LOCAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURER WILL ATTEND THE LAS VEGAS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW IN JANUARY 2007

San Diego, CA- November 10, 2006- San Diego based manufacturer Kathy Ireland Home® by Martin will exhibit at the 40th annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 8 to January 11, 2007. Martin, located in the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall #26606, designs and manufactures office and home entertainment furniture under the Kathy Ireland Home® brand.

"This will be our first Consumer Electronics Show," said company president and chief executive officer Gil Martin. "Our goal is to combine home furniture lifestyle designs with the function that the ever-changing home electronics category demands and put these products in a more accessible arena."

Named an Industry Leader by trade publication FurnitureStyle magazine, Martin will showcase new designs at the Consumer Electronics Show that will house full-sized audio components with High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) cables and flat-screen television configurations with easy access to electronic components. These units also include power centers with overload protection and are built in a way that naturally reduces heat buildup. One television stand also includes occasional tables with speaker grills that house subwoofers. All of these features are accompanied by lifestyle driven designs that complement home décor.

As for the gaming division of the electronics industry, Martin has developed a product built especially for avid gamers. Features include multi-height pull-out shelves, storage compartments for CPUs or game consoles, a multi-angle back for mounting several monitors and a complete power center with voice activated lights.

In 1981 Gil Martin founded Martin Furniture, a premier producer of home office and home entertainment furniture. Twenty-two years later, in April 2003, Martin Furniture partnered with Kathy Ireland World Wide and became Kathy Ireland Home by Martin. In 2005 the company grossed over $63 million in sales. Martin products are sold through several retail channels all over the country including warehouse clubs, commercial office, catalogs, Top 100 Retailers and specialty stores. For more information please visit www.martinfurniture.com.

As CEO and Chief Designer of Kathy Ireland Word Wide based in Los Angeles, California, Kathy began building her empire in 1993 with the mission of "finding solutions for families, especially busy moms."™ By staying true to this commitment Ireland's HOME line has received several awards including the Good Housekeeping Seal for her Home Collection. This Forbes Magazine reports that KIWW is a "design empire which grosses over one billion dollars annually in retail sales." There are now well over 10,000 pieces that are in line with her mission. Kathy's home design efforts extend beyond Home furniture; for more information please visit www.kathyireland.com.

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