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From Home Furnishing Business
February 19,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market 
Ten design-driven and lifestyle-focused home furnishings exhibitors will debut in InterHall for Spring 2020 High Point Market, joining more than 70 manufacturers, suppliers and designers. Spring Market runs April 25 – April 29, 2020.
February 19,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Bespoke multi-platform brand Aspire One Communications, has announced the appointment of Janice Browne as Group Publisher and Chief Revenue Officer.
Browne will oversee the growth of the brand, which includes national print magazine Aspire Design and Home and custom publications such as Vornado property’s theMART and A&D Building magazines, Design Chicago and 150E58.
February 19,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market
As Spring Market nears, the High Point Market Authority has announced it is closely monitoring updates on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including reports from the CDC, State Department, and World Health Organization. The HPMA is prepared to take additional precautions if they become necessary to keep all market guests safe during the April show.
February 12,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market
IMC’s TrendWatch will feature three directional themes – Meadow, Penthouse and Aviary – at the Spring High Point Market, April 25 –29, 2020. The signature program illustrates leading home furnishings trends through an opening day seminar, three curated vignettes, a product tour and an at-Market publication.
February 12,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry, Las Vegas, Market
Steelyard, the premier business platform for professional interior designers, took their successful Steelyard Designers Lounge to the Las Vegas Market, bringing top-tier business sessions, collaborative networking opportunities, and support for home furnishings and décor associations to attendees at the January show.
February 12,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market
The popular “Showhouse in a Showroom” concept, introduced by Alden Parkes at the Fall 2018 High Point Market, will return in April 2020. Following the format familiar from leading showhouses around the country, five designers with distinct points of view will create inspiration-rich spaces in the company’s Hamilton Wrenn Design District showroom using Alden Parkes’ high-style furniture, bedding from Wildcat Territory, and rugs from Capa Rugs.
February 12,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry, Las Vegas, Market
Large retail chains and major independents actively shopped Troy, NC-based Capel Rugs, creating an especially busy Winter Las Vegas Market for the company as buyers shopped the line for fresh looks to spice up their floors. Alongside these retailers was the contingent of smaller merchants and independent designers that regularly visit the rug source’s popular showroom in the World Market Center’s Building A.