, DavidÕs primetime television series, ÒParty Planner with David TuteraÓ airs on the Discovery Home Channel and he is the author of four entertaining books Big Birthdays, The Party Planner, America Entertains: A Year of Imaginative Parties and A Passion for Parties: Your Guide to Elegant Entertaining.

 

About The Zrike Company

Over the past 23 years, The Zrike Company has become one of the top tabletop and giftware resources not only in the U.S. but globally. In addition to its own Zrike¨ brand of dinnerware and giftware, the Company also markets tabletop and gift designs under the Tracy Porter¨, Jonathan Adler Happy Homeª, Disney Consumer Products, whateverittakes.org¨, Woolrich¨, Vintage Kellogg¨, Kšnitz¨ and Guy Degrenne¨ brands. For more information on The Zrike Company, visit www.zrike.com.