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27Apr2009

2009 High Point Furniture Market Preview

Monday, April 27, 2009 at 11:10PM | by

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High Point Furniture Market Spring 2009

The High Point Furniture Market is 100 years “new” this year, and quickly approaching the end of April. The furniture industry will roll out its latest and greatest for buyers to see, a veritable Fashion Week for interior designers and furniture store owners.

High Point Furniture Market - April 2009 - highpoint - High Point, NC

High Point Furniture Market 2009: Eco-Friendly Products Continue Strong

This year’s High Point Furniture Market will undoubtedly show more eco-friendly products. Sustainable materials and energy efficient lighting will be strong contenders from nearly every line as the industry continues to follow current interior trends. An intriguing lamp by Yanko Design features a crank handle in which a few turns creates 40-60 minutes of bright light using a process of magnetic induction.

Krank LED - crank handle lamp by Yanko Designs - featured - High Point Furniture Market 2009

Krank LED Crank Handle Lamp by Yanko Designs - featured - Highpoint Furniture Market 2009

High Point Furniture Market 2009 - Fashion Meets Interiors

Fashion and interiors have become much more hand and hand in recent years, reflecting similar trends. Beading, feathers, ruffles, and other embellishments are showing up on lighting, accent tables, and accessories in addition to the fabric lines. Yellow will be a strong color of choice this year, as well as earthy purples, and glass-like tones of gray, blue, and sea green.

High Point Furniture Market 2009 - Metallic Finish Accessories

Decorative accents are being billed as the must-have investment pieces of 2009. Shiny, embellished, metallic finishes such as the leather shown on Hancock and Moore’s Margo Ottoman add flash and flair to an otherwise staid room. Hand embroidered textiles and hand-worked trim add artsy value with a bohemian touch. The idea is to update your interior decorating with small items rather than a complete redo.

Decorative Accents - Highpoint Furniture Market 2009

High Point Furniture Market 2009 - Organic Designs

The minimal transitional approach that has been so popular in recent years is starting to give way to richer, more organic forms. We are seeing more texture and depth in wood finishes – hand planing and distressed surfaces contrast greatly from the perfect edges we’d come so used to . This is a welcome change from having to treat finishes with kid gloves.

Elements of modern and traditional are becoming more blended to create an interesting, meaningful statement. The hard straight lines of modern upholstery are finally embracing the more comfortable essentials of traditional styles, with softer cushioning and curved edges. Upholstery also becomes more personal as Hickory Chair adds an entire “create your own seating” program that allows for custom arm, skirt, back, base, depth, length, cushion, pillows, and more.

Modern and Traditional Furniture - High Point Furniture Show - April 2009

This is just a taste of things to come, as the 2009 High Point Furniture Market will offer many more innovative products and design.

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Monday

27Apr2009

High Point Furniture Market 2009

Monday, April 27, 2009 at 11:10PM | by

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High Point Furniture Market April 2009

At the end of April, the furniture industry will roll out its latest ideas at the Spring High Point Furniture Market 2009. Furniture store buyers and interior designers will descend on this small town in North Carolina to view the new designs.

High Point Furniture Market Trends

The trends will undoubtedly be more eco-friendly products. Energy efficient lighting options, sustainable materials, as well as recycled materials will be showing up in nearly every product line. Woods such as bamboo and mahogany will dominate the field. Reclaimed oak will be shown in more distressed looks. You will also see exotic materials in the form of mango wood or woven sea grasses as durable furniture pieces.

High Point Furniture Market: Fashion Inspired Interiors

Fashion and interiors continue to influence each other greatly, and expect to see plenty of bright, candy coated colors – yellow, orange and grass green will be the trendy tones. The new neural palette of softer grays will have a large impact – taupe, blue-gray, and pale icy tones will also be prevalent. Brown is still as popular as ever, and will be accented with earthy reds and warmer grays. Metallic tones will be everywhere, including fabrics and leather.

High Point Furniture Market 2009: Decorative Embellishments

Plenty of embellishments are showing up on lighting, accent tables, and accessories in addition to the fabric lines. Watch for ruffles, feathers, beading, sequins, and metallic trims to glitz up otherwise ordinary pieces.

With the economic downturn, many companies are touting smaller, decorative items and accent pieces as their go-to items. Hand embroidered textiles and beaded trims add an artsy, bohemian flair. The theory is to update your interiors with small items rather than a complete redo.

High Point Furniture Market 2009: Traditional Meets Modern

For years the minimal transitional look has been so popular, but is starting to move to a richer, old world, eclectic style. Wood finishes will be hand planed and distressed on the surface for a more uneven look, rather than the perfect edges and sleek finishes that have been the trend. You will still see those styles, but customers are asking for more user friendly surfaces that do not show dings and scratches so easily.

Elements of modern and traditional are becoming increasingly combined to create an interesting and more personal statement. The hard straight lines of modern upholstery are finally embracing the more rounded lines of traditional furniture, with softer cushioning and curved edges.

This is just a taste of things to come, as the 2009 High Point Furniture Market will offer many more innovative products and design.

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Friday

24Apr2009

Contemporary Interior Design: Unique Statement Pieces

Friday, April 24, 2009 at 7:16AM | by

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Use Statement Pieces for a Unique Interior Focal Point

When designing interiors, some rooms just scream for an out of the ordinary, unconventional focal point. Something that catches the eye first, and then makes you stop in your tracks to take a second or third look. Is it a bookcase that resembles a set of DNA cells? Or maybe a sexy wicker chair? How about a curvy cabinet that looks like it is shimmying? Most of these are pieces from the Cappellini furniture line (www.cappellini.it) and create statements in their own right.

A Personal Reaction to Art with Statement Pieces

While not for everyone, this company knows how to create art forms into furniture. Each piece has elements that are aesthetically pleasing and celebrate contemporary life. For example, the Pylon chair is an architectural feat designed by Tom Dixon in 1992. This wire chair coated in aluminum is available in various colors, and towers 78” high. It may not provide comfort and luxury, but instead relates a visual and personal reaction as a piece of art.

Statement Pieces and The Modern, Contemporary Living Space

By the same token, the whimsical Cloud Bookcase would be a great addition to any contemporary living space. The polyurethane coated cells can be rotated and clipped together to form a modular shelving system. Available in white, red, light and dark green; these units can also be ordered with internal lighting.

Their rugs are even a unique experience. The Lucky rug of various greens in silk and viscose challenges you to find the four-leaf clover. Each rug is a statement piece in its own right.

Cappellini’s website encourages exploration of their products, available through interior designers, showrooms and various flagship stores throughout the world, this line brings the “fun” back into functional. Their simplicity of shape welcomes lively humor into its design, allowing for unique pieces you are unlikely to find in every house on the block.