High Point Market plays starring role in streaming TV series

Interior designer Laurence Carr was filmed at High Point Market for a new season of her sustainability focused EarthxTV series, Chez Laurence.

  • High Point, N.C. — The High Point Market and several furnishings exhibitors play a starring role in the second season of EarthxTV sustainability design show Chez Laurence.The newly released, eight-episode series is created, produced and hosted by New York-based interior designer Laurence Carr, who spotlights companies and organizations in the home furnishings and related sectors that are committed to creating a more sustainable future.For the second season’s premiere episode, Carr was filmed onsite at the October 2021 High Point Market where she participated in an immersive activation called “Sustainability Stories at Center Stage,” organized by the High Point Market Authority. Drawing on her expertise in circularity, Carr staged one of three vignettes showcasing innovations in sustainable furnishings from Currey & Company and Phillips Collection, along with paint from Farrow & Ball and materials like Unifi’s Repreve, which is made from 100% recycled ocean-bound plastic.

    Current High Point Market exhibitors featured or appearing in this season of Creating Things That Last include Aloka Home, Cisco Home, Copeland, Crypton, EtúHome, Libeco, Moore & Giles, Rowe Furniture and the industry association Sustainable Furnishings Council.

    The role of High Point Market, its exhibitors and SFC founding member Susan Inglis extends into future episodes, which are scheduled for release on EarthxTV each Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET and then available on-demand, throughout the new season. The show is available for streaming on the EarthxTV app, AppleTV, Google TV, Roku and Amazon Fire.

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Vicky Jarrett has worked with various furniture industry publications — including Furniture Today, Retail Ideas, Our State magazine and Casual Living — for more than 20 years and rejoined Furniture Today as Managing Editor in 2016.