Simon Pearce Appoints Senior Creative Director

Simon Pearce, Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of Liz Ross as Senior Creative Director. Ross will expand her previous role as Director of Product Development to include marketing and visual merchandising and will continue reporting to Justin Wheating, Chief Operating and Financial Officer. Also announced is the promotion of James Zilian to Senior Designer. Zilian will continue reporting to Ross.

Justin Wheating stated, "Since joining the company, Liz's work with our designer James Zilian has produced some wonderful new products and it is exciting to be able to expand her role to enable her to use her creativity in presenting Simon's vision to our customers."

Zilian, who has been with the company for 2 years, initiated the new Studio and Pantry collections unveiled this summer in the new Simon Pearce store in South Coast Plaza, which opened this June. The collections will also be shown at Simon Pearce’s new showroom in AmericasMart® during this July’s Atlanta International Gift Show & Home Furnishing Market®.”

Prior to joining Simon Pearce in November 2006, Ross was Director of Product Development for Restoration Hardware and previously held the position of Design Director at Williams Sonoma. Liz had her own product line as well as a design and consulting company for over ten years, creating and licensing products to the home, tabletop and giftware industries.

About Simon Pearce:
Simon Pearce designs, manufactures and markets original products in hand blown glass and handmade pottery and operates two fine dining establishments. Founded in 1971, Simon Pearce originated as a small glassblowing workshop in Kilkenny, Ireland. Simon Pearce has maintained a dedication to creating products that are beautifully designed, produced with premium quality materials and time-honored techniques and intended for a lifetime of everyday use. In 1981, the company moved to a historic woolen mill on the banks of the Ottauquechee River in Quechee, Vermont. Today, Quechee remains the flagship for Simon Pearce’s retail, restaurant and production activities. The full range of glass and pottery designs embody traditional and contemporary styles—all with classic simplicity, elegance and everyday functionality. The line is available at 12 Simon Pearce retail stores in the US, through a nationwide network of signature stores, via mail-order catalogue and online at SimonPearce.com

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