High Point Market highlights

Nicole Crews -- Casual Living, 4/26/2012 10:10:00 AM

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Casual furnishings played prominent roles at the spring High Point Market, which drew positive reviews from attendees. "The buyers are buying" was a comment repeated in hallways at the April 21-26 market.

Gilded Lilies
Selamat’s woven aluminum Calabash lighting group let’s light shine.	The Phillips Collection’s Copper Patina grouping adds glitz to clean design
Telescope Casual embraces the black and white movement but adds a little sparkle with outdoor accessories.	Artisan House expanded its indoor/outdoor wall art options inspired by nature, including Acacia, Floral Oak and Transcendent metal sculptures.
Nauti Boys
Dransfield & Ross have two great Danes of their own, so translating their high-end pillow looks to dog beds was a natural progression.	Pelican Reef Wicker’s Panama Jack Collection is getting a lot of attention due to its affordable price points.
Kingsley-Bate showcases the Cape Cod in nautical navy and white.
In The Raw
Furniture Classics Two Palms Casual line showcases the progression from indoor to outdoor.	Seasonal Living offers bench dining in teak.
White Hot
Eurostyle lends a hand to stark white styling with the mano.	Terra Furniture introduced upholstered outdoor club chairs, combining marine leather and Phifer woven fabrics for cool comfort.
Source Outdoor showcases the crisp, white upholstery trend.	Polart introduces ottomans and occasional tables to its outdoor line.
Kenian Imports introduced a poly Adirondack chair with wide arms for full outdoor use.
Color Infusion
Elaine Smith’s Kaleidoscope Collection is ever-changing and is even more color-driven this season.	Jonathan Adler doesn’t fail to disappoint with his fabulously wacky, color-saturated planters.
Jaxx outdoor beanbags are the brainchild of two mad men from Atlanta who take guerilla marketing to a whole new level.	Low Country Originals keeps it civilized with sophisticated pops of color.
Lane Venture introduces its slipcovers to the swivel and debuts a new, industrial look occasional line.
Industrial Outdoor
Bramble Company raids the metal yard to take recycled, outdoor chic to new heights.	Kannoa’s industrial side table and dressed-down slipcovers embody the emerging look.
Pool and Spa Enclosures turn your outdoor pool into an instant greenhouse.
Nature Lovers
Viducci’s Garden introduces a red colorway to the organic pot line.	Palm Springs Rattan & Garden Classics tortoise sculpture stole the show from the less inanimate objects at market.
New Neutrals
A Marcia Blake design for Sunset West takes the cue of lighter neutrals.	Lloyd/Flander’s showroom is awash with white with accent color this season
Skyline Design steers clear of the bold color trend and opts for the cleaner approach.
Rug Revolution
Sphinx by Oriental Weavers expanded its indoor/outdoor rug offerings. Medium blue and bright greens, previewed at the Atlanta market, continued to gain attention. High Point debuts mimicked natural fiber looks with heavier knots like seagrass but machine-made of polypropylene.	Tozoi partnered with Dransfield & Ross this market and one of the epiphanies of the collaboration is the outdoor rug grouping made to look like antique, weathered oriental rugs.
Capel takes synthetic sisal and jute looks to the next level with a soft hand and natural fiber look.	Jaipur rides the wave of coastal looks.
Rug Market America riffs off the sea this market with the starfish.