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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1971
Page
5
Debut '72 aims to coordinate a nationwide consumer event for home furnishings, starting Sept 26 and ending Oct 9, with cooperation from key trade groups. The plan, led by the Home Furnishings Council, seeks to revitalize demand and shift retailers away from the warehouse look through coordinated showings and extensive media promotion.
The Big Spring Market in Piedmont North Carolina debuts with new furniture displays across contemporary, Mediterranean, Spanish, and Colonial American styles. Organizers expect 15 000 to 20 000 visitors with arrivals filling area hotels and a new 3.5 acre parking lot on E Green Street hosting press conferences and special events.
A striking three cube precast concrete showroom rises in Lenoir showcasing Fairfield furniture. The facility includes three display areas a dining area for guests a reception and a conference room. Fairfield says space flexibility allows complete line display aiding buyers in the Southern market. Architect John E. Ramsay builder Taylor Construction Co. interior designer Foster Hamilton.
The High Point Chamber of Commerce congratulates the Southern Furniture Exposition Building on its Golden Anniversary as the spring furniture show opens in 1971. W. D. Lee praises SFEB as the focal point of the southern furniture market with about 40,000 yearly visitors and significant tax and economic impact.
The Board of Directors of the Virginia Carolinas Home Furnishings Representatives Assn. will gather Sunday at 9 a m in the East Conference Room of the Southern Furniture Exposition Building. Topics include Debut '72 cooperation with dealers and factories, the Boston national convention, Charleston regional meet, the July Market Happy Hour at the Top of the Mart, a national membership drive, and sought changes to concealed margins regulations.
A spring furniture market showcases varied new lines. Bernhardt introduces young marrieds environments and four dining groups. Drexel debuts 70 pieces in Benchmark and a 60-piece country French set. Hickory offers transitional case goods with Paldeo veneers. Tomlinson's Hass Hester presents Chippendale inspired designs. Heritage displays Bella gio Italian dining and Chapelle Louis XV tables. Kemp unveils Sugar Leaf Hill bedroom and dining collections with brass hardware and amber glass accents.
George Covington of the High Point Chamber of Commerce notes many foreign letters addressed to the Furniture Capital of North Carolina. They seek state information unrelated to furniture, with writers recalling High Point as the capital due to its furniture status.
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