Jeanne Chung

High Point is a destination for inspiration, but how do you turn the buzzworthy looks into spaces clients will love (and live in) every day? In this session, top designers reveal how they adapt market finds and style directions into practical, whole-home solutions. From statement furniture to subtle accessories, discover how to bridge the gap between showroom magic and real-life design.

Track Sponsored By: High Point Market Authority

The demand for luxury in interiors has moved beyond aspiration — it is now a client expectation across a wide range of budgets. From dramatic natural stone feature walls and book-matched marble countertops to dimensional tile, specialty porcelains, intricate mosaics, custom cabinetry, statement hardware, technology, custom storage, and highly personalized details, today’s clients are asking for spaces that feel distinctive, elevated, and emotionally connected to the way they live.

Moderated by award-winning Beverly Hills, CA-based designer Christopher Grubb, this dynamic panel brings together acclaimed Pasadena, CA-based designer Jeanne Chung, Ft. Lauderdale, FL-based designer Alena Capra, and Chelsie Butler, Executive Editor of Kitchen & Bath Business Magazine, for a coast-to-coast conversation on what defines luxury now and what clients are requesting in today’s interiors, and what’s emerging next.

Drawing from their design practices and national editorial perspective, the panel will explore the materials, finishes, surfaces, textures, patterns, and details shaping kitchens, baths, and interiors across the country. The discussion will focus on how these elements are being specified, combined, and customized to create spaces that feel distinctive, current, and luxurious.

This panel offers a unique opportunity to hear what is being used in active luxury design projects as well as what is being seen nationally from an editorial point of view. Jeanne and Alena will discuss how they use surfaces, textures, patterns, finishes, storage, lighting, technology, and custom detailing to create impact, whether working on a modest remodel or a high-end residence, while Chelsie will share the materials, products, and design directions she is seeing across the kitchen and bath industry. The panel will also address where to splurge, where to save, and how thoughtful material selections can stretch a budget without sacrificing the feeling of luxury.

Attendees will leave with fresh insight into today’s luxury client, practical ideas for specifying materials and details with confidence, and new ways to deliver an elevated, memorable design experience at multiple price points.

Back by popular demand, The Luxury Edit returns to the Luxury Lounge! This year, Julee Ireland teams up with Arianne Bellizaire and Jeanne Chung who’ve scouted the KBIS floor for their favorite luxe finds. From dazzling details to unexpected discoveries, they’ll unveil what stood out and then turn the conversation over to you. Join in, share your thoughts, and help decide which products truly earn the luxury crown. It’s a lively, interactive look at KBIS through a luxury lens.

Discover the new paradigm of luxury revealed in The Look and Language of Luxury, NKBA’s groundbreaking study on what truly defines elevated living today. This presentation unveils the research’s key themes—from bespoke craftsmanship and narrative-driven design to the quiet power of integrated technology and the rising desire for relaxed, highly personal spaces. Following the presentation, a panel of featured designers brings the journey to life through their own exemplary projects, sharing the stories, decisions, and creative philosophies that transform exceptional homes into expressions of individuality, authenticity, and modern sophistication.