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Highlights, events, editors picks, what's hot, retailer chatter from the home furnishings markets.
SCAD brings student designs to High Point Market
The Savannah College of Art and Design’s furniture design department is displaying designs from a collaboration with international firm Adriana Hoyos this week in High Point. The pieces exhibited on the third floor of 220 Elm were also exhibited last month at the Architectural Digest Home Show. Thirteen graduate and undergraduate students worked on the designs — a lamp, armchair, bookcase and tabl... Read More
Comments (0)Bob Timberlake at Fine Art Tapestries in Showplace
Artist Bob Timberlake signed tapestry tote bags and small prints in Fine Art Tapestries’ Showplace showroom in High Point Monday morning. Six of Timberlake’s popular paintings have been reproduced as tapestries for Fine Art, including "Lighthouse Window."... Read More
Comments (0)Guildmaster announces winner of 'Show Your Stuff' contest
Guildmaster CEO Steve Crowder presented a check to Casabella Interiors of Brandon, Miss., the winner of his company’s "Show Your Stuff" retail display contest, in the Guildmaster showroom (C&D 1A) Sunday afternoon. A check for $1,000 to Community Animal Rescue & Adoption was accepted on Casabella’s behalf by sales rep Meg Reeves. The winning retailer and top nine finalists each received contributi... Read More
Comments (0)IFDA hosts reception for Raymond Waites Design Competition winner & finalists
A reception was hosted by the IFDA Educational Foundation Friday night in High Point for the winner and finalists of the first Raymond Waites Design Competition. Winner Bradley Yandow is photographed here with Waites, several finalists and guest students. The winning and finalist designs are on display on the top floor of the Suites at Market Square through the end of the market.... Read More
Comments (0)Alexa Hampton, Rachel Ashwell, Candice Olson keynoting at High Point events
Alexa Hampton, Rachel Ashwell and Candice Olson are the keynote speakers for sponsored events at the High Point Market, all of which require or recommend advance registration: Sunday, April 18, Alexa Hampton will present "Decades of Design by Mark Hampton LLC" at the WithIt Education Breakfast (co-sponsored by Hickory Chair). The event begins at 7:30 a.m. in the IHFC 11th floor International Ball... Read More
Comments (0)SFC maps 'green' showrooms, hosts events at High Point Market
Click on the image at right for a link to the Sustainable Furnishing Council’s guide to green showrooms at the High Point Market. The SFC has scheduled several events this market, including an all day installment of its GreenLeaders Certified Sustainability Training (6 CEU credits) Wednesday, April 21, on the top floor of the Suites at Market Square. I just completed the GreenLeaders training and... Read More
Comments (0)The High Point Market gets underway this Friday, April 16!
The editors of Home Accents Today will be covering the High Point Market live beginning Friday, April 16.... Read More
Comments (0)Designers, manufacturers, educators, environmentalists, journalists, public policymakers discuss green home furnishings at Las Vegas winter market
During the 2010 Las Vegas winter market, the Sustainable Furnishings Council partnered with World Market Center to present its first ECOngress event and its second DESIGNINGreen discussion, the latter featuring Kathy Ireland, HGTV’s Angelo Surmelis (both shown in the photo at right) and Dwell magazine Publisher Michela O’Connor Abrams. The One World ECOngress, themed “Legal Wood Sourcing & Buildin... Read More
Comments (0)Las Vegas Market photo album
Want to see our Las Vegas Market photo album? Join our Facebook fan page: http://bit.ly/cHcAa8 — we’ll be adding to it daily…... Read More
Comments (0)WMC presents "A Taste of Las Vegas" tonight in the Grand Plaza
Tonight, Las Vegas Market attendees are invited to enjoy the fresh, open air and culinary delights of “Alfresco, a Taste of Las Vegas,” in the World Market Center’s Grand Plaza. Restaurant participants will include an eclectic variety of distinguished chefs from signature Las Vegas restaurants. In addition to experiencing the flavors, attendees will have the opportunity to watch these top chefs i... Read More
Comments (0)What’s Hot Now: Nautical, French Looks Steal the Show
The season’s hottest looks dip into earlier decades (and centuries) for classic crowd-pleasers recast with a fresh twist. It’s all charming and easy — in a sense, comfort food for the design crowd. – Tracy Bulla The antiqued Prato Gothic table from Aidan Gray showcases a stunning quatrefoil motif. Homart sculpts crisp white porcelain into a turtle shell, complete with exposed vertebrae. Sassy... Read More
Comments (0)Atlanta Sneak Peek: Interlude
The Lyons Bends ottomans display graphic patterning in dusty orange and cream from Interlude Home. Showroom: Merchandise Mart 14-E-10... Read More
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