The High Point Migration: How High Point Became the Creative North Star for a New Generation

High Point has always been a city shaped by makers—craftspeople, upholsterers, designers, and innovators—whose work defined American furniture and design culture. Today, a new wave of creative leaders is choosing High Point not just for its legacy, but for its possibility, reshaping the city into a vibrant hub for contemporary art and design. Join renowned upholsterer Grant Trick, Michael Radzewicz of PRB Collection, Business of Home market editor Caroline Biggs, industrial designer Noah Martin, and Hanna Manes of Cohab Space for a lively conversation about High Point’s evolving creative ecosystem. Moderated by HPxD director Jane Dagmi, the panel explores what’s drawing talent to High Point—and what that momentum might mean for its next chapter. Happening during the Friday of Market at 2pm in the Cohab gallery