Las Vegas Design Center

This place has always been one of those places I have wondered «what goes on in that big huge building?» and have went a few times wondered around but still not answered my question.
Until now. So this is a Design Center as it says and what that means is they have buyers coming form all over the word to stock their stores. Usually only twice a year but they also service hotels and others as well. Pretty impressive I thought.
But in all reality the most impressive thing is what I am going to say next.
They are open to the public. At first I thought that meant you walk around and looked and bought stuff. I have now figured out the secret mix.
I will start with saying we are doing a room, we at first thought to go to the design center and see if we could find a designer we could talk to, no luck because we did not know where to look. So mysterious. But we continued to shop and browse even though we hadn’t figured it out yet and we found a few things we were interested in. The months move on and we are into the phase of finding things to put into this room we are building so off we go again to the design center. I stopped in one store and asked «how does this work?» she replied «we do not sell to the public.» Me «ok how does this work then, it says open to public?» Her «.» so I leave. (BTW sorry to have bothered you doing your job asking my question!) I then go to the store we found a few things we really wanted and she talked to us, thank god.
Secret reviled. The trick is you go in walk around browse the 2 floors of the 2 buildings and see if and what you may like. Now here is the trick, the prices marked are about the suggested retail you cannot buy from here. However you can have them call a designer (in house or at least in the building) and she will come down and talk to you she will then give you her price which is about $ 40% ish off of retail prices! Yup I said 40% ish OFF of retail some of the things we have seen we have found online and wanted to buy (it was over double what we paid today with the designer) but after finding this out it is actually more like 60% off of some of the stores.
So walk around and look, then talk to a designer and 40% ish off. Keep in mind this is not run of the mill stuff it is more specialty and designer items. You will not find this at RC Willy.

A question I often ask companies that visit our sleepy little town is why are you not doing business here? The Design center is just another feature that make Las Vegas a world class city and destination, not to mention one heck of a place to do business, we are a free trade zone for goodness sake, we have very favorable tax advantages and further more the quality of life is second to none! So all you Fortune 500 CEOs, all of you Fortune 100 CEO’s come to Las Vegas and open up your HQ, you wont regret it. Live it up, you are in Las Vegas for cryin’ out loud!

This will get 2 stars from me simply because it’s closed on Saturday. I spent the day shopping for furniture & wanted to see some cool designs & get inspired. How are you closed on a Saturday & only open Monday through Friday. Unless theres something I’m missing about this place. I will update my review when i return during the week. But for now, meh you gets the 2 stars buddy! lol

Amazing place to go to for some ideas on interior decoration or to buy things for home and business as well.
Many great designer studios represented during the conventions they host.
Many floors where you can walk around and admire designs or meet with people from the industry and socialize and network.
Most of the showrooms close after the conventions but they have couple of permanent showrooms as well.
It’s a very unusual part of Las Vegas this place, since I went there for the first time it’s a favorite spot :)

Come here when there is a show, you won’t regret it! It’s huge and has everything you can think of as in home furnishings. If you have a business acct or resale license you’ll love this place.

I’ve been twice now and it is fun to walk around and look at the unique offerings. However, the last time I went on a Monday and the place seemed deserted. Only shops on the main floor were open and we only passed a handful of other customers.
Even though the number of showrooms was limited, there was still enough within those to see for a few hours. These are the kinds of furniture and home decorations that you don’t see in any standard home décor stores.

Wow! The Las Vegas Design Center has trained their designers and close posting friends well like Krista N! Teaching the public on how to avoid supporting locate business reducing the distrubtors market value and putting valley designers out of business. How much is «Four hands» paying you on going around locate business? You have showed your true colors if your a real honorable gem in the desert spend some of that greed money and advertize like other local business. Where did you people come from? Wow!

I finally figured out how to shop here! And here’s how you can too…
The world market is imposing in several ways. First, its massive. Second, it seems almost impossible to shop here if you don’t have a designer in tow. No wonder the stores are almost always empty.
Here’s how you shop without a designer on retainer:
1. Browse all the stores open to the public. Make a note of what you’re seriously interested in. I’d recommend checking out Four Hands. The stuff in there is really cool — it’s the kind of stuff you’d see in Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn, etc, with an industrial edge.
2. Tell the store employee what you’re interested but emphasize that you don’t have a designer. Ask them if someone at Las Vegas Design Center can help you (that’s the interior designers on staff). You can always avoid this step and just go directly to LVDC.
3. Tell one of the LVDC designers that you’re interested in purchasing certain items. The designer can decipher the price tags for you.
Usually, the designer can buy the items for half of the retail price. She’ll then charge you 20% of her cost for the item. You’ll then pay for shipping –this is not a cash and carry place. Also, note, if you pay with a credit card, you’ll be charged a fee.
Even after all these charges, I got the same type of coffee table sold at Restoration Hardware for half the price (Four Hands). I also bought a crapload of really cool artwork, stuff you will not find ANYWHERE else in Las Vegas (Leftbank). Once I had the designer helping me, purchasing everything was a snap.
**Please note that the designers at LVDC offer one hour of shopping assistance for free. After that, you’re paying for their time. However, as I knew exactly what I wanted before I talked to the designer, it wasn’t an issue for me. I ended up getting some really cool artwork and furniture for a pretty low price. They made money and I saved money, so, it’s a win win. I will definitely go back for some more shopping considering the quality and selection.
Don’t be afraid to shop here, it’s not so difficult after all!

This place is fun even just for browsing and window shopping — but if you’re looking for home accessories or furniture you must stop by here! They have in-​house designers that can work with you, and you will still have a significant savings compared to retail stores.
is the wholesaler to all those big chains — Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, Crate & Barrel, Neiman Marcus — so you can get all the EXACT SAME furniture at super reduced prices. I’ve had stuff shipped back to Maryland and it still saved me a ton of money. This is not Kmart grade furniture — so don’t expect bargain basement prices. Although — much of it probably is made in China, unfortunately.

LVDC is truly a hidden gem for people looking for home stuff. everyone thinks you have to be a designer to shop here and technically you do… But you don’t, anyone one can enter this place and if you find something you want you can find a designer at the place who will be more than willing to help you. This place is pretty huge and the people that work there are either non existent or not helpful. But, for the prices saved it can be amazing. I am not going to quote any purchases in fear of getting anyone in trouble. But there is an item my mom wanted at a home shop in town that was $ 10,000 and she got it for $ 3,500 here. So don’t be scared and check it out.

No, I did not create this business listing so I could add another notch in my «First To Review» belt. (Although, I do like a FTR every now and again.) I created this listing because I am honestly trying to figure out the mess of happenings and buildings and permissions over at World Market Center. And this is what I have deduced:
There is the building itself, World Market Center, of which my review would say, «This building makes me gape with an open jaw every time I see it, so for that alone, 4-​stars.»
Then there is Las Vegas Market, which is a furniture expo that happens maybe once a year, but you have to be super cool with all the appropriate credentials to be able to attend. I do not have those, so I have not been. No review.
Finally, there is the Las Vegas Design Center, a small portion of the World Market Center that poor, average souls like me can visit without any special certification Tuesday — Saturday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The goods here are home décor from furniture to paintings to rugs and so on, but the vendors are primarily wholesalers. This is where I visited yesterday, and my feelings are torn.
I definitely wish I would have stopped in when I was actively furnishing an entire house, but there were less vendors than I anticipated. Of those few, there was really only one vendor that blew my mind, and she was difficult. As we roamed her showroom, there were numerous things that caught my eye, but the price tags were in a code impossible to decipher. We asked for help in understanding the pricing, and after explaining to us over and over how she is a wholesaler and prices are not the same for public and she sells to Pottery Barn and we have to work with a designer and… excuse after excuse, she finally told us a price on one item, and said we would have to ask her for every item we were interested in, instead of simply providing us with a formula or some way to estimate the prices ourselves based on the prices on the tags. This frustrated me.
One other vendor who had art was very friendly and let us know that she did sell directly from the floor, so that was pleasant. However, overall, the experience did not strike me as a comfortable shopping experience, as it is unclear who will be happy to see you and who will try to rush you off, and that is if you are able to find a person in a space at all. Still, I definitely think you should at least do a run by before you make any large furniture purchase. Ideally, you’ll find someone who is qualified to make a purchase from any of the vendors to go with you. Worst case: you’ll get some great ideas.