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Hello From High Point

A timely chat with The Interior Design Community

Laurie Laizure of the Interior Design Community and industry consultant Cheminne Taylor-Smith discuss today’s challenges and silver linings with designer Christi Barbour, media specialist Dawn Brinson, Designers Today editor Jane Dagmi, Neil MacKenzie of Universal Furniture and Comer Wear of Rock House Farm. The session opens with a greeting from High Point Market Authority director of marketing, Ashley Grigg.

Quarantine Streams

Steelyard Zooms across the globe to chat with design and industry leaders

Business Of Home: Podcast

Alexandra Champalimaud on what will (and won’t) change in hospitality design

The Sustainable Guide To Market

Great green sourcing tips from our friends at Furniture Lighting & Decor

Listening, Learning, and Leveraging

How a young designer turned advice from industry superstars into winning business strategies

Woo And Close

Sandra Funk, founder of House of Funk and the Interior Design Standard, shares secrets to landing your dream client

Plan For Greatness

The hows and whys of High Point Market, from the experts

Humanizing the Digital Landscape

Rely on the constants of human nature to create meaningful relationships with technology

How We Shop. Where We Shop.

Four design leaders share favorite showrooms and tips for finding what you want.

Showrooms Can Be Great Classrooms

Teaching Young Designers to Hunt the Exclusive Inspires Creativity, Stimulates Sales

Market Planning Quick Guide

Follow these seven steps to get from home to showroom – and back – with ease

A Trek Worth Making

Jeremy Bauer and Jason Clifton travel 1000s of miles to get to the heart of home fashion

Come To Shop, Stay Around To Connect

For many design pros, Market is as much about people and ideas as products, by Sandy Hughes, Partner, Steelyard Access

Demolition? No. Preservation? Yes!

This fall, a beleaguered High Point landmark is reborn as a stunning Designers’ Showhouse

The Essential Market

For Todd Lehman of Interiors Home, High Point is a marketplace of opportunity

Make More Money. Stay Sane.

With a few simple changes, you can get better financial results without losing your mind, by Gail Doby

Lift Up And Lead

Building inspired teams with impassioned leadership, by Gail Doby, ASID

Generational Change

Young leaders gather to fashion the future of Market

Make Market Work For Your Business

Sean Low, business coach for Business of Home, on how to get a good return on your Market investment

Bravo For Fun!

Stars of Bravo TV’s “Get A Room” and “Buy It Blind” share their Market tips and industry insights

The Right Place For The Right People

Be sure you don’t overlook the value of being at the world’s greatest networking event, By Gail Doby, ASID

Set Your Designs On High Point

Build a great Market experience around your business objectives, by Albie Buabeng, founder, Albie Knows and The Design Influence

Pro Travel Tips

How to simplify your Market planning

What Does The Future Hold For Retail?

Business of Home deputy editor Kaitlin Petersen and four experts survey the shifting landscape

The Art Of Sourcing

Michel Smith Boyd builds his Market plan around finding products that tell his distinctive story

How To Become A Licensing Legend

At Market seminar, leading designers share secrets to sealing profitable partnership deals

Chillin’ With The Cool Kids

Light up your Market nights with showroom crawls, cold brews, open mics, and awards dinners

Your Fees Are Set. What’s Next?

Business transformation coach Gail Doby on building a solid foundation for your company

Where The Network Works

The HFA’s Retailer Resource Center is a great place to connect with retail colleagues By Robert Bell

Welcoming the World with Warmth

International Buyers Center is an invaluable resource for guests from around the globe

5 Steps To Transform Your Store

Doug Stephens, The Retail Prophet, lays out the SUPER solution for retail survival

Lean In. Contract Out.

Expert Market panel identifies keys to success in the fast-changing business of design

Riley’s Excellent Adventure

The day he closed his store in Ohio, chartered a jet, and took all his employees to Market

Come To Shop, Stay Around To Connect

For many design pros, Market is as much about people and ideas as products, by Sandy Hughes, Partner, Steelyard Access

Green Is The Color Of Opportunity

Helping Consumers ‘Live Lightly on the Earth’ pays off in profits and goodwill

Showrooms Can Be Great Classrooms

Teaching Young Designers to Hunt the Exclusive Inspires Creativity, Stimulates Sales

A Network For Solutions

Retail entrepreneurs join together to share insights, solve business challenges

How We Shop. Where We Shop.

Four design leaders share favorite showrooms and tips for finding what you want

Wanderlust

Distant lands and unfamiliar cultures are a boundless source of inspiration, By Gary Inman, VP of Hospitality, Baskervill

The Retail Tech Innovation School

Retailer Resource Center is a go-to destination for ideas and strategies, by Robert Bell

How To Set Client Expectations

Build trust by explaining your project completely – including your fees and billing schedule, By Gail Doby, ASID

Be A Master Stage Manager

Growing your design business begins by knowing – and mastering – the stage it is in, By Gail Doby, ASID

The Essential Market

For Todd Lehman of Interiors Home, High Point is a marketplace of opportunity

Relationship Secrets Of The Pros

Find out how retailers and designers work together to build each other’s businesses

Uncomfortable Truths About Comfort

Design seminar encourages defying convention and embracing realities of human interaction

Design Your Business for Profit

How to turn revenue into income, by business transformation consultant Gail Doby

Eight Rules For Lighting Design

Corey Damen Jenkins shows how to select the “Jewelry of the Room” with confidence

How the Tiger Hunts High Point

Pro tips on how to work Market from American Furniture Warehouse President Jake Jabs

Feed Your Mind. Connect With Success.

Innovative ideas and great networking top the menu at the WithIt Education Breakfast

Preparing To Excel At Retail

At Next Generation Now a community of young professionals learns how to lead and succeed

Real Life. Real Connections.

For building business relationships, face-to-face meetings always beat online interactions

A One-stop Shopping Destination

Retail leader Bob Eaton finds everything he needs – including inspiration – in High Point

Big Opportunities In Small Spaces

Design expert Libby Langdon shares strategies for profiting in a fast-growing new sector