High Point Market Releases Lineup of Fall Market Events

September 11, 2019  by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry   

IMC’s Fall High Point Market educational and social offerings will feature 18 seminars, 11 designer-led tours and numerous IMC-hosted events. Presented by industry experts and designers, the schedule of events allows retailers and designers to supplement their buying activities with complimentary programming that encompasses trends, business strategies and forecasts. Marketgoers can attend these seminars in the Suites at Market Square Seminar Room on the Top Floor of the SAMS, and in the Alden Parkes Seminar Room in the Hamilton Wrenn Design District. Events and tours will be held in various IMC properties across campus.

“International Market Centers is delighted to provide a platform for retailers, designers and innovators to network with fellow thought-leaders and experience the latest trends at the world’s largest furnishings industry gathering,” said Dorothy Belshaw, executive vice president, chief marketing and digital officer for International Market Centers. “We’re proud to offer an extensive lineup of interactive, educational and inspiring programming this fall.”

Fall Market programming highlights include: IMC’s proprietary TrendWatch: Fall 2019 program, which will give attendees an inside look at leading trends shaping the home furnishings industry; Fresh to Follow Local: Furnished at Market!, a mini-presentation introducing several artisans with works currently on display at Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) and a reception onsite at the showcase; DesignEDGE: An Industry Summit by IFDA Educational Foundation, a market-time conference featuring top female designers casting their visions, insights and experiences; Light-ography, a discussion about how integrated LED lighting creates structure, movement, and color in today's interior design world; Form, Function and Family, a designer-led panel discussion on how to design a space with purpose; The New Elegance: Designing Stylish Comfortable Rooms for Today, a presentation by Timothy Corrigan about his new book of the same title; and Lift Up and Lead: Building Inspired Teams through Impassioned Leadership, a panel of design professionals whose impassioned leadership skills help them achieve both professional and personal success while also lifting up team members to work in their greatness.

A full seminar and event listing follows and details and descriptions are available online at http://www.imchighpointmarket.com/seminars-and-events/.

IMC-Hosted Seminars/Events

Saturday, Oct. 19

From Set-Backs to Success: How to Manage and Grow Your Interior Design Firm When Faced with Adversity

Traci Connell, Traci Connell Interiors

Alden Parkes Seminar Room, 200 N. Hamilton St. - S Ct 110

(0.1 CEU)

10 - 11 a.m.

Form, Function and Family

Lauren Clement, Liz Goldberg, Jessica Bennett, Sarah Bartholomew, Lori Paranjape and Christina Dandar

Suites at Market Square Seminar Room (SAMS T-1014)

(0.1 CEU)

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Sherwin Williams Colormix Forecast 2020

Shane Jones, Allied ASID, Sherwin Williams Designer Account Executive

Suites at Market Square Seminar Room (SAMS T-1014)

(0.1 CEU)

Noon – 1:00 p.m.

TrendWatch: Fall 2019

Julie Smith Vincenti, Nine Muses Media

Suites at Market Square Seminar Room (SAMS T-1014)

(0.1 CEU)

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

What’s the Price of Fame? Defining Your Brand, Securing Your Niche and Saving Your Sanity in the Era of Self-Promotion and Cult of Celebrity

‘Showhouse in a Showroom’ Designers – Shannon Ggem, Philip Gulotta, Andre Hilton, Patti Johnson, Hannah Toney, and Keita Turner, with Kimberley Wray, Sr. Contributing Editor of Furniture, Lighting and Décor.

Alden Parkes Seminar Room, 200 N. Hamilton, S Ct 110

(0.1 CEU)

3 – 4 p.m.

Painted Design Solutions for Commercial Spaces-How to Collaborate with Decorative Painters

Diane Williams, Lori Wilson and Cathy Rinn

Suites at Market Square Seminar Room (SAMS T-1014)

(0.1 CEU)

3 – 4 p.m.

Fresh to Follow Local: Furnished at Market! - Meet the Artists at Market & See the Exhibit at SECCA

Suites at Market Square Seminar Room (SAMS T-1014) and Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (750 Marguerite Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27106)

4:15 – 4:45 p.m. (SAMS Seminar Room)

6:00 – 7:30 p.m. (SECCA exhibition and reception)

Sunday, Oct. 20

Starring You: How to Expand Your Brand as a Lifestyle Expert

Evette Rios

Alden Parkes Seminar Room, 200 N. Hamilton, S Ct 110

(0.1 CEU)

10 – 11 a.m.

The New Elegance: Designing Stylish Comfortable Rooms for Today

Timothy Corrigan

Suites at Market Square Seminar Room (SAMS T-1014)

(0.1 CEU)

11 a.m. – noon

Light-ography

Charles Pavarini III

Suites at Market Square Seminar Room (SAMS T-1014)

(0.1 CEU)

1 – 2 p.m.

Out of the Box: Nonconventional Ways to Grow Your Design Business

Denise McGaha, Tish Mills and Joni Vanderslice and moderated by Beth Dempsey

Alden Parkes Seminar Room, 200 N. Hamilton, S Ct 110

(O.1 CEU)

1 - 2 p.m.

Building YOUR Brand: Private Label vs. Licensing

Suites at Market Square Seminar Room (SAMS T-1014)

(0.1 CEU)

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 21

DesignEDGE: An Industry Summit by IFDA Educational Foundation - Blurring Boundaries: Top Designers Who Defy the Limits of Design

Lauren Rottet, Sheila Bridges and Young Huh

IHFC Ballroom 11th Floor, Green Wing

9:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.

The Senses of Luxury

Jeanne Chung, Erinn Valencich and Traci Zeller with Krissa Rossbund as moderator

Alden Parkes Seminar Room, 200 N. Hamilton, S Ct 110

(0.1 CEU)

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Lift Up and Lead: Building Inspired Teams through Impassioned Leadership

Gail Doby

Suites at Market Square Seminar Room (SAMS T-1014)

(CEU 0.2)

10 a.m. – noon

Styling Interiors for Photoshoots

Kathryn Lott, Gretchen Black, Mary Beth Zaehringer, Lauren Clement, and Courtney McLeod

Suites at Market Square Seminar Room (SAMS T-1014)

(0.1 CEU)

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Hospitality and Design Panel Discussion

Suites at Market Square Seminar Room (SAMS T-1014)

(0.1 CEU)

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Let’s Dish: Looking Back is Fashion Forward

Lindsay Coral Harper, Jacob-Lukas and Parker Kennedy Living with Lisa Mende as moderator

Alden Parkes Seminar Room, 200 N. Hamilton, S Ct 110

(0.1 CEU)

4 – 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 22

The Ins and Outs of Marketing for Real Designers

Dawn Brinson

(0.1 CEU)

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Tours

Friday, Oct. 18 - 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Suite Spot Tour of SALON

Tour will depart from the Ground Floor, escalator area in SALON, of the Suites at Market Square

Saturday, Oct. 19 

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
C&D Highlights Tour with Denise Morrison

Tour will depart from the ground floor of C&D Building

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Made in America Tour with Bauer/Clifton Interiors

Tour will depart from the Contemporary Lounge on 11th Floor of IHFC, D1121

2 – 3 p.m.
Suite Spot Tour with House of Funk

Tour will depart from the Top Floor of the Suites at Market Square

 

Sunday, Oct. 20

11 a.m. – noon
Contemporary Highlights Tour with Lori Paranjape

Tour will depart from the Contemporary Lounge on 11th Floor of IHFC, D1121

2 – 3 p.m.
Suite Spot Tour with Gary Inman (Hospitality Focus)

Tour will depart from the Top Floor of the Suites at Market Square

4:30 – 6 p.m.
Speed Stroll Through SAMS and SALON – A Taste of Morocco

Monday, Oct. 21

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Hamilton Highlights Tour with Christi Barbour

Tour will leave from 129 N. Hamilton

1 – 2:30 p.m.
TrendWatch Tour with Julie Smith Vincenti

Suites at Market Square Trendwatch Display (Ground Floor)

2 – 3 p.m.
Suite Spot Tour with Circle Design Studio

Led by co-founders Theresa Dorlini and John Dorlini

Tour will depart from the Top Floor of the Suites at Market Square

Tuesday, Oct. 22

2 - 3 p.m.
Suite Spot Tour with Evette Rios

Tour will depart from the Top Floor of the Suites at Market Square

IMC Social Events

Market Kickoff Party: Friday – 5 to 7 p.m.

Center Stage between Showplace and Transportation Terminal

Coffee & Sweets at the Suites: Friday through Wednesday – 8 to 10 a.m.

Top Floor of the Suites at Market Square

Showplace Coffee and Sweets: Saturday through Tuesday – 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Showplace Atrium

Complimentary Gourmet Coffee: Saturday through Wednesday - 8 to 10 a.m.

200 N Hamilton: Courtyard

Afternoon Social: Saturday through Tuesday – 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

C&D (floors 1-8; alternating days); IHFC (accessory floors, two, three, four & fourth floor on Main, seven, 10 and 11); SAMS (Suites and SALON)

InterHall Martini Parties: Saturday through Tuesday – 4 to 6 p.m.

IHFC: InterHall first floor

Complimentary Afternoon Bars: Saturday through Tuesday – 4 to 7 p.m.

200 N. Hamilton Street (alternating floors); Market Square (floors one and two); Showplace (floors one, two and three)

Sunset on 3: Saturday to Tuesday – 5 to 7 p.m.

Showplace: Third floor balcony

Tuesday Night BBQ - 6 to 8 p.m.

Suites at Market Square Seminar Room (SAMS T-1014)