Alexander Julian Returns to Furniture Market

Designer available for interviews/photos Sunday, April 23

HIGH POINT, N.C., April 19, 2017

WHO: North Carolina’s celebrated fashion designer Alexander Julian, a five-time Coty Award winner and the youngest designer ever inducted into the Coty Hall of Fame. Julian won the CFDA Award, two Cutty Sark Menswear Awards, and the Cutty Sark Career Achievement Award. He is best known for his menswear collections and the design of the UNC-Chapel Hill men’s basketball uniforms.

WHAT: Julian returns to the High Point Furniture Market this spring for the launch of a new collection with Universal Furniture, and an event entitled “Evolution of Fashion and Design in the Home.”

Join stylist, designer and author Stacey Kunstel from Dunes and Duchess as she interviews the fashion icon. Their conversation will examine how changes in the fashion industry have influenced interior design over the last 20 years.

WHEN:            Sunday, April 23, 3 p.m.

WHERE:         Universal Furniture Showroom, 101 S. Hamilton, High Point, NC 27260

PHOTO OPP: Alexander Julian will be available for interviews and photographs after this event, approximately 3:45 p.m.

About Universal
Universal Furniture creates quality furnishings for the whole home with a focus on function and lifestyle. The company’s casegood, upholstery, accent and accessory designs are developed under the brand names Universal Furniture (Lifestyle Collections), To The Trade (Interior Design) and Smartstuff™ (Baby and Child), and sold through retailers and interior designers throughout North America and around the world. Founded in 1968, Universal Furniture is a brand of Samson Holdings, one of the world’s largest vertically integrated furniture manufacturers. For more information, please visit www.universalfurniture.com, or find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest @UniversalFurn.

SOURCE: Universal Furniture