DNN HP daily April 2026
By Julie A. Palm
Every High Point Market has its market movers: the new vendors, the burgeoning trends, the new category forays that set directions and open opportunities for months, sometimes years to come. Design News Now will have much more for you throughout and after the show on social media, our website and weekly newsletter, but early on, we can already see some of this April’s disruptors, including some key style trends.
A curated show-within-a-show A show-within-a-show enhances the market-going experience and this spring, The Design Social is bringing its curated, small-is-good ethos to the largest furniture market in the world. It sets up a nice juxtaposition and gives buyers exposure to a global mix of more than 30 textile, wallcovering, hardware, furniture, rug and lifestyle brands, many run by women.
The goal: an intimate, immersive experience for creating conversations. You can find The Design Social within the Amadi Collective showroom. (And read Design News Now Editor-in-Chief Rachel Fasciani’s interview with founder Brooks Morrison here.)
Expanding their reach and creativity
For buyers who love a one-stop shop, a vendor expanding into a new category can be a must-see. This April, Century Furniture is releasing more than 40 designs in an inaugural line of table lamps, floor lamps, sconces, and chandeliers. Notable pieces include a Cathedral lantern series designed for grand spaces and Halo, an interchangeable shade system that lets customers switch between plaster, woven and linen shades to coordinate with upholstery, window treatments and surrounding textures. Eichholtz isn’t new to lighting, but designer Corey Damen Jenkins is: High Point buyers will have a chance to see his inaugural, distinctive 32-piece lighting group with the home furnishings brand this market. We’re seeing a re-emergence of art deco design through a current lens — and you’ll find notes of that in Jenkins’ Eichholtz line. You’ll see art deco influences in new pieces from Currey & Company and Arteriors, too.
Another expansion into a new category: Designer and home brand Kathy Kuo is venturing into “heirloom cabinetry for the gracious home” with a new line from Unique Kitchens & Baths, which is growing its designer collaborations with new launches from Lindsay Lucas and Stephanie Wiott, too. (Kuo, Lucas and Wiott will talk about “Preserving POV in Product Partnerships” at the Unique Kitchens & Baths space at 10 a.m. Friday, April 24, along with designer and brand partner Jess Weeth.)
A new High Point player of note for interior designers: Designer favorite British paint and wallpaper brand Farrow & Ball is making its exclusive High Point debut at the Theodore Alexander showroom, where its paints and wallpapers will be shown across the space, paired with Theodore Alexander furnishings.
Elevated outdoor
Demand for gorgeous outdoor living spaces remains strong (we’ll have more on that in June in Design News Now) and we see more high-quality, style-setting outdoor design for this market. Designer Thomas Pheasant, who has a longtime collaboration with Baker, is debuting a 19-piece outdoor collection with the luxury furniture producer. And while not a debut, outdoor furnishings manufacturer Uwharrie Outdoor Living is returning to High Point after a several-year absence, exhibiting in the new showroom of its parent company, Armen Living. Together, the brands are launching more than 250 SKUs. Uwharrie Outdoor Living’s lineup will include Adirondack-style outdoor lounge furniture, stools, dining tables and chairs, benches, ottomans, swings and gazebos.
Craft and sustainability
Perhaps in a backlash to fast fashion and AI slop, we’re seeing renewed appreciation for craft. Think handmade and heirloom. Think heritage and human-scale. Sarreid Ltd. is unveiling a Modern Heirloom collection of furnishings the company says were “thoughtfully created to transcend trends and be passed down for generations.” Examples: A Parquet sideboard named for the Paldao veneer marquetry that envelops the entire cabinet and the Chelsea Jupe dining table with faceted multipanel base design and brass-capped foot. With its “The Collective Rooms” installation, Abner Henry will debut a curated partnership program pairing four design firms — Helen Bergin Interiors, Nikki Levy Interiors, Studio Dixon Rye and Betsy Wentz Interior Design — with Abner Henry’s American craftsmanship for four bespoke furniture collections. “Each designer brings their distinct perspective, from sculptural forms to refined essentials, demonstrating what becomes possible when creative vision meets unlimited fabrication capabilities and superior American manufacturing,” the company says.
Interior designer Eric Ross is debuting his Found collection with accent furniture and accessories brand Chelsea House. Pieces, the company says, “feel discovered rather than designed … effortless, timeless and never forced.” Tied to craft is sustainable design. During market, surfaces company Cosentino is highlighting Éclos, a new mineral category composed of at least 50% recycled glass and containing no silica. Offered in a range of neutrals, the company says Éclos is heat-, scratch- and stain-resistant with natural-looking veining. And interior designer Kristi Hopper made it a priority to incorporate recycled materials into her new line of botanical-inspired lighting fixtures for Varaluz.
Challenging times — and our nation’s upcoming celebration of its 250th birthday — are driving an interest in Americana. York Wallcoverings’ new Ronald Redding’s Private Reserve collection nods to Ralph Lauren-inspired heritage luxury with tailored plaids and equestrian and golf themes with inviting textures. And James Martin Vanities is debuting a very modern take, with an Americana-inspired vanity with an organizer for blow dryers and beauty tools, plus USB power outlets.
A return of color
As the uber-neutral, minimalist aesthetic gives way, we’re seeing more jewel tones and pinks and greens used as fresh neutrals, including in some new decor from Splashworks. Pooky lighting has a new collection of handmade lampshades with British textile designer Ellen Merchant. “We’ve sought to reimagine the traditional spring floral by pairing playful botanical silhouettes with an English countryside palette — balancing striking cornflower blue and canola yellow with sophisticated, earthy tones to ground the collection,” Merchant says.
And Sarreid is making it easier for designers to add any color to its furniture, offering a selection of the brand’s best-selling silhouettes in any Pantone color to, as the company says, “bring (designers’) unique vision to life.”
More standout products Check out our first Design News Now High Point Lookbook, a purposeful, editorially led guide of some of our favorite High Point Market introductions in accessories and decor, kitchen and bath, furniture, lighting, outdoor, rugs, textiles and wallpaper.
