Designed exclusively for the interior design community, Hooker Furniture will unveil MARQ – Modern. Aspirational. Refined. Quality. – a line of upscale modern upholstery, upholstered beds, mattresses and adjustable bed bases at the October 2018 High Point Market.
The line is available exclusively to design professionals and will be on display in a private area of the Hooker Furniture showroom located at IHFC, C-1058.
Manufactured in North Carolina and Virginia, the 50-piece upholstery collection includes sofas, sectionals, dining chairs, accent chairs, ottomans and low-profile upholstered beds in a variety of modern and contemporary styles with crisp tailoring, refined scaling and premium quality. Fully customizable, pieces are available in a selection of 165 premium fabrics and seven wood finishes.
In addition, eight mattresses and a variety of bed frames and bases are part of the collection. Called MARQ Designer Sleep Solutions, mattresses include a starting price point model, two step-up models and a premium model with firm and plush options on each. The modern-styled mattresses are available in twin, twin XL, queen and king sizes.
“Contemporary design has enjoyed an unparalleled resurgence in recent years as more and more consumers place real value in spaces that speak to them in a very personal way,” said Johne Albanese, Vice President of Corporate Marketing for Hooker Furniture.
“Through our extensive research, we visited designers across the country and quickly recognized a common theme,” he continued. “Very often, we saw projects that featured upscale modern upholstery, something we didn’t really have in our product line.
“The addition of MARQ modern upholstery allows us to better serve our partners in the design community by becoming a one-stop resource for both on-trend case goods and modern custom upholstery, he added.
“Our commitment to this channel is rock solid, and this market you’ll see that we’ve committed both assets and man-power to better service the needs of the design community,” he continued. “As one of our fastest growing channels, we will continue to invest in it with exclusive programs like MARQ and Designer Sleep Solutions as well as a host of marketing support materials, including HF Design Pro, our exclusive member-only benefit program.”
Highlights of the curated collection of 13 sofas include the Sebastian sofa, which is all at once compact and spacious with wide tuxedo-style track arms and a boxy bench seat cushion with precisely fitted rectangular bolsters at each arm. Sixteen accent chairs are in the collection, including the Kemen Armless Chair which features a modern dark wood base detailed with side stretchers for extra structural integrity and eye appeal. Its box seat and box back are both precision-welted to trace the lines of the silhouette. The upholstered seating collection also includes five sectionals, eight ottomans and eight dining chairs.
Shipped directly from Hooker Furniture in Martinsville, VA, MARQ offers designers the convenience of purchasing furniture, mattresses and bed bases from one source, providing not only ease of ordering, but also logistic efficiencies.
