Oct 7, 2019
1. THIS PODCAST SPONSORED BY DOWEL FURNITURE
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2. INTRO
There is so much to talk about regarding High Point Furniture
Market that we broke up our discussion into 2 parts. If you didn’t
listen to part 1, you might want to go back to Episode 58 and
listen to that one first. First we will quickly reiterate a
few important details:
1. High Point Market is the largest home
furnishings trade show in the world. It brings more than 75,000
people to High Point, N.C., every six months to view product from
more than 2,000 exhibitors.
2. Highpoint market is in the Spring and
Fall so the upcoming show is coming up soon - October
19th-23rd.
3. If you haven’t registered yet, you can
still do so at highpointmark.org/register.
3. OUR FAVORITES
On Episode 58 we talked a lot about the logistics of High Point –
where to stay, where to eat and how to get around. On this show
we’d like to dig deeper and let you know about some of our favorite
showrooms, new news coming out from the Highpoint Market Authority
and some great educational opportunities.
A. Cool Stuff to be Aware Of
i. Evening
Programming - HMA is rebranding its popular evening concert
series. In the area between Showplace the the Transportation
Terminal, there will be new festivities dubbed “Eats and
Beats” where there will be outdoor seating and firepits and (2)
areas sponsored by Crate & Barrel and CB2 that will have music,
giant outdoor games, cocktails, a dj and a whole lot more.
There will still be (2) concerts by T Sisters and Mandolin
Orange.
ii. Style Spotters
- Keep your eye out for this years Style Spotters who are
eight design and fashion leaders who showcase the top new styles
for each market. Look for their black and white cards on
products through out the market. We were Style Spotters for 2 years
and it was a lot of fun and a lot of work. This years style
spotters are Shayla Copas, Kara Cox, Cynthia Ferguson, Eric Haydel,
Benjamin Johnston, Courtney McLeod, Laura Thurman and Erinn
Valencich. This group will be hosting Trend Tours so look
those up because some of them require reservations.
iii. Design
Bloggers Tour Hosted by HPMA and Esteem Media – The Design Bloggers
Tour will bring (1) leading design bloggers to HPA for a. 2-day
tour of sponsoring showrooms. Those bloggers will then be featuring
all that they learned on their individual blogs and social media
accounts. This is just one of many ways that if you cannot attend
market you can still be in the know. Watch out for this bloggers
and all they have to share: Sara Malek Barney, Laurence Carr, Lori
Dennis, Tim Green, Donna Mancini, Amy Mitchell, Rachel Moriarty,
Lisa Peck, Sara Noble and Deborah von Donop.
iv. HPM Brand
Ambassadors – Our friends Jacki Von Tobel and Deb Barrett are newly
appointed HPMA Ambassadors. They will be hosting a new-buyer
focused 5-day tour that will provide first time attendees a HPM
immersion. If I was brand new to High Point, this is the very first
thing I would sign up for.
v. Educational and
Social Programming – Do NOT make the mistake of going to HPM and
spending every minute of your day looking at product. Your feet and
your brain will appreciate you changing gears. Look for events at
The Point
(https://www.highpointmarket.org/plan-your-trip/the-point), in
Highpoint Theatre, Market Suites and in many showrooms. There
are SO many good ones but I few we have our eyes on:
1. Friday at 8:30am – Breakfast with Tom
Felicia at Pandora’s Manor to celebrate 25 years in business.
Sponsored by Eastern Accents.
2. Saturday at 10am at Alden Parkes – “From
Set Backs to Success: How to Manage and Grow your Design Firm in
the Face of Diversity” with Traci O’Connell.
3. Saturday at 10am at Woodbridge – “Coffee
with Creatives” with Tobi Fairley and Lauren Liess. Chatting about
how they built brands, built collectives and more all while being
busy moms.
4. Saturday at 11am at Fairfield Chair –
“Libby Tells All: Product Design with Libby Langdon”. Sharing her
experiences and advice for designing product for a target
audience.
5. Saturday at 11am at New Growth Designs –
Styling Secrets – “ Behind the Scenes Tips for Fabulous Photos”
with Stacy Kunstel
6. Saturday at 12pm at Highpoint Theatre –
DESIGN VIEWPOINTS SERIES – “Cultivating Industry Relationships to
Build Your Brand panel” with Michele Smith Boyd, Amy Ferrer, Amy
Flurry and Jane Dagmi.
7. Saturday at 1pm at Lexington – “On the
Record” – an unfiltered discussion about the Interior Design
Business with Jane Dagmi, Barclay Butera and Pamela
Jaccarino.
8. Saturday at 3pm at Alden Parkes –
“What’s the Price of Frame? Defining your Brand, Securing your
Niche and Saving your Sanity” with Kimberly Wray, Shannon Ggem,
Andre Hilton, Patti Johnson, Keita Turner, Philip Gulotta and Hanah
Toney.
9. Sunday at 10am at Highpoint Theatre –
“Duplicable Systems are the Foundation of your Design Firm” with
Luann Nigara, Laura Umansky and Kate O’Hara.
10. Sunday at 10am at Highpoint Theatre – “Stop Giving Away
your Profits” with Kristen Drohan, Veronica Solomon, Cheryl Klees
Clendedon.
11. Sunday at 12pm at Highpoint Theatre – DESIGNER VIEWPOINT
SERIES – “Translating Your Brand to Online Retail”- Sarah Walker,
Julia Buckingham, Barlay Butera, Scott Meacham Wood
12. Sunday at 2pm at Alden Parkes – Out of the Box – Non
conventional Ways to Grow your Design Business – Denise McGaha,
Tish Mills, Joni Vanderslice, Beth Dempsey
13. Sunday at 2pm at the Red Egg (12 people only) – “Pitching
with Purpose” by Amy Flurry
14. Sunday at 3:30pm at Market Sq. Seminar Room – “Building
YOUR Brand with Private Label vs. Licensing” – Charlotte Lucas,
Lynai Jones, Jennifer Mabley, Austin Handler, Ray Hallare and Jill
Waage
15. Monday at 10am at Alden Parkes – “The Senses of Luxury” –
Luxury is not defined in regards to how we live not necessarily by
labels. Jeanne Chung, Erin Valencich, Traci Zeller, Krissa
Rossbund.
16. Monday at 2pm at Universal: Don’t Sleep on Pinterest
discussion with Adam Japko and Kyla Herbes of House of Hipster
Blog.
https://www.universalfurniture.com/events/dontsleeponpinterest
B. Showrooms we frequent (and why)
i. Vanguard
ii. Theodore
Alexander
iii. Bernhardt
iv. Visual
Comfort
v. Currey
vi. Lexington
vii. Phillips
Collection
viii. Rowe
ix. The
temporaries
4. REMINDERS
The Highpointmarket.org website is fantastic as is the app. It is
SO easy to download your preferred showrooms and events and make
yourself a schedule.