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high point market fall 2016 Home Decor

Back Atcha, High Point!

  • January 17, 2017April 14, 2017
  • by Jana Platina Phipps

I am a contributing writer to WF Vision Magazine and my latest article is on the backside embellishment happening in furniture, my favorite design trend from the most recent High Point Market. Click to get “The Back Story” in full.

high point market fall 2016

“The Back Story” features the Corey Damen Jenkins collection for Leathercraft and dining chairs by Marge Carson.

Backsides that got my attention, are the Perle Angle Sofa and Dali Chair by Nathan Anthony, Alexa Hampton’s Grant Chair for Hickory Chair, Madam X Chair from Ambella Home, the Lockhard Chair from Design Master and the Interlude Chair from Wesley Hall‘s Peter Jacob Collection.

high point market fall 2016

More design details of note come from the Bunakara collection by acclaimed Portuguese designer Joana Aranha.  Artisanal couture details such as sidearms wrapped in fabric, slipcovers fastened with gold buttons, finish with a signature beaded flower at the ankle of a color-dipped leg are all details that may go unnoticed until closer inspection.

high point market fall 2016
high point market fall 2016
high point market fall 2016

 

 

 

Another standout was the presentation of  Bruce Andrews Design at the Bienenstock Furniture Library which is  a fitting venue given that the designer calls upon his Scottish heritage for design inspiration.  The posterior details of his pieces are emblematic of the craftsmanship employed, traditionally handcrafted in North Carolina with modern details.

high point market fall 2016
The Highlands Chair (left) uses cotton velvet as seating and the exquisite mohair on the back is by famed Scottish fabric house, Moon Fabric. The Lions Rampant is a hand-embroidered tapestry with tiny sequins, very haute couture and designed to flaunt.
high point market fall 2016
Each Bruce Andrews piece, like the Camps Bay Chair, is lined in logo fabric and embellished with a label, like a crest, signifying the custom-made quality of the furniture, meant to be the heirloom of the future.

As more mid-century style comes to High Point, this transitional piece caught my attention. From Stanley Furniture, Director of Upholstery Lynn Wright shares the design team’s inspiration. “The Cadena Conversation Chair was informed by both the heyday era of the Hotel Havana Riviera and an original chair design from our very own Su Casa collection, which dates back to the 1960’s.”

With North Carolina’s long history of furniture making, companies are able to use their own archives for design reference which has been a long standing practice in textile design.

high point market fall 2016

This “back story” didn’t stop with the furnishings on the showroom floor.

high point market fall 2016
Director of Design Christine Rendino at Marge Carson, entrusted her leather jacket to husband artist Tim Pellerin known as Danger Longhorn for the couture treatment. The Raven is a symbol of powerful transformation, and if you know Christine….
high point market fall 2016
Ana Sieger at L.F.T.L.T. Live for the Little Things debuted at the Suites at Market Square with her line of fashion and home accessories. Take a close look at the reversed black & white pattern on her jacket and the sequin hummingbird applique adds to her unique sense of patternplay.
high point market fall 2016
Uber creative Louise Traficanti of Eastern Accents handmade her Pinterest inspired BOW BACK SHIRT. Perfectly patriotic for the Thom Filicia for President Party and Parade they threw at market. BTW are you following her impressive “stitch-a-day” series on IG?
high point market fall 2016
I decorated my denim trench coat at a Denim DIY “Pimp your Jeans Party” I gave adding a metallic/satin French ribbon as a belt and one of my fringed accessories of upcycled vintage finds to glam it up.

 

I love the story behind Beth’s jacket she wore at the VanCollier showroom.

“My Calvin Klein blue jean jacket from High School c. 1983 was once embellished with 80’s New Wave band buttons.

high point market fall 2016
high point market fall 2016

When I was experimenting with bleach on linen and cotton fabrics in the design studio c. 1999, at one point, goofing off, I grabbed for my high school jacket.

Years later, we revisited the jacket and created the vanCollier’s Evan Mirror ‘influenced by Greek key design, with a hint of Art Deco style’.” – Beth van Dorp Collier

 

The Embellishment Trend ranged from modern bohemian to updated traditional.

high point market fall 2016
Brink lighting with suede fringe by SHO Modern
high point market fall 2016
The Fringe Media Cabinet by SHO Modern

Suede and leather mixed with brass and wood make a contemporary design statement.

high point market fall 2016
Fringed ottoman at V Rugs and Home
high point market fall 2016
The Fringe Media Cabinet by SHO Modern

Baker created an exotic entrance to their showroom, inspired by glamorous Shanghai. They launched an eponymous new fabric program which included elements of brass and acrylic findings used in contemporary passementerie.

high point market fall 2016
A modern key tassel as envisioned at Baker
high point market fall 2016
Baker’s entrance via Tristan Butterfield’s Instagram
high point market fall 2016
Bullion fringe gets an update in Midnight Navy at Baker
high point market fall 2016
Midnight Navy tieback with acrylic accents at Baker

Interior designer Michelle Workman created a beautiful trimmings collection called “The Queens Conquest” with Pyar and Co. Using artisanal fabrications incorporating ribbons, sequins and embroidery techniques, these trims nod to tradition with both elegance and modernity.

 

high point market fall 2016
Michelle Workman’s Queens Conquest Trim Collection at Pyar and Co
high point market fall 2016
high point market fall 2016
Michelle Workman’s Queens Conquest Trim Collection at Pyar and Co

 

The tailored look was anchored by graphic tapes, grosgrain ribbon and embroidered borders.

high point market fall 2016
A pique ribbon accents this sofa shape by Suzanne Kasler at Hickory Chair
high point market fall 2016
Mark D. Sikes’ Canopy Bed at Henredon uses grosgrain ribbon to accentuate shape
high point market fall 2016
Flamestitch banding is doubled for effect at Stuart Lawrence Design
high point market fall 2016
Fretwork tape mixed with a short brush fringe at Century Furniture
high point market fall 2016
Greek Key used as pillow boxing Lillian August at Hickory White
high point market fall 2016
The Atlantic Sofa at Ambella Home uses a patterned fabric tape to embellish the solid velvet base cloth. Note the chic acrylic leg detail.

Passementerie was also represented with a transitional flair.

high point market fall 2016
Large scale passementerie pillow at Julian Mejia Design
high point market fall 2016
Square Feathers added embellishement to their textile mix
high point market fall 2016
Frog closures on Dana Gibson’s ottoman at The MT Company
high point market fall 2016
Dana Gibson’s applique and tassel fringe at The MT Company

Edging embellishments POP on bedding.

high point market fall 2016
Pompoms embellish the edges of a Moroccan bed cover at House of Cindy
high point market fall 2016
Tassels trims a reversible duvet on the Taylor bed at Eastern Accents

And as usual, I’m #trimspotting not only product, but people too, the MOST stylish at High Point Market.

high point market fall 2016
Artist Windy O’Connor
high point market fall 2016
Comer Wear – Century
high point market fall 2016
Catherine Morsell – ITA Exec Dir
high point market fall 2016
Elaine Reeves – Vanguard
high point market fall 2016
Regenia Payne – Bernhardt
high point market fall 2016
Tristan Butterfield – Baker
high point market fall 2016
Glowing Amy – Wesley Hall
high point market fall 2016
Lare McCreary – Stuart Lawrence
high point market fall 2016
DJ’s TQ + Jason – Madcap Cottage
high point market fall 2016
Blair – Heritage Home Group
high point market fall 2016
Leyla Gans – Classical Elements
high point market fall 2016
Neil McKenzie – Universal Furniture

Navigating High Point Market is formidable but exhilarating! By experiencing design launches and new fabrications, I begin to analyze how the market interprets the changing needs, wants and style trends of the consume.

High Point thrives alongside the design community, here’s right Back Atcha High Point!

Spring 2017 High Point Market
high point market fall 2016
I didn’t win this gorgeous Susan Hable Bird Wing Chair for Hickory Chair, but it sure was fun trying!

 

Some after hours fun with Mindy Laven, Jeanne Chung, Cindy Ciskowski, Ruth Olbrych at the annual Zaar Good Karma Party at the Zaar Design Center

 

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