A Sneak Peak of High Point Spring 2017

Fabrics, Leathers, and Textures! Oh My!

As the Spring High Point Market is quickly approaching, our creative team has been busy finding the perfect pieces of fabric for our new, spectacular pieces of furniture.

Walking into the "think tank", a meeting room in the Hickory office's where all our designer's creative juices flow, your eyes immediately dart to a long table filled with endless amounts of fabrics, textures, and inspiration. These incredibly, unique pieces of fabric begin to take you on a journey.

Our Sales Team meeting with the Creative Team in February to learn about our new fabrics and trends for Spring

The artfully packed table starts with "Subtle Romance Meets Relaxed Refinement" an "Freshly Focused", in an effort to find the perfect balance between both worlds. A lot of sea glass, soft gray, neutral, taupe, and pale green tones that evoke tranquility and calmness. The softer finishes, soft brass, and silver start to feel romantic and natural. After traveling to California, Ron was inspired by the tranquil color palette while strolling in and out of stores and restaurants.

"Subtle Romance meets Relaxed Refinement" & "Freshly Focused"

Cast your eye to the next section of the table and you will start to feel "Tranquil" by the soft lavender colors and undertones, creams, whites, and touches of deep-purple grey. It's a continuation of the relaxed refinement, but this is tranquil due to the painted finishes, metals, and glass. This emerging trend has a luxe quality to it.

"Tranquil"

"Bright and Balanced" will have you feeling happy and a smile will appear on your face. The colors are brighter and more intense than ever before, but still lend themselves to a coastal vibe. Your mind suddenly takes you to a Lilly Pulitzer store encompassing bright fuchsias, oranges, and lime green colors. These are used more as an accent, fed into plain colors to create the balance. It's a punctuated color story.

"Bright and Balanced"

At the end of the table, you reach the final destination; the "bazaar". It features tribal and exotic designs that were inspired by world travel. Ron shares, "Travel keeps you honest". He feels these eye-catching fabrics create the feeling of being well-traveled. These type of fabrics go well mixed into a neutral palette.

"Bazaar"

From pieces on a table to the final presentation, we can not wait for High Point Spring Market and the opportunity to share our new introductions with you!

Market to Market Journey: Phase 2

 It's hard to believe it but before we know it October will be here again! In the showroom we are busy getting this place ready. We are clearing out furniture from April's furniture market and emptying rooms. During phase one we established our plan, and now in phase two we are making design decisions and executing the October market plan. 

With an overall concept and story for each room, we narrow down our fabrics and make selections. We've been on our hands and knees going through these piles of fabrics! 

This is where we started...piles of thousands of fabrics... 

and here is where we are now...design boards for the spaces with the new fabrics and trims attached.  As each new fabric is selected, we group them together on design boards that represent the concept and lifestyle for each area of the showroom.  

With fabrics selected, it's time to start writing up orders. Here is our first market order! 

While we were busy selecting fabrics, projects have been moving along all throughout the showroom. From painting to removing wall paneling and even moving walls, there has been a lot happening in the Century Showroom. Don't you love the smell of fresh paint?!

Check in soon for the next phase on this Market to Market Journey! 

Market to Market: Journey Phase One

Market goers stand awed and wide eyed every April and October as they drift through the Century Showroom. As with any “show”, there is always great preparation and hard work leading up to the great debut. In this blog series “Market to Market Jourey”, an insider’s view of what the months prior to market look like.

Although we still may be swooning over our favorite pieces and fabrics from last market, preparation for October market is far underway. Shortly after April market, Showtime, High Point’s Semi-Annual Fabric Market, begins the first week of June full of style and great new trends. Fabric, leather, and trimming vendors set up spaces and beautifully display their newest fabrics.

Trend Forecast by Showtime

Just like shopping at market for furniture, we begin our search for amazing new fabrics and trims! With appointments back to back, each day during Showtime is filled with viewing of fabrics. At each vendor, we request fabric samples of our favorite fabrics we saw. This Showtime we saw some gorgeous fabrics!! 

Valdese Weavers Showroom

Keystone Weavers Showroom

Keystone Weavers Showroom



By the end of showtime we have literally seen thousands and thousands of new fabrics! Before we start going through fabric samples, the creative team meets to brainstorm ideas for the showroom...

Shortly after Showtime, all of the fabrics that we selected begin to arrive! It’s like Christmas time, opening up all the boxes of our samples and starting to select fabrics for October Market. We have a lot of boxes to open and fabrics to start going through...

 

This place becomes a fabric frenzy!!

After we begin going through fabrics and refining our ideas, the team meets again. This time we form our concepts and tentative plans for each space. This showroom is getting ready to transform again! 

 

Stay tuned for what happens next in the Journey from Market to Market! 

Color Crush: Poppy

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

 

 

Post by Anne Hood, VP of Upholstery Fashion for Century

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