Recap of High Point Market 2011

Everyone has been giving their recap of the High Point International Furniture Market but I haven’t gotten around to doing mine until now. I was talking to a couple of my friends last night, Cindy Caudle and Cathy Jones of Rococo Interiors of Charlotte. We all agreed that overall we were a little disappointed in what we found at market. It seemed like a more active crowd but there weren’t many new, interesting finds. Urban industrial has saturated the market. Once the trend reaches the importer who knock everyone off, you know it is time to move on. Of course the meat and potatoes companies like Hickory Chair, Bernhardt, Lee, and Baker, etc. always have great looking showrooms. When I peruse market I typically visit the larger showrooms first and then work my way down to the smaller showrooms and on to the temps. In the Inter hall, Market Suites/Square and Showplace are temporary showrooms and typically are a good place to find something new. It is in one of those places that a new trend is often spotted. Not this market! More of the same! I don’t’ mean to sound like sad Sally because I did see plenty I like and plan to use for projects but there was nothing that I thought was trend setting. Cindy and Cathy felt the same way.

With that being said, here are a few of the showrooms I thought photo worthy….

Global Views, had lots of the same products from last market but I do love the way they put it all together