Below are photos from the Henredon Showroom in High Point. These were taken during the Spring Furniture Market, beginning April 1 thru April 6, 2011. It was a very busy and exciting market for us. The showroom looked great, our spirits were high, and our newest collection, Folio Eighteen, was a success. Below are photos taken during the market.
If you’re not a subscriber, pick up a copy of the March/April 2011 issue of Traditional Home to see the wonderful “editorial” (beginning on page 50) showcasing the 3rd annual Holiday House in New York
City.
Henredon and Traditional Home collaborated, providing furniture for this worthy event. Traditional Home’s Senior Style Editor, Krissa Rossbund, created the sophisticated, glamorous and feminine rooms shown below, and the proceeds benefited the great New York City affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Click Here To View Holiday House 2010 Video
Henredon’s Versatile Accents Add Character To Any Room
Designers are forever looking for unique, hard-to-find pieces to complement a setting or even take the spotlight if called upon. At Henredon, we have a host of such “jewelry pieces.” We offer a vast assortment of cocktail tables and other occasional tables, chests, consoles, cabinets and credenzas—each one just brimming with personality.
2806-40B, 2806-40G - Branch Cocktail Table
6044-40 - Cocktail Table with Upholstered Ottomans
3031-44-661 - Townley Console
Because these accents draw from a variety of style periods and feature an extraordinary mixture of woods, finishes, textures and materials, they speak an eclectic language. Thus, they have the freedom to move about the home performing whatever role you script. A lively two-toned chest, for example, can be just as happy masquerading as a dresser, hall chest, or TV console. It’s up to you to decide where and when these designs will be called into service. To see more of our occasional offerings, we invite you to visit our website at www.henredon.com.
4000-44K - Console
3039-48-657 - Ravelli Chest
6053-40SK - Bunching Cocktail Table
3032-48-657 - Lowboy
Design superstar Barbara Barry is recognized for her clean, classic furniture styles, based on her vision of home as a place of comfort and simplicity. That vision is clearly exemplified in these new photos of her Singapore gallery, which opened in November 2009. The gallery is located in Proof Living’s boutique at Ion Orchard, the center of Singapore’s prime commercial and shopping district. It is owned by KT and Sherrie Ong à Mr Yung Ong.
Ms. Barry will be visiting the gallery in late November of this year for a series of events. However, if a trip to Singapore is not on your agenda—just enjoy browsing through these spectacular rooms featuring the Barbara Barry Realized by Henredon furniture collection.
This year, Henredon celebrated its 65th birthday. To commemorate the occasion, an exhibit was set up in the Henredon showroom during the October High Point Market. In the exhibit were one of the very first chests to come off the assembly line, a desk from the 1950’s Frank Lloyd Wright collection, and a leather Anniversary chair that was added to the upholstery collection in 1995 to mark the 50th anniversary of the company’s founding.
Among the memorabilia was a paper on which suggested names for the new company were scribbled. The winner, of course, was Henredon, taken from the names of three of the founders: Henry Wilson, Ralph Edwards, and Donnell Van Noppen. The fourth founder, Sterling Collett, did not wish his name to be part of the brand.
The chest was on loan from Ralph Edwards III, who had received it as a gift from his father, Ralph Edwards, Jr. The desk also came from the Edwards family. Ralph Jr. once told me it had been used in the Lazarus Clothing store in Morganton, NC, for many years. Newspaper ads from the John M. Smyth Furniture Company in Chicago featuring the Wright collection were also on display, as well as other newspaper clippings. If you would like to see more of these newspaper ads and articles, please look back at our Henredon And Frank Lloyd Wright blog.
Design superstar Barbara Barry was on hand at the recent High Point Market to greet visitors and tell them all about her new introductions to the Barbara Barry Realized by Henredon collection. Henredon is the licensee for the living, dining, bedroom and upholstered furniture collection.
Entrance to the Barbara Barry showroom, adjacent to the Henredon lobby, featured a bigger-than-life-size ad for Ms. Barry’s Wedgewood china patterns. The color palette is an inspired blend of smoky amethyst, plum and mulberry.
This shot of the Barbara Barry showroom beautifully demonstrates the designer’s vision of home as a place of comfort and simplicity. Note the clean, classic pared down lines of the designs—each one created to bring elegance, ease, and grace to the home.
Ms. Barry points out features of the new Perfectionist Desk to House Beautiful editors.
Engaged in an informal chat are Barbara Barry and Margaret Russell, new editor of Architectural Digest and former editor of Elle Décor.
Visitors comment on the Barbara Barry Winslow Chair and new ottoman.
Market goers woke up the sleepy town of High Point, North Carolina, during the recent furniture market, October 15-22. Each April and October, this event attracts thousands of visitors who come to shop for home furnishings. In the city’s over twelve million square feet of showroom space, new upholstery, wood furniture, and accessory designs are unveiled. Here are a few candid shots taken in the Henredon showroom.
Our lobby was full of bustling activity as buyers from around the world gathered to see what was new at Henredon.
Market goers were all abuzz with talk of the latest furniture news and trend.
A rare moment when the spectacular Henredon lobby was quiet.
The High Point Furniture Market is upon us—October 15-21.
And at Henredon we’ve been painting, pulling in furniture, and putting up pictures for weeks. All to wow our dealers, magazine editors, and other guests with the latest in distinctive home
furnishings. Even though our showroom is not open to the public, we’d like to give you a sneak preview of what’s new.
Castellina—If a trip to Italy isn’t on your agenda, we invite you to stroll through our Castellina collection. We’re adding a dozen living, dining and bedroom items to this Tuscan-inspired collection that was first introduced in October 2006.
Acquisitions—Twenty new designs give this eclectic family of furniture a fresh designer look. The items draw from such diverse backgrounds as Asian, French Country, Regency, Classical French, and Chippendale. Highlights include: chests, tables, console, and a spectacular bed.
Henredon Upholstery—New sofas, chairs, and ottomans bring visual intrigue to high-end upholstery with creative silhouettes and eye-catching embellishments.
Crossroads—This eclectic collection of accent pieces gets over a dozen new one-of-a-kind items inspired by designs from around the world.
When I was channel surfing the other evening, I came across a fascinating PBS documentary featuring Frank Lloyd Wright. This reminded me that Henredon collaborated with the famous architect on a furniture collection in the mid 1950’s. Because Henredon did not manufacture upholstery at that time, the company joined with the Heritage upholstery company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, to produce the collection—marketed under the Heritage-Henredon label. It included living, dining, bedroom and upholstered furniture.
This year, Henredon will commemorate its 65th anniversary. As part of this celebration, at least one of the original Wright designs will be on display in the Henredon showroom during the High Point Furniture Market, October 15-21.
The collection follows Wright’s signature organic style, which has overtones of the Arts and Crafts movement. Wright sought to design furniture that was not only beautiful, but also functional. While the collection was not a commercial success, the pieces are sought after today as collector’s items. If you’d like to learn more about this collection and other furniture designed by Wright, a good source is Frank Lloyd Wright, Interiors and Furniture by Thomas A. Heinz.
Enjoy some of the newspaper ads and articles from the mid 1950’s that featured this innovative collection. (Click on images for a larger view)
I did it my way--to borrow a line from the great Frank Sinatra song. (Don’t you just love those words...I know I do.) And that’s what you can say when you’re enjoying the sofa or chair or chaise or any Henredon upholstered piece that you designed from top to bottom.
Check out our ad in the September issue of Architectural Digest in the ShopAd section. It’s all about getting beautiful custom upholstery...my way. Or in this case, your way.
You won’t regret it.
