Tammy Covington of the High Point Market Authority (HPMA) (l) and Bill Darcy of the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA)
HIGH POINT – The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA | KBIS), a trade association for the kitchen and bath industry, has formalized its strategic alliance with the High Point Market Authority.
The partnership marks a convergence of the kitchen and bath sector with the furnishings industry, expanding both organizations’ influence among the design community and growing focus on the whole home.
“Our partnership with High Point Market Authority represents a powerful alignment between two organizations committed to inspiring, empowering, and supporting the interior design community,” said Bill Darcy, global president and CEO of NKBA | KBIS. “Through this alliance with High Point Market Authority, we’re excited to share NKBA’s unique brand experiences, educational resources, and foster business-driving connections that add value to the design community as a whole.”
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The NKBA’s first presence at High Point Market was in 2018 when they offered members a day and a half long event blending Market tours with conference-style education. They returned again last October with “The Tent,” which played host to educational programming led by kitchen and bath designers and manufacturers.
Most recently, at this April’s Spring High Point Market, NKBA hosted a panel at The Point with leading designers Michel Smith Boyd and Sharon Sherman discussing emerging trends in kitchen and bath design.
“High Point Market is the platform by which the future of our industry is tested, tried, and solidified. It’s where the principals connect and the changemakers push. It is a biannual convergence of the best and brightest in our industry,” said Tammy Covington, President and CEO of High Point Market Authority. “The conversations that happen here lay the groundwork for the years ahead. There have always been elements of kitchen and bath here in High Point, but this alliance with NKBA will allow us to bring it forward, to highlight it, and to serve the industry in new and exciting ways.”
