High Point Market

ISFD Announces Expert Panel of Judges for 5th Annual INNOVATION + DESIGN ™ Competition 

The INNOVATION + DESIGN competition and exhibition is a furniture industry sponsored juried competition designed to acknowledge professional designer/makers who create their own products, and the next generation of serious woodworking students who are anticipating a career in the custom wood and related home furnishings industries.

Coffee with a cause: See what’s brewing with Unique Loom 

Unique Loom is offering a trade buyers the chance to experience the new HÆRFEST Collection, at their Winter Open House on Thursday, December 7, from 9 am to 5 pm in their Market Square #190 showroom (305 High Street, High Point, NC). The HÆRFEST team will also be on site serving samples of their delicious coffee during the Open House event.

The Common Thread for the Cure distributes pink lamps during High Point Market 

The Common Thread for the Cure, a non-profit  organization that supports people battling breast cancer within the home furnishings industry, had  a visible presence during High Point Market gifting Pink Pixie desk lamps to attendees sporting  the color pink in honor of breast cancer awareness month.

How Jamie Young stays fresh and focused

After more than 25 years in the home furnishings industry, Jamie Young is determined to keep her business — and her products — fresh.

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.

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

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.

Creating spaces that care for people

Dr. Rebecca Tapia, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist in San Antonio, believes that interior designers have a superpower: the ability to dramatically improve the physical and mental health of their clients.

ISFD 2023 Pinnacle Awards® Recognizes Top Designers As Winners 

Pinnacle Awards “Untamed Minds” Gala held on Monday, October 16 in the Loft at Congdon Yards in High Point, a slate of industry notables presented professional and student home furnishings and textile designers with the prestigious  2023 Pinnacle Awards.