High Point Market

INTRODUCTION

International Market Centers created the very popular and highly successful TrendWatch program to raise awareness of global interior design trends and products available at High Point Market.

In preparation for Spring High Point Market, we invite you to submit products for inclusion in this exciting and unique program.

EXPOSURE

Showcase your product to tens of thousands of buyers at Market!

The selected products are showcased via a webinar scheduled for May 26, 1:00pm EST, a digital flipbook and select products will be featured in an onsite product display. Products selected for the display will be contacted with shipping information.

To leverage more publicity, we would like to conduct a giveaway of those product featured in the onsite display. Product donations will not influence product selections for this program. Please indicate if you are willing to donate product on the submission form.

IMC provides the following marketing support and exposure designed to drive buyer traffic to showrooms of the companies participating in the TrendWatch program:

Email blasts to 50,000+ retailers and designers prior to Market Product signage at each display with exhibitor name and showroom location Exposure on social media channels: Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Opportunity for ads in these national trade publications:

SUBMISSION PROCESS

All IMC tenants and exhibitors are encouraged to submit products for consideration.This program is offered exclusively to tenants and exhibitors in IMC buildings.

There is no cost to participate.

• A jury will determine the final assortment of products selected for the TrendWatchprogram.

• Not all products submitted can be included in the program. • IMC reserves the right to use all submissions in marketing, promotions, social media,

and collateral.

The deadline to submit images for consideration: April 7, 2021Winners will be notified via email: April 19-21, 2021

Please use WeTransfer.com or a Dropbox link to upload and submit your product photos along with the required contact and descriptions & specifications document to

trendwatch@imcenters.com

TREND 1: Mèlange

TREND 1: Mèlange

• Designers and skillful home enthusiasts confidently mix unpredictable styles, colors, and patterns to create signature interiors. It’s home curation that surprises and inspires; new examples are like a 20th Century master class. Enter MÉLANGE, a home furnishings mix in a range that draws from Brutalism and Abstract Expressionism to Postmodernism and even Art Deco. Look for rounded forms and silhouettes, especially in upholstery and casegoods; fluidity; sketched lines (think: crosshatch, stippled dots, speckles, and dashes); bas relief surfaces; elegant patterns; romantic flourishes; and crowd-pleasing accents that create visual harmony, livable elegance, and joy.

• What to send: Home furnishings in all product categories, especially wall decor, wall coverings, area rugs, decorative accessories, light fixtures, casegoods, dining furniture, laptop desks, and accent tables (including nesting designs and console tables).

TREND 2: Mixtape

TREND 2: Mixtape

• TrendWatch is totally tuned in to 1980s redux, and MIXTAPE epitomizes the vibe. Dubbed “art for and by the masses,” mixtapes celebrated individualism and creativity. In this eponymous presentation, 80s-era icons and influences are synthesized together … expect neon lights that radiate rad; black and white pairings that pop; new wave compositions; patterns as catchy as hip-hop beats; and — wham! —lively pastels.

• What to send: Upholstery, dining furniture, and home accessories (especially wall decor, decorative glass, vases, and accent tables) with a retro, edgy vibe that recalls 1980s icons and tropes. Mirrors and lighting are focus areas, too. Colors: Both Neo-Pop hues and vibrant pastels are headliners in the MIXTAPE vignette.

TREND 3: RESILIENCE & RESOLVE

• Purples and purple-cast neutrals — from lilac, thistle and African violet to plum, mulberry and fig — are leaders in RESILIENCE & RESOLVE, TrendWatch’s timely color showcase for 2021. There’s plenty of prose to describe purple’s significance: introspection, compromise, intuition, spirituality, luxury, grandeur, awakening, harmony. TrendWatch examines purple’s many facets this season and, in the process, gives context to current colors of the year.

• What to send: Bedroom furniture, outdoor furniture, sofas and sectionals (in fabric and leather, neutrals and bold hues), area rugs, wall decor, lighting, textiles (especially pillows and throws), tabletop, vases, planters, faux florals, and faux botanicals.

TREND 3: RESILIENCE & RESOLVE