I’m super excited to attend my first High Point Market from October 14 to 18, 2023.
High Point is fashion week for furniture.
11.5 million sq ft of showcase space. 75,000 attendees (open to trade only… I”m going as owner of an interior design firm in North Vancouver, BC. 2,000 exhibitors.
This is the event that reveals the latest in interior design trends… that you can expect for the coming year.
Because it’s not open to everyone, High Point offers tickets to select Instagram influencers who agree to share their experiences daily. The list of distinguished influencers is now public so follow them if you want a sneak peak into interior design trends for 2024.
Stay in the know of what’s happening at High Point Market by following some or all of the following interior design IG influencers
High Point is for trade only but influencers were invited to apply for a coveted ticket. 10 were selected. The deal if chosen is they must showcase the event live on their IG account.
Here are the ten esteemed interior design influencers showcasing High Point Market in October 2023.
1. Evan Millárd
“I love creating spaces that wrap you in an emotion and feel like a jewel box.” – Evan Millárd
Evan is both a successful interior designer in Nashville, TN and IG influencer with 31,900 followers.
As a professional interior designer, he’s been featured in Architectural Digest, HGTV, House Beautiful, Luxe Interiors and more.
I’m excited to see how Evan showcases High Point market both while he’s there and after.
2. Jennifer Maune
Jennifer Maune is a successful influencer based in Little Rock, AR through n’ through with a popular recipe / home design lifestyle blog and 199K followers on IG.
She was Better Homes and Gardens Stylemaker in 2021 and 2022. Shes’ been featured on the TODAY Show and in several magazines.
On top of all that she’s a realtor with EPIC Realty of Little Rock.
3. Juliana Ewer
Juliana is an award-winning designer as owner of J Squared Interior Designs in Houston, TX.
She specializes in custom residential design and vacation rental design for investment properties.
While located in Houston, she’s completed projects all over the US including Manhattan, Bozeman, Los Angeles and Asheville. You know you’ve made it in design when you’re sought out all over the country.
She’s simultaneously built up an enviable following in on IG with nearly 25K followers.
4. Jessica Sigmon
Jessica is an influencer and blogger niching down by focusing on farmhouse design with the name Itty Bitty Farmhouse.
She’s also a brand Ambassador with @americanfarmhousestyle.
Lastly, she offers a variety of services to help with your own farmhouse design or at a business level with becoming an influencer.
5. Divya Kandala / Praneel Pallegar
This design duo are killing it in both design work for clients and building up a successful influencer business in IG.
On the website side they have a design studio website and design-oriented blog furthering both their interior design business and content creator biz.
6. Kelly Collier-Clark
Kelly owns an interior design studio in Philadelphia called Plot Twist Design. I like that name actually; it’s different, simple and memorable.
I liken her biz as designer centric yet due to her popular and beautiful designs, built up a sizeable following on IG.
I love how the design biz straddles both client and influencer work so seamlessly.
7. Amy Peltier
Amy is another extremely successful interior designer sought out all over the USA. Her design success translated into Instagram success (42K followers).
Amy owns Amy Peltier Interior Design located in San Marino. Her style focus is interesting – California-cool with a hint of Midwestern tradition for luxury homes.
Her IG feed is fun and I like how Amy has fun with it asking questions, showcasing her work but also beautiful houses she happens to see.
8. Sandra Diaz-Velasco
Sandra is an architect-designer with Eolo Architecture + Interiors. in Miami, Florida. Eolo does some impressive work – both residential and commercial.
Sandra’s IG feed is a mix of professional work and a glimpse of her life in Miami. This mix definitely helps explain why she has such a successful IG account.
9. Virginia Chamlee
Virginia niche is thrift vintage shopping and style. She wrote a book and publishes a popular email newsletter called “What’s Left” on the topic.
If that’s not enough, she’s also an artist.
I’m glad she’s included in the list because she’ll be able to showcase High Point Market through a thrift vintage lens.
10. Kevin O’Gara
Kevin owns Kevin Francis Design in Atlanta, GE. He showcases his work on his IG account and his blog… with a great name BTW “The Francis Files“.
He’s no slouch on IG with almost 43,000 followers which is impressive given his main work is doing design work for clients.
This was the first time I visited Kevin’s IG feed. It’s great fun and inspiring. It’s a mix of professional and personal. I recommend it.
It’s gonna be fun for me to follow these influencers since I’ll be there. I’m sure each of the talented folks below will have their own spin on things.
