Bienenstock Furniture Library Featured on PBS’s Side by Side with Nido Qubein
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2/3/2026
The Bienenstock Furniture Library reported that an interview with Karla Jones, Executive Director, Bienenstock Furniture Library, recently aired on a PBS installment of Side by Side with Nido Qubein. Qubein is a well-known author and the president of High Point University.
Side by Side features introspective, in-depth conversations between Nido Qubein and influential guests and intellectuals across fields from entertainment to technology.
Jones and Qubein discuss how High Point’s Bienenstock Furniture Library fosters creativity in the home furnishings industry through resources and programs that support innovation and opportunity for product designers, interior designers, and design students.
Jones also explains how the High Point, NC-based non-profit preserves the history of home furnishings, textiles and architecture to inspire the next generation of global furniture designers and architects. Its motto: “Touch history, design the future.”
Click on the image below to view the Side by Side interview.
About Karla Jones and the Bienenstock Furniture Library: Karla Jones is the executive director of the Bienenstock Furniture Library, the world’s largest furniture specialty library. Founded in 1970, The Library, located in High Point, NC, is a world-class research facility for information on furniture, interiors, architecture, textiles, finishes and construction. Significant among the Library’s 5,000+ holdings are contemporary acquisitions and a rare books collection of international volumes published since 1540, including a complete collection of original works by 18th-century furniture masters Chippendale, Sheraton, Hepplewhite, and a full set of Diderot’s Encyclopedia. It is open to the public and devoted to advancing knowledge of furniture and design among members of the furniture industry, design professionals, scholars, and students. For more information about the Library, its furniture, interior design competitions and the annual Future Designers Summit, visit www.furniturelibrary.com.
About Nido Qubein and Side by Side: Side by Side with Nido Qubein is a PBS North Carolina interview series featuring 30-minute, in-depth conversations between the High Point University President and influential leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators. Dr. Nido Qubein increased enrollment at HPU by 261%, grew net assets from $56M to almost a billion dollars, created 10 new academic schools – most recently adding the Workman School of Dental Medicine, and attracted $500 million in philanthropic investments. His family is among the institution’s most generous donors. Qubein has led HPU’s total enrollment to over 6,000 students this year. He came to the United States as a teenager with limited English and only $50, and went on to build business partnerships in banking, real estate, publishing, and retail. Before his role as HPU president, Dr. Qubein rose to prominence as an internationally known author and consultant.