Sunday, April 3, 2011

4:00pm-7:00pm

Please join us on this circuit to celebrate and learn from these award winning manufacturers. At the first showroom, Seasonal Living, you will be given a passport to get a sticker for at each stop. At the last showroom, all completed passports will be entered for a drawing.  Don't miss this fine event.

Showrooms:

4:00 IHFC Interhall 402

Seasonal Living - Redefining the art of living

Hosts: Gary Pettitt CEO and Bruce Hirschhaut, Vice President-Sales

Enjoy a brief over view of the proactive green story the company is building while refreshing your self. Come earlier and meet the designer Louis A. Lara who created the new Halo Seating Collection.

A door prize will be given.  Bring your business card

 www.seasonalliving.com

4:45 Plaza Suites 220 Main

Twin- Star International

Hosts: Mark Asofsky, President and Alexia Roquette, Marketing & PR Director

Twin-Star International manufactures ClassicFlame Electric Fireplaces, Tresanti Media Consoles, Tresanti Media Cabinets, Tresanti Refrigerated Wine Cabinets, Tresanti Wine Coolers and Wine Bars , Duraflame Electric Stoves, ChimneyFree Electric Fireplaces, and Antiqua Bath Vanities. Quality craftsmanship and cutting edge technology are essential ingredients in the success of ClassicFlame, Tresanti, Duraflame, ChimneyFree and Antiqua home furnishings.  www.twinstarhome.com

5:30 C & D Building - 6N

LPK International, Inc. 

Hosts: Kimberly Kroll - VP Sales and Annie Balonick -VP Market Development

LPK International, Inc., a fourth generation family business, designs and manufacturers smart, fashionable, décor specializing in translating trends into affordable furniture.  Come learn how this organization has recently transformed their design process to incorporate the minds of the largest growing consumer for the Home Furnishings Industry - Generation Next.

www.lpkinternational.com

6:15  Market Suites 348

Hotel Maison 

Hosts: Judy George, Principal & Kim Salmela, Principal

Judy's challenge to us:  Restore, Reinvent, Reignite, Our Passion for the Home Furnishing Industry. Kim will answer questions about Hotel Maison and give a quick overview of the vision behind Hotel Maison. 

A door prize will be given.  Bring your business card

  www.hotelmaison.com

Industry Mixer

5:00pm-7:00pm

Phillips Collection, IHFC C202

Join the Phillips Collection tradition of bringing people together for food, drinks, and fun. Sponsored by Phillips Collection, WithIt, the Sustainable Furnishings Council, the American Society of Furniture Designers, ART, and the Young Home Furnishings Professionals.

Educational Breakfast

7:30am-9:00am

IHFC Green Wing, 11th Floor, International Ballroom.
MUST RSVP  

Thomas Jayne "Decorator & Scholar: Considering the Finest Rooms in America"

Author and decorator Thomas Jayne talks about the qualities that make a room fine, and how these are reflected in the interiors shown in his book The Finest Rooms in America. He will also present examples of his own work and describes how his approach to decoration has been influenced by some of the masterful spaces shown.

Jayne is featured on several lists of America's most important designers. His work is regularly published by leading design media and he contributes weekly posts for Interior Design magazine's blog.

Breakfast and seminar are free of charge. RSVP at www.withit.org. Sponsored by IHFC and WithIt

WithIt Open House at our new office

5:00pm-8:00pm

2125 Eastchester Drive, Suite 103, High Point, NC 27265

Come visit WithIt's new offices and enjoy snacks and networking.

Competitive Intelligence/Market Trends

6:00pm-8:00pm

Outer Limits Showroom, 220 Elm, Suite 311

Join WithIt for a conversation about market trends and business opportunities. 

WithIt Student Mentoring

8:30am-1:00pm