Shoppe Object hits a high note with its first High Point installation bringing 100 new brands to market

hoppe Object’s curated installation at High Point Market launched last week, delighting attendees with its spirit of brand discovery, artisanal finds and an inviting temporary exhibition space. Shoppe High Point ran October 14-17 on the third floor of High Point’s Historic Market Square, presenting 100+ carefully selected brands that were new to High Point Market. The show-within-a-show focused on home décor, accessories and furnishings; it marked a successful start for the new twice-yearly fixture at High Point Market.

Hudson Valley Lighting Group expands Wappingers Falls headquarters 

Hudson Valley Lighting Group (HVLG), the one-stop-shop for the most comprehensive selection of lighting, is thrilled to announce the expansion of its headquarters in Wappingers Falls. The project, which spanned nearly 15 months and employed over 35 local contractors, has added an impressive 16,000 square feet to HVLG’s office space, creating new workstations and a brand new product design studio to further solidify the company’s presence within and commitment to the Hudson Valley community.

Hudson Grace on authenticity and retail as theater

If you’ve ever thought about starting a business with your best friend, you’ll love the story of Hudson Grace. Hudson Grace had its humble beginning as the brainchild of best friends Monelle Totah and Gary McNatton in San Francisco in 2012. A fusion of their distinctive design sensibilities and extensive retail experience made for fertile soil to grow their brand, eventually selling Hudson Grace to Crate & Barrel in 2019.

Exclusive sneak peek inside the Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas

Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club has been celebrating the best of interior design by transforming a luxury Manhattan home into an elegant exhibition of fine furnishings, art, and technology since 1973. In 2020, it launched its newest satellite show house in Dallas, Texas. The highly esteemed design event heads back to the South for its fourth iteration to enlist some of the nation’s most talented interior designers to transform a home in Dallas, Texas next month. Here is a preview inside some of the sensational spaces.

Market musings: Was High Point Fall 2023 a successful market? 

The patchiness of the market’s attendance highlighted that what the big box buyers want and what the new class of interior designers want is diverging in a major way, forcing some brands to pick a lane

Molteni&C is partnering with Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Molteni&C is partnering with Breast Cancer Research Foundation – BCRF to support the  brightest minds in science by holding an online auction featuring four limited-edition Porta  Volta armchairs by Herzog & de Meuron in a distinctive pink hue. The auction will take  place on liveauctioneers.com through October 31st, 2023. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Foundation.

IHA accepting proposals for The Inspired Home Show education sessions

The International Housewares Association (IHA) is accepting topic proposals for education sessions during The Inspired Home Show 2024, IHA’s Global Home + Housewares Market. Retailers, trend forecasters and marketers, intellectual property attorneys and designers, along with experts in branding, packaging, smart home and other crucial business topics, are invited to submit proposals for presentations in the Inspiration Theater and the Inventors Revue at the 2024 Show. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 22.

Ariel view of the Santa Monica Barker Hanger during The Other Art fair for Saatchi art
The Other Art Fair returns to Brooklyn for 12th New York Edition

“The city’s energy is electric,” says Ryan Stanier, founder of The Other Art Fair. “Following the success of our Spring fair in Brooklyn, and highest art sales to date, we’re thrilled to return to New York in a new, larger venue to invite more of the local community to experience and discover art like never before.”

science in design summit in high point
Good design starts with asking the right questions

Creating restorative, healing, energizing spaces — the sanctuaries that many clients crave and need — starts by asking them the right questions. Designers who spoke as part of the recent Design, Art & Science Symposium in High Point shared the questions they use in initial client meetings.

How does The Met select their licensing partners?

The Met is taking over High Point Market, unveiling debut collections with Eichholtz and Scalamandre, along with expanding its collaborations with key home décor brands like Abner Henry (furniture), Ann Gish (bedding), Caspari (entertaining), Exquisite Rugs (carpets), and Wendover Art Group (wall art). Scroll on to explore their new offerings and delve into how The Met carefully selects its licensing partners.