Your guide to the lighting party scene in High Point
Crystorama will host a series of events during High Point Market, beginning Saturday, April 25, with “Set Your Intention: Live Painting” from 12–2 p.m., followed by a “Community as a Business Strategy” panel from 3–4 p.m. and a welcome party from 4–6 p.m. On Sunday, April 26, the company will support the Science in Design keynote from 3–4 p.m. at High Point Theater, followed by a cocktail reception from 4:30–6 p.m. Events conclude Monday, April 27, with the North Carolina Women of Design Brunch at 11 a.m. and a “Design, Media & Market” panel at 2 p.m. Crystorama’s showroom is in IHFC, H241.
Hudson Valley Lighting Group is hosting events on Saturday and Sunday: On Saturday, April 25, 1–3 p.m., the Hilary Matt Interiors x Mitzi Tastemakers Launch celebrates the debut lighting collection from designer Hilary Matt for Mitzi. Later that day, from 5–7 p.m., a Schoolhouse Relaunch Party celebrates the next chapter of Schoolhouse as it joins the Hudson Valley Lighting Group family.
And on Sunday, April 26, from 5–7 p.m., the Noz Nozawa x Corbett Launch Celebration toasts designer Nozawa’s newest collection with Corbett Lighting. HVLG’s showroom is in Market Square, M90.
WAC Group is hosting a “Groove & Glow” celebration featuring a 70’s theme on Saturday from 3 – 5 p.m. in the Modern Forms/Schonbek showroom in IHFC, third floor (H327). There will be food, drinks and a live DJ, plus a chance for retailers to win a $1,000 retail product credit.
WAC will also have a roundtable discussion on Sunday entitled “The Power of Light: Creating Atmosphere Through Innovation,” hosted by Luxe Interiors + Design magazine. Panelists include Jaque Bethke, interior designer with Mabley Handler Interior Design; Lauren Lichko, founder & principal designer of Lauren Lichko Design; David Warfel, founder and “chief lighting evangelist” for Light Can Help You; and Kalin Scott, designer showroom sales manager at WAC Group. The discussion will take place at 1 p.m. in the Modern Forms/Schonbek showroom.
Varaluz will host “Lighting Beyond Specification: The Rise of Designer-Led Customization” from 12 – 1 p.m. in its showroom in Market Square (#290).
Arteriors will celebrate its newest capsule collection with designer Barry Dixon with a party on Sunday from 3 – 5 p.m. in its showroom in the C&D Building.
Designer Corey Damen Jenkins will celebrate the debut of his first lighting collection in collaboration with Eichholtz on Saturday from 5:30 – 8 p.m.
