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From Home Furnishing Business
HGTV Designer Duo to Speak at WithIt Breakfast
August 29,
2018 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market 
WithIt, the women's leadership development network for the home and furnishings industries, has announced that Ben and Erin Napier, the woodworker/designer duo of HGTV’s Home Town, will be the guest speakers for the organization's biannual High Point Market Educational Breakfast to be held Sunday, Oct. 14, 7:30-9:00 a.m., in the IHFC ballroom.
The conversation will be moderated by Cindy Hodnett, director of public relations and communications for International Market Centers.
The stars of HGTV’s Home Town, Erin and Ben Napier, live and restore homes in the small town of Laurel, Mississippi. Their passion for small-town revitalization and American craftsmanship is evident in their store, Laurel Mercantile Co., where they design and manufacture heirloom wares and durable goods made exclusively in the U.S. They recently partnered with Vaughan-Bassett Furniture to create furniture collections debuting at the High Point Fall 2018 market.
Erin, an artist who started her career in corporate graphic design, and Ben, a woodworker with a degree in history, have a passion for renovating historic homes. Together as entrepreneurs and artists they use their talents and skills to support their community and inspire others to support the local movement and re-investment in their home town.
“We are looking forward to bringing the Napiers to our breakfast attendees,” says Reyna Moore, WithIt's VP of education and VP of merchandising and marketing for Thomasville & Co. “Their design talent and personal values are a compelling marriage. Their story and conversation is sure to inspire the room.”
The event is sponsored by Myriad Software in partnership with Vaughan-Bassett Furniture and is open to WithIt members as well as High Point Market attendees.
Tickets are $25 for members and $35 for guests and includes a hot breakfast buffet and networking. Seats are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis and are available at www.withit.org.