Happening at Spring 2025 Market
School is definitely in session at High Point Market. And all the learning is counterbalanced by a whole lotta fun. With such a diverse and abundant programming and events calendar, Market allows you to choose how and where to best stretch your skills, flex your brainpower, discover some nugget that will catapult your business, get super social and/or simply recharge.. Here's
Vacation Rental Design Summit Makes Bold Move to Summer
After two successful years of hosting the Vacation Rental Design Summit alongside High Point’s Spring Furniture Market, High Point by Design (HPxD) is thrilled to announce that the third edition of its award-winning conference will take place June 23–27, 2025 in High Point Branded “Summer Escape,” the 2025 Summit invites attendees to enjoy the signature education, inspiration, and connection they’ve come
That Costs What? Why?
You just proposed an absolutely gorgeous furniture plan for your client. Caught up in the colors, shapes and textures, she swooned. Now, you're about to go over the budget. You've fantasized about the kind of client that gives you carte blanche; she's not that type. Are you armed with the product knowledge you need to sell your proposal? No worries. We
Designing Wellbeing: A beginner’s guide to biophilic design
We're currently planning a conference called Designing Wellbeing which is about how beauty, nature, and thoughtful design can improve human health. This topic has been sparking lively conversations within the architecture and design community—and what’s really exciting is that medical professionals are leaning into it too. Through research, case studies, and real-world trials, science is proving what many of us instinctively
Spreading the word about inclusive design
We did it! Our first inclusive design education event, Design Forward 2024, came and went with much success, interest, and teamwork. Our incredible group of professionals, also parents and guardians to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, spoke their truth, their knowledge and communicated from the heart. Our group of experts included: Shelly Rosenberg/Acorn & Oak, Kristin Bartone/Bartone Interiors, Natalie
The biggest takeaways from the WithIt Conference
I was honored to attend WithIt's annual conference in beautiful Greenville, SC along with 150 women from the furniture industry and 10 expert guest speakers. The theme for this year’s conference was "Next Generation Leadership - Building Bridges & Ladders." (Serena and Amy Van Dorp, WithIt's Executive Director) The conference keynote, Jessica Stollings-Holder, a professional trainer, coach, and author of “ReGenerate”, spoke
High Point Earns Certified Autism Destination Status
Visit High Point, the organization that promotes year-round tourism in High Point, held a press conference at the Nido & Mariana Qubein Children’s Museum recently to announce that the city of High Point has been designated as the first Certified Autism Destination (CAD) on the East Coast. Melody Burnett, President of Visit High Point, spearheaded this initiative, and called it
Get Social at Market!
HPxD highlights the social scene at #HPMKT with exciting events for our design community. Doors open at 7pm Show: 8pm | Thursday, April 20 | COHAB Space / Ziggy’s (Tickets $30 to $60 on Ziggy’s website) Ghostland Observatory’s entire approach to music – sonically, aesthetically, conceptually – is essentially a melding of the two distinctly different personalities of its two members, Thomas
HPxD announces event Sponsors to inaugural VRD Summit
The last two weeks have certainly been exciting for HPxD and our VRD Team. We are so proud to have rallied so many incredible brands who have offered their generous support for our first-ever Vacation Rental Design Summit, which is just days away from launching at The Loft at Congdon Yards. With more than 30 speakers and industry experts, this
Super-Charge Your Business and Get Major Inspo at HPMKT
High Point Market is full up on education and we've identified 10 learning sessions hosted by our members or partners that are sure to have a positive impact on you and your business. ASID State of the Industry Report 10am - 11am | Saturday, April 22 | Sherwin-Williams Seminar Room (SAMS T-1022) In this panel discussion, the American Society of Interior Designers will