So, Mary and I went to High Point Market today. (Promo video) High Point, NC is the furniture capital of the world. The Market is a semi-annual event with thousands of exhibitors and zillions of visitors. I’ve been wanting to go forever. Lumenlab got invites a long while back and I keep registering, but not going. This time we did it. I’m not sure what to think about it. There were a lot of fashionistas in black and a very international crowd. I heard more languages than I could keep track of. I kept thinking that we should be here some day but now I’m not so sure. We spent what little time we had in the main buildings. I have to believe that the most interesting stuff is at the smaller locations spread around downtown. We picked up some interesting trade mags and a handful of cards. “Please wear your badges at all times.”
Photography inside is totally verboten. I got a couple lame pics of the main building. It has it’s own bus terminal because there are so many people being shuttled in from the various park and ride lots.
One of the more interesting things I saw was the Natuzzi building. I’m not saying I like it, just that it’s interesting. I think you can see from this pic that the building looks like ship on one side, complete with a single large porthole, and a bridge or gangway over some water. It seems that just about every major furniture manufacturer has some sort of permanent presence in High Point. We’ll have to go back in the spring and spend more time. (Click for a larger image.)
