Oct 14, 2024 - High Point Market

HPMA Announces Instagram Takeover Schedule at Fall Market

HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 14, 2024 – High Point Market Authority (HPMA) names this season’s interior design influencers who will take over its official Instagram page @highpointmarket, Oct. 26 - 30. Fans of the world’s largest home furnishings trade show are encouraged to follow the page for ten unique perspectives on exhibitor showroom visits, product previews, educational programming and social events captured each day of Fall Market.

Oct 07, 2024 - High Point Market

HPMA Names 2024 Community Impact Award Recipient

HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 7, 2024 – The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) names local business FASTSIGNS as its 2024 High Point Market Community Impact Award recipient. FASTSIGNS, a custom signage shop located at 1305 N. Main St., is recognized for cultivating a welcoming, hospitable environment for all High Point Market guests and visitors.

Sep 30, 2024 - High Point Market

Fall Market Design Influencers Tour Team Announced

HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 30, 2024 – The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) and Esteem Media announce this season’s participants for their signature partner event, Design Influencers Tour, at Fall Market. HPMA and Esteem Media have selected ten design influencers from around the U.S. to tour sponsoring showrooms at High Point Market this fall:

Sep 23, 2024 - High Point Market

HPMA’s DAA Announces Fall 2024 Awards Recipients

HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 23, 2024 – The High Point Market Authority’s Diversity Advocacy Alliance (DAA) announces recipients for its inaugural Diversity Advocacy Alliance Awards, to be recognized at a presentation ceremony and mixer held at Pandora’s Manor on Sun., Oct. 27, during the Fall 2024 Market. Upholstery brand Verellen will receive the Open Arms Award, awarded for inclusivity and warm hospitality towards all showroom visitors regardless of race, gender or orientation. The award also honors the High Point Market exhibitor’s commitment to supporting diversity through its employment practices and marketing materials. Houston-based interior design entrepreneur Rhonnika Clifton will receive the Mentorship Award, which recognizes industry leaders who share their knowledge to foster success for established and next-generation professionals. This award recognizes Clifton’s proven history of offering guidance, support and mentorship to emerging designers from underrepresented communities.

Sep 16, 2024 - High Point Market

HPMA Releases Fall Market Event Schedule at The Point

HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 16, 2024 – The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) releases its Fall Market programming and events scheduled for HPMA’s branded pop-up venue The Point, open daily from Friday, Oct. 25 to Wednesday, Oct. 30. The Point offers a variety of educational and networking opportunities, which are available to registered High Point Market attendees at no charge.

Sep 09, 2024 - High Point Market

Hot Spot Tours Announced for Fall Market

HIGH POINT, N.C., Sept. 9, 2024 – The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) announces its lineup of popular Hot Spot Tours for Fall Market, scheduled over four days during the trade show, October 26-29. The interior designer-led showroom tours are open to High Point Market buyers who RSVP in advance for the space-limited events. To join a tour, participants must first register to attend High Point Market.

Aug 26, 2024 - High Point Market

HPMA Partners with NKBA | KBIS for Fall Market Pop-Up Events

HIGH POINT, N.C., August 26, 2024 –The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) has partnered with the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA), owners and hosts of and the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS), to present the NKBA | KBIS Design Experience, a first-of-its-kind event series open for three dates, Oct. 26-28, during the five-day home furnishings trade show. Located in the Hamilton Wrenn design district, the daily pop-up will feature educational programming, including live culinary demonstrations and panel discussions for sharing kitchen and bath design insights. Headliners on the NKBA | KBIS Design Experience stage will include: Cindy Allen, editor-in-chief, Interior Design Karen Carroll, editorial director, FLOWER Magazine Caleb Anderson, owner and principal designer, Drake/Anderson; NKBA | KBIS Design Council Clodagh, founder and CEO, Clodagh Bill Darcy, global president and CEO, NKBA | KBIS Thom Filicia, author; designer, Thom Filicia Inc.; NKBA | KBIS Design Council Rachel Hodgdon, president and CEO, International WELL Building Institute Celerie Kemble, author; partner, designer, Kemble Interiors Inc.; NKBA | KBIS Design Council Aliya Khan, vice president global design strategies, Marriott International Manuel Santelices, artist Michel Smith Boyd, founder, designer, Smith Boyd Interiors; NKBA | KBIS Design Council

Aug 19, 2024 - High Point Market

HPMA Partners with Design Leadership Network for Fall Keynote Event

HIGH POINT, N.C., August 19, 2024 – High Point Market Authority (HPMA) announces the Design Leadership Network (DLN) will present a Keynote discussion at Fall Market, in the High Point Theatre on Saturday, October 26 at 3pm. The panel, titled “How Luxury Design Clients Are Living Today,” will include top design professionals Sasha Bikoff, Corey Damen Jenkins, Kim Scodro and Barclay Butera. The speakers will discuss the industry’s changing definition of luxury, sustainability and multi-home families. The discussion accompanies the release of THE LIVING ROOM By The Design Leadership Network, a volume of exceptional spaces by DLN Members and Partners around the world, from luxury design publisher ASSOULINE.

Aug 13, 2024 - High Point Market

HPMA Names Style Spotters for Fall Market Program

HIGH POINT, N.C., August 13, 2024 – High Point Market Authority (HPMA) announces “Style Spotters Spotlight,” a new twist on the trade show organizer’s signature Style Spotters program, naming TV design stars Galey Alix and Mikel Welch as this season’s Fall Market headliners. Alix is a former Goldman Sachs executive turned executive producer of HBO Max’s “Home in a Heartbeat with Galey Alix.” Known for her empathetic communication style and surprise approach with homeowners, as well as for viral videos attracting over five million viewers, Alix is ranked fourth on a list of the world’s most influential renovators, according to Vogue magazine. Welch has earned recognition from leading publications Elle Decor, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful for interior design projects, including his room in the 2024 Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York. This year, Welch added an Emmy to these accolades for his role on the Netflix series, “Hack My Home.” The range of his TV work includes greenroom designs for VIP guests like Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Halle Berry and more.

Aug 12, 2024 - High Point Market

Bell Biv DeVoe and Funk You to Headline Fall Market Center Stage

HIGH POINT, N.C., August 12, 2024 – The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) announces Bell Biv DeVoe (BBD) and Funk You as this season’s Center Stage headliners for Saturday, October 26 and Sunday, October 27. Formed in Boston in 1989, BBD is known for its debut album Poison, which hit number three on Billboard’s charts in 1990, with Poison, the single, reaching number one on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop charts. Key players in the new jack swing movement of 1990s R&B and hip hop, BBD was awarded Best R&B/Urban Contemporary album of the Year by the Soul Train Music Awards for Poison in 1991. In 2012, the group received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Soul Train, and in 2023 won an Emmy for BBD at Fenway, a documentary showcasing a Fenway Park performance with the Boston Pop Orchestra. Out of Augusta, Georgia, Funk You hit the music scene in 2011 with its debut album Funk You, followed by its 2012 sequel Funk You II. Apparitions (2016) catapulted Funk You’s success, with over one million plays on Spotify for the album’s She’s So High. Since then, Funk You has performed at the nation’s hottest music festivals, such as SweetWater 420 Festival, Summer Camp Music Festival and Peach Music Festival.

Aug 06, 2024 - High Point Market

Registration Opens Now for Fall High Point Market, October 26-30

HIGH POINT, N.C., August 6, 2024 – As the official organizer of the world’s largest furnishings trade show, High Point Market Authority (HPMA) opens online registration for the Fall edition of its biannual trade-only event, scheduled for October 26-30. Registration to attend High Point Market is available to U.S. and international buyers, including retailers, residential and commercial interior designers; press, industry professionals, exhibitor personnel and students. Qualifying registrants will be issued a Market pass, which is required for entry into buildings and showrooms across the 13-block Market District. Guests who register prior to October 11 (or September 27 for international attendees), will receive their Market pass in the mail at no charge. Registration assistance is available by contacting the High Point Market Authority directly at (336) 869-1000 during normal business hours (ET), or by emailing registration@highpointmarket.org.

Jul 09, 2024 - High Point Market

HPMA Opens Application for 2025 Style Spotters Team

HIGH POINT, N.C., July 9, 2024 — The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) announces its call for influential interior designers and other industry tastemakers to lead its signature Style Spotters program in 2025, with applications accepted now through July 26. The 2025 Style Spotters team will be made up of first-timers to the program only. Five home fashion pace setters— individually selected to scour High Point Market exhibitor showrooms at next year’s April and October trade shows—will be responsible for identifying the top furnishings trends presented each season. In addition to spotlighting items in showrooms during each Market, the 2025 Style Spotters will present favorite products on their social media channels and in special features posted to the High Point Market website.

Jun 04, 2024 - High Point Market

DAA 2025-2026 Committee Applications Open to Industry

HIGH POINT, N.C., June 4, 2024 – The Diversity Advocacy Alliance (DAA), working in partnership with the High Point Market Authority (HPMA), has opened its 2025-2026 committee member applications to the industry, through June 21. During a two-year term that begins in January 2025, committee members will be tasked with executing the organization’s mission, which promotes the ideals of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at High Point Market and within the home furnishings sector. The group’s mission statement expresses a commitment to expanding representation of the BIPOC community and facilitating the implementation of equitable policies and practices throughout the industry and its leadership.