High Point Market + Friends

Over the last year I have been so incredibly lucky to attend many design events across the country and meet many new people. Those outside the world of blogging might not understand what a tight, small community we are and how we have all made life long friendships through our blogs! It is truly a gift when your "work" friendships become personal friendships. Some of these people made my trip to High Point Market even more fun!

My "co-workers" for the week! Christian, me, Jill, Cassandra, Ashlina, Crystal and Katie!

You all know why I loved this room in the Lily Pulitzer showroom. Hello typography and against bright pink! Brilliant!

I was a lucky girl not only did I see Christian of  Maison21 in September but I also got to see him in October! I was ecstatic to finally have a chance to meet Katie Armour in person! She is one of the creators of Matchbook Magazine! Seriously she is just as sweet as you would think!

This was the entrance to the Barclay Butera Showroom! It stopped me in my tracks! Look at all that symmetry, you almost don't notice it because of the gorgeously painted wall but it's there!

Deborah Needleman is a goddess in the design community! Did you know she was the editor of Domino Magazine and is now the editor of the Wall Street Journal Magazine? Well when she sat down at our table in the press room Cassandra of Coco+Kelley and I almost fainted. We all had such a lovely chat about Social Media, Design and Magazines. It was the best "gab sheesh" of the week. Not only was it great to have a chance to meet Deborah in person but when I saw this tweet, I was overjoyed!

Now the mission I have for you is to click over to Amazon and buy her new book "The Perfectly Imperfect Home"! She provides tips on ways to "create a relaxed, stylish, and comfortable home"! And if I can add.... most that will easily fit into any budget! Win Win!

 

I can't thank the Cheminne, VP of Marketing at High Point Market for reaching out and asking me to be a Style Spotter. It was such a wonderful experience and everyone I met was so helpful and welcoming! If you are a designer and interesting in going to market plan now! The spring show starts April 21st, jump over to the website for all the details. If you attend I promise you will come away inspired and with many new friends!

(images from Jace Interiors)

Brizo makes it a breeze

Early in the summer I received an email from a company named Brizo and was convinced the email had been sent to the wrong girl. The invite was a all expenses paid trip to NYC not only to learn more about their products but also an invitation to attend the Jason Wu Fashion show during Fashion Week! I squealed so loud I think my family thought we had won the lottery. Well they didn't but I certainly felt like I did! To be completely honest I felt as if my degree in fashion was colliding with my career life in interiors. Isn't this what I had always dreamed about while spending hours in Color Theory class and the abundance of sewing classes I have taken during school? Pinch me silly, I was over the moon!

First let me be proper and introduce you to my host. Brizo is the luxury line of the Delta faucet company and let me tell you they know about luxury. Can you say Smart Touch kitchen faucets (look Ma, no hands!) and H2O kinetics that keep your water warm from shower head until it hits your body? Ummm goodbye cold winter mornings! The best part? A behind the scenes look into how a faucet's design comes about. After 19 years with the company Judd is a master and yes he can find inspiration in anything. The mood boards and color stories they created were incredibly inspiring. YES FAUCETS CAN BE BEAUTIFUL, just take a look!

  

The Baliza Faucet was inspired by a lighthouse, "A Beacon for the Kitchen"

The Venuto faucet is taken from the Italian word Benvenuto which means welcome! This is also the faucet which introduced the Smart Touch Technology. Fabulous, right?

After we learned all we could about the line we were broken into groups for the "Design Challenge" and sent out into the city to find inspiration. This was truly a fun afternoon! My group was inspiring, creative and worked really well together.

All of the boards were incredible and I loved the story we created but I was a little shocked when we WON! Here we are with the judges. Our prize was a Brizo Flip Cam AND a very generous Brizo gift certificate. I can't wait to use both. To see our inspiration and more photos of my team jump over to my Facebook page.

Thank you once again for the fabulous team at Brizo, this was such an amazing experience one I will not soon forget! Now let's get to specifying some faucets!

Check back in tomorrow for my recap of the Jason Wu Fashion Show, it was incredible!

(images from Brizo and Jayme Thronton)