| High Point Furniture Market :
October 6,2009 |
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| Greetings! |
The leaves are just starting to turn here in New England but I fear that I will, for the most part, miss the glory of our Fall foliage this Season.  I just returned from spending the weekend in Wrightsville Beach NC, attending the ASID Carolina's conference where I not only was representing the High Point Design Center, I also was co presenting a seminar with Neville Devlaliwalla, called Social Media and  You. I was thrilled for this opportunity to share my voyage thus far into social networking and the value I see in this "trend" of putting yourself out there for people to know you before they do business with you. I also enjoyed preparing an article for the High Point Market Authority on same topic. Click here to view. With that behind me it is all about preparing for Market October 17-22. Below is low down of where to find me/us and how to get there. |
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| Where to Find Antiques by Zaar in High Point |
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Antiques by Zaar Warehouse/Showroom: 400 Mandustry St, High Point
 I am excited to announce that we, for the first time, will be using our 12,000 square foot warehouse as our main venue to showcase our collection. Thanks to Jeff Moore, my in house designer, we have a portion of the warehouse set up in attractive vignettes, with the balance of our collection neatly sorted in aisles. Get a preview of our warehouse by visiting this clip on You Tube.  We will be open throughout Market, Saturday October 17- Thursday October 22 from 8:00- 5:00, and following Market, the first Wednesday of each month, and otherwise by appointment. When I am unavailable, Jeff, who is based out of Greensboro, is on the ready to share with you our line.
Aribesque: 114 South Main St, High Point
 Antiques by Zaar is thrilled for a new collaboration with Aribesque, a high end bedding and fabric line, that is being showcased in a wonderful loft showroom, right on Main St in High Point. Tracy Krohn, the owner of Aribesque, and I had the pleasure of meeting in person for the first time last week. We share an enthusiasm for our 10 year old businesses and are just as excited about offering our collections to the Trade, at Market and year round. She has a representative selection of our product in her showroom as do I of hers. It is our interest to build off of each other's reputations, mailing lists and respective locations and present and promote our high end complementary lines together. There is no lack of energy and electricity between us and I look forward to seeing what we can do for each other, simply by collaborating.
Makers of fine iron and wood furniture,our Chinese antiques complement nicely this collection, which like Aribesque, is produced in North Carolina. Look for our presence in their English St showroom.
Further Collaborations with HPDC Members:
 Red Egg: 207 W High St, High Point
New River Artisan: 200 North Hamilton, Suite 301
 Feizy Rugs: Market Square, Space 145
 Fellow members of the High Point Design Centre, as noted above, all have a splash of Antiques by Zaar product in their showrooms, as well as material/directions for where to see more of same, should their be interest from their customers. Similarly I am excited to direct my customers to the above fine showrooms of my colleagues/trade partners. |
| Market Events I plan to Attend |
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10/17 6:30-8:30 Intersection of Elm & West Commerce
Tobi Fairley, Building your Design Celebrity Brand Through Social Media: Sun. 10/18 7:30 am. IHFC International Ballroom B
Twitter Toast to your Success/Tweet Up: Sun 10/18 5:00-7:00 Scott Thomas Showroom. 200 Steele Building, Suite 136.
Designing Green/Round table: Mon. 10/19 9:30. IHFC Green Wing 11th Fl, Ballrm B
Melissa Galt: No cost/low cost marketing. Mon. 10/19,12:00 IHFC Green Wing, 11th Fl, Ballroom B
Eller Décor Book Launch: Mon. 10/19, 6:00 pm. Market Square Courtyard
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| Transportation/Directions |
 Should any of you be attending any of the above and want to come see our showroom following, I am happy to provide transport to and from our showroom.
Also, the Go Anywhere Shuttle, free service to all Market attendees, has us noted on their route and will readily transport you to us.
And if you have your own wheels and want to come and see us, we most certainly welcome that.
Directions from Main and English:
English for 3 miles.
Left onto South Road (light) and go ˝ mile.
Left onto Lambeth and we are ˝ down that road, as it turns into Mandustry.
I can be reached on my cell at 207 838 2675 and Jeff at 336 337 0823.
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| Getting from Here to There |
 Although this is Columbus Day weekend coming up, it is also Canadian Thanksgiving, which is relevant, not only as we are a family of dual citizens, but also as all of our children are in school in Canada and as such this is the only Holiday for them between Labor Day and Christmas. My McGill students are being responsible and as such are unable to take time away for the short holiday (exams!) and so I will wend my way to NC by way of Montreal (not really on the way) to visit Zach and Avery and then on to NY to rendez vous with Arianna, (who's exam schedule isn't quite so tight) who will be visiting Mark. From there a direct shot to NC for, what else....Market!
Happy Holiday weekend and look forward to seeing you soon. And if you are unable to make it to Market, be sure to connect with me otherwise.
Ruth
Toll Free: 866 868 9227
Cell/Showroom: 207 838 2675
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