April 4,
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By Home Furnishings Business in High Point on April 5, 2013
Jasper Cabinet Co. and RowOne will take a showroom in the International Home Furnishings Center for High Point Furniture Market.
Jasper Cabinet is introducing more domestically made products in dining and recreation room furnishings; and its RowOne division, which is introducing new theater seating and custom home entertainment centers, will show in pace H1112 on the eleventh floor in the Hamilton Wing of IHFC.
Over the last several years we have been showing in Showplace, said Robert Cribbs, president of Jasper Cabinet Co. It was time for us to move our showroom into the main building to be among manufacturers that have similar product to our accent and home theater furniture.
"With the rapid growth of RowOne Home Entertainment, we need an established location where more dealers can see our product. RowOne is an exciting home theater furniture line and Jasper Cabinet is changing becoming more domestically made. The reaction by many of the dealers and designers to the news that we have committed to a showroom has been very good. It should be a fun and exciting time for us as we are ready to grow as business picks up.
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By Home Furnishings Business in Case Goods on April 5, 2013
Bedroom and occasional furniture vendor Oak Design will move to a new showroom in Plaza Suites for April High Point Furniture Market.
Oak Design will exhibit in a 912-square-foot showroom in Space 1-599 of Plaza Suites. The company previously showed in a temporary showroom in the Suites at Market Square.
Our new Plaza Suites showroom is centrally located for the types of retailers were trying to reach, said Ismael Castellanos, owner and president. This building is an active destination for retailers looking for medium- to upper-medium-priced case goods and occasional furniture.
Known for its quality master bedroom, youth bedroom, and occasional and entertainment furniture, Oak Design is introducing a variety of new products at the spring market. In bedroom, its introductions include a low-pier bedroom set in oak and alder finishes. The group includes bedside lingerie chests with lift tops for storage.
In addition, Oak Design is featuring a new TV console collection called Pacific Urban.
Oak Design produces all of its collections at its 80,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Chino, Calif. The family owned and operated company was founded in 1986.
In the past year, weve opened a tremendous amount of new dealers," Castellanos said. "They like the fact that our product is made in California by American hands.
Oak Design adds another strong source to the Plaza Suites lineup, said Julie Messner, vice president of leasing for International Market Centers. Were excited that theyve made the commitment to a new showroom in High Point.
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By Home Furnishings Business in Social Media on April 5, 2013
Web design and marketing specialist and Wed4Retail President Denise Keniston will present Pinterest: The New Retail Therapy during April High Point Furniture Market.
The session is scheduled for 2:30-3:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 23 in the Retail Resource Center in Plaza Suites.
Kenistons update on the use of social media and Internet marketing by home furnishings retailers will focus on how Pinterest has proven a phenomenal tool for audience acquisition, engagement and sales conversion.
Keniston said this presentation will be full of ideas designed to take a retail business to the next level with opportunities offered by Pinterest and web for retail tools.
April 4,
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By Home Furnishings Business in High Point on April 5, 2013
The Home Fashion Report is partnering with Swarovski Elements and 220 Elm to bring High Point Market-goers "Hidden Gems," a fun social media game created to showcase unusual new products and some of the best-kept secrets in High Point.
According to Ellen Gefen, Home Fashion Report host and president of Gefen Productions, the contest enables buyers, designers and other Market attendees to share photos of items selected by the trend forecasters at Home Fashion Report via social media platforms for a chance to win a free iPad Mini.
220 Elm is donating the iPad Mini prize.
"We think Hidden Gems is a great concept," said Heinz Kattenfeld, COO. "We love to hear about the 'wow' moments when someone discovers yet another cool thing in or about High Point."
Swarovski Elements, known for its crystal, is supplying the "gems" for the Hidden Gems game logo: a Greek key design that will appear on identifying cards placed throughout High Point and in Market showrooms.
"We want to help manufacturers showcase their product introductions to a larger audience," Gefen said. "The idea is to spread the word and get attendees excited about hidden gems, display concepts, and new companies we identify at Market that we think are worthy of more attention. With so much to see at Market, it's easy to miss the one great product or idea that might change your business in the coming months, and the Hidden Gems game is a fun way to help everyone cover more ground-introducing buyers to showrooms they may have never shopped before, as well as eateries off the beaten path, and small shops devoted to the design trade or even the best shoe repair in town."
Across the Market, the cards labeled "I found a Hidden Gem!" with the Greek key design will be placed in showrooms. When a card is spotted, attendees should snap a photo of themselves with the product and share their picture via Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest or e-mail using hashtag #hiddengems to be automatically entered to win the iPad Mini. On Wednesday, April 24th, a winner will be randomly selected and contacted.
Contest rules are available online.
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By Home Furnishings Business in licensing on April 5, 2013
Furniture and interior designer, and TV personality Candice Olson will have a busy day Saturday, April 20, when High Point Furniture Market officially opens.
In addition to headlining two events at Highland House that day, where her extensive collection of upholstery and case goods continues to grow, Olson also will participate in special events for her many licensed product lines.
At 1:30 p.m. at her rug licensee, Surya, (Showplace, 4100), there will be a question-and-answer session called Solving Your Design Challenges: A Conversation With Candice Olson
Olson's lighting licensee, AF Lighting, 4-6 p.m. will host a ribbon cutting and party at its new showroom, IHFC M-430.
Highland House's two events that day in Historic Market Square, space 172 include:
"Coffee Talk with Candice,"9-10:30 am, where she will welcome an in-showroom audience consisting of dealers, designers and press who will have an opportunity to be up-close and personal with her, ask questions about her furniture collection, and discuss other design and retail-related themes.
Olson will join Highland House's cocktail party (4:30-7:30 p.m.) around 6 p.m. to meet and greet furniture dealers, designers, press and other guests in attendance.
Highlights of Candice Olsons latest introductions to her upholstery and case goods at Highland House for April 2013 include: Storm, a new upholstery fabric palette, evident in a number of new fabrics in an array of cool blue-grays shown on new and existing upholstery frames; 19 additions to the already extensive Candice Olson upholstery collection; introduction of Candice Olson Leather, 19 leathers expand the number of leather offerings available with 18 additional items now available in leather; and 15 new pieces of case goods and occasional accents.
We are really happy with the response across the board from our customer base regarding the Candice Olson product line, said Parker Goss, Highland House president. The reaction to and buy-in with this collection has been phenomenal for us. According to the feedback and orders we have received from dealers, this collection has hit a chord with consumers. People really seem to connect with Candice as well as with her designs. We are working closely with Candice Olson in an on-going effort to add more of her stylish, well-priced upholstery, case goods and occasional accents at future markets.