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HP Antique & Design Center Relocates to Market Square
January 11,
2011 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Business Strategy on January 12, 2011
The Antique & Design Center of High Point has relocated to a new home spanning 50,000 square feet on the ground and mezzanine levels of historic
Market Square.
The center is a collection of more than 50 antiques dealers and artisans that launched at the October
High Point Market in a stand-alone building at 229 W. Russell Avenue in High Point.
Karen Luisana, managing director of the center, said the new location will allow the group to "showcase antiques in a setting that better befits the products."
The character of historic Market Square has long made it a favorite haunt of the Markets hippest buyers, designers and trend-setters," Luisana said. "Our goal in partnering with the Merchandise Mart Properties (MMPI) team today, is to preserve the sense of charm and adventure that so many remember, while creating a venue within a venue adjacent to Salon and the re-opening Boiler Room & Restaurant.
The center organizers also worked to design the space so that it offers buyers an efficient way to shop.
Designing the space from the ground up also enables us to craft an efficient shopping experience for our buyers, said Amanda Lane Kinney, marketing coordinator. Theres a circular flow here with multiple entrances and exists, and the new layout will be a boon to busy professionals at Market.
A number of special events are planned for the new venue, including a provocative seminar series focused on the antique and design businesses. Seminars, featuring a slate of marquee speakers, will take place within the Antique & Design Center in a fully equipped education space on the mezzanine level starting Monday, April 4, at 2 p.m.
Weve got a stellar, not-to-be missed lineup of world-class speakers that includes the likes of Shayne Hart, principal of Guild; Charles Hanlon, principle of Mayfair; and Bill Indurskey, award-winning designer, architect and co-founder of VandM.com, the go-to online resource for high-end, antiques, home furnishings and art, Luisana said.
Other buyer amenities in the new location include 50 dedicated parking spaces and a private entrance on West Commerce Avenue between Tomlinson and Jacobs Place.