TRIG Modern, Raleigh’s premiere Modern furniture showroom at 328 West Jones Street, will host North Carolina Modernist Houses’ (NCMH’s) April “Thirst4Architecture” networking happy hour on Thursday, April 17, from 6-8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Emilie Huin of Coldwell Banker, a specialist in Modernist real estate throughout the Triangle, is the series sponsor for 2014 Thirst4Architecture events.

NCMH connects hundreds of Modernist design enthusiasts through its T4A events, which are free and open to the public. The host business provides refreshments and other entertainment while attendees build relationships, create strategic alliances, and make new contacts.

“We welcome Modernist homeowners, architects and designers, artists, builders and contractors, furniture retainers, students, and anyone else with a huge crush on Modernist design,” said NCMH board chair George Smart. “There are no presentations, just good conversation.”

Owned and operated by Bob Drake, TRIG Modern is the only showroom and design service in downtown Raleigh specializing in modern furniture and lighting in tandem with an eclectic blend of compatible furnishings and accessories, including Mid-20th Century items and a throw pillow collection that Drake designed himself.

“TRIG is a very different kind of showroom,” Drake said. “We combine both new and vintage furniture, kitchen and bath solutions, lighting, and original art and objects.” For more information on TRIG Modern, visit http://trigmodern.com.

NCMH is an award-winning non-profit organization dedicated to documenting, preserving, and promoting Modernist residential design across the state. For the dates and locations of future T4A events, go to www.ncmodernist.org/t4a.