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    Let my house at 4 a.m. this morning and just got back home at 10 p.m. 640 miles round trip in my diesel delivery truck as I had to take it to load up an estate sale I purchased that was in Chapel Hill, NC. Also, because of the time lost doing that, I only went to Hancock and Moore, Jessica Charles and Councill showrooms this trip and skipped everything else as I wanted to get back at a decent hour. I will report more in detail and took a LOT of photos this time. Briefly I can tell you that Hancock and Moore has done some spectacular new work that just blew me away. So far advanced that the usual copycat makers will find it too complex to try to re-create under their own label - stunning product unlike I've never seen them roll out. They are very proud of it - rightly so. Remember with the iPhone first came out? Like that..... Stay tuned for the full report soon (I'm little tired tonight). It will be worth the wait.
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    I have a very busy day today unloading freight, the estate sale I picked up yesterday and the Murrow's truck just showed up 10 minutes ago with 9 pieces of Hancock and Moore, so I won't get to posting photos and answering all the questions today - have to go push freight. However I'm going to give you a teaser real quick of one of the ~hot~ new looks Hancock and Moore has. They have a new 'fashion-woman' series by a talented new designer out of Texas that models the looks of the fashion houses of Italy, here's just one new chair from that group that at first look, caught me unawares. But when I came back to it an hour later I realized it is stunning and groundbreaking.

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    And of course my pal Alan Price, fellow motorcycle-rider and car enthusiast, has come up with another smashing design in this chair inspired by an Australian Aboriginal Boomerang. Its wild and fun and distinctive and all-Alan (yes I ordered one) and is shown with Modena Tan Burnished. Belgian Chocolate finish on the wood, and a new French 'purse' leather on the sides and arm tops and a tribal inlay on the back of the legs.

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    More to follow, a lot more. Enjoy the peek.
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    What cool looking chairs! Such detail! Can't wait to see more.

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    I do like the first one, including the zipper detail. Surprising for me. Now about that boomerang chair, or rather what appears to be a rocker version of it in the background, that just might have dear husband's name on it if the seat isn't too deep ...

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    Oh dear. The chairs are exquisite. I am so looking forward to your photos.

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    Is that the Leslie sofa I see in the background of the Boomerang chair? Can't wait to see the rest and if there is any new leathers I like.

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    I'm not going to have time today to post all the photos, but will start chipping away at them with my comments included. A couple of notes on the Market in general...

    * PLEASE do not come to the Market Showroom in High Point unescorted. It is not open to the public. Someone here on the forum presented themselves at the H&M showroom on Saturday and told one of the principal owners of H&M that I said it was OK for him to come in and browse. That was not only embarrassing to me when they told me that, its incorrect. If you want to go to Market, I can arrange to meet you there by appointment and escort you as my guest, but you cannot show up and expect to be granted access. You must set this up with me ahead of time and be there the day I attend.

    * Hancock and Moore is taking a new direction and making bold steps to lead in innovative design and concepts. I have never seen Hancock & Moore show this many new and complex designs. They are legacy building, not just churning out a few tweaks on the same old stuff. They are making things now that I don't think other companies even have the capability to produce. Complex frame shapes, new features, filling gaps in their lineup - really good stuff. They also have a big push on to motorize more every motion piece in the line, and you can choose from plug-in to an outlet, or a rechargeable battery pack (no visible cords) that is good for 200 cycles before it needs charging and the battery itself is good for 400 charges.

    * They have introduced real walnut on several frames, and its not maple colored to a walnut finish. Belgian Chocolate and the new Brilliance finish are outstanding, by the way.

    * The new high end leather called "Envy" is so soft and so elegant I thought it was deerskin, but its not - its German cowhide.

    PLEASE SAVE ALL COMMENTS UNTIL ALL PHOTOS ARE POSTED (or start a new thread not embedded here). I want to get all the photos up seamlessly first. Thanks!
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    Group 1 Photos:

    In the showroom entrance, the sofa is a new take on a Chesterfield design and shows a new GR5 "Ricardo" leather color.

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    Group 2 Photos:

    While suede (Sonoma) looks nice, be aware you don't slide on it and you stick to it almost like velcro! OK in a chair, but I'd not get a sofa in it myself.

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    Group 3 Photos

    Shows the new BRILLIANCE finish on the Blair chair, and the new ENVY GR5 leather on the Sloane sofa.

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