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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.
February 11,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) has announced its Casual Market Trade Shows will move to Americas Mart in Atlanta beginning in 2023. The board of directors voted to pursue a contract last week.
February 5,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
After establishing a successful interior design firm, selling it, and now owning a lifestyle PR agency called A Design Partnership, CEO Natalie Norcross has launched a DIY public relations platform to the industry called Interior Design PR. With this weeks official launch date, Interior Design PR is offering a first-of-its-kind platform to interior designers.
February 5,
2020 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
The March buying event at AmericasMart Atlanta will be refreshed in 2020 with a new name – Spring Mini Market – and updated programming complementing the opportunity for retailers and designers to source from 1,000+ gift and home decor showrooms plus a curated collection of 50+ temporaries at its March 4-6, 2020 staging.