There is always an energy around High Point Market, but this October feels different for us at Sarreid.
Over the past year, we’ve spent a lot of time talking about what Modern Heirloom really means—not simply as a phrase, but as a point of view. What makes a piece feel special enough to keep? What gives a room personality? And how do we create furniture that feels relevant today without losing the character, craftsmanship and sense of discovery that have always been part of Sarreid?
We’re introducing close to 100 new pieces, reimagining our High Point showroom, expanding the way designers can interact with our materials and samples, and creating a space that feels much more like the layered interiors our customers are actually designing.
Since Mickey Sharpe, our Vice President of Creative and Design, has been at the center of much of that work, I thought I’d skip our usual newsletter format this month and sit down with Mickey to talk about what we’re most excited for designers to discover at Fall Market.
Steadman: Let’s start with the showroom, because people who know our High Point space are going to notice a difference almost immediately. What did you want to change?
Mickey: I wanted the showroom to feel more like the way designers build a room. Instead of presenting furniture as a series of individual products, we’re creating more complete environments—rooms and vignettes that allow you to see how different pieces, materials and periods can work together. As you move through the showroom, there should be a sense that the spaces are unfolding rather than simply being displayed.
The idea of a home feeling collected rather than overly coordinated has guided much of the redesign. The most compelling rooms usually have some tension in them: something refined against something more rustic, an antique reference paired with a cleaner silhouette, or an unexpected material that changes the character of the room.
That balance feels very true to Sarreid. The new showroom is organized around more residential settings, including living, dining and foyer spaces. We’re also opening up the entrance and creating a more intuitive flow—one that invites people to wander, pause and look a little closer.
Steadman: That sense of discovery also feels very connected to Sarreid’s history.
Mickey: Absolutely. Preserving that connection was very important to me. Sarreid has always had an adventurous point of view. Many pieces from our history feel as though they could have been discovered while traveling—a wonderful European antique, an unusual leather chair, an aged cabinet or an object with a remarkable finish or material.
We aren’t interested in reproducing the past; however, we do want to honor it, carry forward that spirit of curiosity, and reinterpret it for the way designers are working today. That is really the foundation of Modern Heirloom. It isn’t a prescribed style; it’s a point of view built around character, quality and longevity. A piece should feel relevant in a room now, while having enough presence and integrity to remain there for years.
Steadman: And I think the new introductions really show that. If someone asks you what direction the fall collection is taking, what would you tell them?
Mickey: There is a stronger European antique influence running through parts of the collection, but we’ve approached it in a relaxed, livable way. The Provence Harvest Dining Table is a good example. At 120 inches, it has the scale and presence of an old European farmhouse table, along with the warmth and character of solid pine. It feels substantial and familiar—as though it has already been part of the house for generations.
Elsewhere in the collection, you’ll see that influence expressed through architectural forms, aged metals, gold leaf and patinated surfaces. Pieces such as the Refectory Table, Dolmen Stacked Console, Ashbourne Regency Side Table and Verdigris Metal Bench don’t necessarily belong to the same period or style. What connects them is their strength of character and their ability to bring another layer to a room.
Steadman: There are also some introductions that take that collected idea in a much more polished direction. I keep coming back to the new navy shagreen piece.
Mickey: I do too. The navy has wonderful depth, and the natural texture of shagreen responds beautifully to the light. It feels luxurious, but still quiet enough to work in a wide range of interiors.
That is another part of the story we want the showroom to tell. A collected interior isn’t defined only by antiques or aged surfaces. It can also include something tailored, polished or more contemporary. Pairing navy shagreen with timeworn wood, leather, brass or an antique-influenced form creates contrast—and that contrast gives both pieces more presence.
Steadman: Okay, I have to ask you the question everyone asks before Market: What is the piece you are most excited to see on the floor?
Mickey: The burl wood Jupe table. Without question.
Steadman: Same.
Mickey: There is something captivating about burl. The variation, depth and movement in the grain give every surface its own character. When you combine that with the engineering and versatility of a Jupe table—something already closely associated with Sarreid—you get a piece that brings material, function and heritage together in a fresh way.
I think people will naturally walk up and touch it. When a piece creates that kind of immediate, physical response, it usually means we’ve done something right.
Steadman: I also love that we’re taking something people already associate so strongly with Sarreid and finding a new way to interpret it.
Mickey: Exactly. Modern Heirloom doesn’t mean walking away from the things that have defined Sarreid. It means looking at them again and asking how they can evolve.
The Jupe table is a perfect example. It has become one of our signatures because it combines presence with genuine function. Reinterpreting it in burl gives it a richer, more expressive personality while preserving everything that makes the form so successful. That balance, recognizable but not static, is something I want us to continue pursuing.
Steadman: Beyond the furniture itself, what do you hope designers notice about the showroom?
Mickey: I hope they notice that we’ve considered how designers will actually use the showroom. We’re adding a dedicated sample library and leather gallery because the space should be more than a place to view furniture. It should also function as a working design resource—a place where you can compare finishes, study materials and begin pulling together a room.
We’re also upscaling our hospitality area with a gathering bar because Market is as much about relationships and conversation as it is about product.
Throughout the showroom, we’ll continue layering in lighting, rugs, artwork, wallcoverings and textiles from some wonderful partners. Those elements give the furniture context and allow us to present a more complete and inspiring point of view.
Steadman: Last question. If someone hasn’t visited Sarreid in a few Markets, what do you hope they walk away thinking this October?
Mickey: I hope they feel as though they’ve rediscovered Sarreid. There are nearly 60 years of history behind the company, and we have no interest in erasing that. We’re drawing from it, and we’re also looking ahead.
I want visitors to recognize what has always made Sarreid distinctive: unexpected finds, expressive materials, remarkable finishes, craftsmanship and a sense of curiosity. At the same time, I want them to see a company with a clearer, more relevant point of view about how those qualities belong in today’s interiors.
If someone leaves the showroom excited by a piece they didn’t expect to find—or imagining it in a project they’re working on—then we’ve done our job.
— Steadman Lanier
Vice President of Marketing, Sarreid Ltd.
JOIN US AT FALL HIGH POINT MARKET
October 15–19, 2026
C&D Building | 3rd Floor | Space 3-D
Leave a Reply