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High Point Market Authority Releases the High Point Market Style Report for Winter/Spring 2018

Furniture World News Desk on 12/10/2017


The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) has recently released this season’s much anticipated High Point Market Style Report for Winter/Spring 2018.

The report was developed by eight home fashion gurus – 4 sets of design duos - all part of the HPMA’s 2017 Style Spotters team, who scoured the Fall High Point Market (October 14-18) for the hottest must- have items and then translated their picks into today’s top trends for the report. Trends range from “City of Angles” to “Sculptural Influences” and from “Texture - Tough & Strong” to “Bold Color, Elegant Lines”. All trends in the Style Report for Winter/Spring 2018 may be found and downloaded at www.highpointmarket.org/products-and-trends/winter-spring-2018-style-report.

“Looking back on my trip to the Fall 2017 High Point Market, I feel our industry is having a moment – and a good one,” commented Style Spotter Emeritus Michelle Jennings Wiebe in her intro for the report. “It is this big overall moment that our 2017 Style Spotter duos set out to bring you the best of Fall Market. Each twosome has a distinctive design point of view, and I am certain you will enjoy their trend pairings for the coming season.” 

Style Spotters who contributed to the Style Report for Winter/Spring 2018 include:

  • Michelle Jennings Wiebe, ASID, Studio M
  • CLOTH & KIND, Tami Ramsay and Krista Nye Nicholas
  • Ishka Designs, Anishka Clarke and Niya Bascom
  • Parker Kennedy Living, Lance Jackson and David Ecton
  • Woodson & Rummerfield’s House of Design, Ron Woodson and Jaime Rummerfield

 

The Style Spotters program, launched during the October 2011 Market, features home fashion pace setters that showcase their favorite products and top trends from High Point Market exhibitors via Pinterest, the at-Market Style Spotters LIVE! event, the Style Report and various media interviews.

Led by Michelle Jennings Wiebe, a veteran of the 2013 program and HPMA’s Style Spotter “Emeritus”, each Style Spotters team serves for two Markets over a calendar year. When they source a treasure at Market, they present exhibitors with a sign that highlights the Style Spotter’s name with a QR code and URL for the High Point Market Pinterest board. The Fall 2017 Pinterest boards can be found at www.pinterest.com/highpointmarket.

The Style Spotters program is sponsored by Crypton, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance fabrics (www.crypton.com). Program information is available at http://www.highpointmarket.org/event/style- spotters-hub.


More about the High Point Market Authority: The High Point Market Authority, www.highpointmarket.org, is the official sponsor and organizer of the High Point Market in High Point, N.C. Featuring an extensive selection of exhibitors spanning every category, style, and price point, and attracting tens of thousands of visitors from more than 100 countries twice each year, the High Point Market is the driving force of the home furnishings industry.

More about Crypton, Inc: The Crypton Companies have innovated environmentally responsible textile performance solutions since 1993. The company’s flagship product, CRYPTON® Fabric, revolutionized the use of fabrics in commercial sectors including healthcare, hospitality, office, retail and education. Crypton Home Fabric is a leading provider of fabrics for the home furnishings industry. In the nearly four years since launching the residential performance technology, Crypton has joined the offerings of over 70 carefully chosen and highly esteemed retail and to–the–trade brands in home fashion, with more being added each year. The residential technology imparts superb performance features while allowing for a high level of design and a broad range of fabrics, which include leather, suede, velvet and linen. Many Crypton Home Fabrics include natural fibers and all are GREENGUARD Certified and manufactured in the USA. Holder of 19 global patents and 25 trademarks, Crypton continues to expand globally through technological advances in diversified market segments. More than 150 million yards of Crypton performance fabrics are installed worldwide, providing proven and trusted stain, moisture and odor resistance. For more information visit cryptonhomefabric.com or crypton.com.