Office work spaces keep getting smaller and privacy scarcer. But some furniture designers are radically changing the cube in ways that provide privacy without closing workers in, while others are doing away with enclosures altogether to keep Generation Y happy.
In one new version of the cubicle, curvilinear panels of translucent glass with sliding doors [...]

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday hosted the first seminar to discuss the furniture industry in collaboration with the Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA).
In a speech he delivered on behalf of Abdul Rahman G. Al-Mutaiwee, DCCI Director General, Atiq Jumaa Naseeb, DCCI Director of Business Development Department welcomed the participants and came up with [...]

In an effort to improve their socio-economic condition, villagers in Manipur’s Tamenglong district have set up a handicraft centre, making the optimum use of abundantly available fine quality cane and Bamboo.
Built by villagers, the handicraft centre has been under the supervision of Tamenglong Bamboo and Cane Development Centre (TAMBAC).
Since 2003, a group of 10 craftsmen [...]

Patty Martin of Morristown didn’t know what to expect when she arrived at the A&R Interiors warehouse on Saturday to pick out some “gently used” furniture.
There was a French Country dining set, a 1930s-style Biedermeier dining set, and Queen Anne chairs.
“This is quality,” said Martin, surprised by her good fortune. “I feel like this is [...]

A sale of tribal art from Africa, Oceania and North America held in Paris fetched nearly nine million euros (11 million dollars), Sotheby’s said, adding that it was a record for the auction house.
Five different pieces sold on Friday made world records, including an Urhobo statue bought for 1,132,000 euros, and a Bangwa statue from [...]

Sofas, cushy chairs, upholstery and end tables run in Alyson Crater’s blood.
Her father, Jay Busey, got into furniture back in 1964. Her mother, Chickie Busey, has painted furniture by hand and decorated showrooms from High Point to Atlanta.
As for Crater, 32, she’s taken on the family business — one store at a time.
She started with [...]

After one week in business, Mike Howard can tell Ames residents are enjoying what he has to offer.
Howard and his wife, Karen, have opened Specifics, a mid- to high-end furniture store, at 404 Main St. They sell fully upholstered chairs and sofas, wicker-rattan furniture, high-end leather seating, solid maple [...]

As the largest furniture purchaser in all regions of Canada, the Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is planning to implement a new purchasing program that would cancel recently assigned standing offers and could award sole-source national contracts. This would have a deeply negative impact on all Canadian furniture manufacturing and service industries.
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Our economy is on the rebound, office space vacancies are down while rents and construction costs are on the rise: space is at a premium. And because the cost of doing business is also on the rise, due to increases in cost for employee medical insurance and the costs for basic commodities necessary to conduct [...]

One of the least-known chapters in design history is the story of antique glass furniture, which seems to have become fashionable in the 18th century, during the reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.
The courts of Europe took notice in the 1780s when the empress ordered huge glass fixtures and glass-topped tables from her [...]