New Carolina is an upcoming shoppable event showcasing 6 emerging design brands from North Carolina.

If you’re outside of North Carolina, you might not realize the depth of the state’s furniture and textile industries, which date back over 100 years. Home to High Point Market, the largest furnishings industry trade show in the world, and Furnitureland South, the largest furniture store in the world, it’s easy to assume the industries lean towards traditional but there’s also a continually burgeoning force of modern design that’s finally getting noticed, thanks to the likes of Bernhardt Design, HBF, Raleigh Denim, and more.
Another one making waves is Ana Maria Muñoz, owner of Port of Raleigh, an independent brick-and-mortar and online shop (featured in our Design Store(y) column here) curating design-driven products from around the world. The community of local designers she’s met since the shop began inspired her to create New Carolina, an upcoming shoppable event showcasing six Triangle design studios, from small-batch furniture makers to process-driven textile designers, who bring a fresh approach to North Carolina’s design legacy. Through Port of Raleigh I?ve had the opportunity to connect with local designers who are creating fresh, beautiful, and exciting things. All right here in the Triangle. And because these designers and their work are so much bigger than our four walls at the store, I wanted to create a fun new...