Archive for April, 2008

EcoRowe line has well-priced green furniture

April 28th, 2008

Readers who want furniture that won’t poison them or the earth often find high price tags attached to the good stuff from companies including Palecek, Harden and Groovystuff. Well, Rowe Furniture is having none of that.
The company went into bankruptcy and bounced back last year, featuring a new collection it calls EcoRowe. Made in Elliston, [...]

Retailers becoming part of ‘green’ furniture movement

April 28th, 2008

Trevor Webb found something worth admiring at the furniture show here: nail holes, scuffs and dents.
“It’s pretty cool, isn’t it?” asked Webb, admiring a massive wood table made by his Van Nuys, Calif.-based furniture company Urban Woods LLC. “You wouldn’t know this is reclaimed wood from soundstages and old buildings in California unless you look [...]

Tehran To Host Furniture Exhibition In July

April 28th, 2008

The first International Furniture and Interior Decoration Fair and Conference will be held in the IRIB International Conference Center from July 19-20.
Announcing this on Saturday, head of the employer association of furniture producers and sellers noted that the conference aimed to prepare the ground for cooperation among domestic and foreign companies engaged in this industry.
“Developing [...]

Arhaus Furniture founder transforms barn into office

April 28th, 2008

Arhaus Furniture founder John Reed traverses the globe to track down eclectic pieces that transform interior spaces. To transform his own office, located within the company’s corporate headquarters and distribution center in Walton Hills, he tracked down an entire barn.
To construct the framework of his 1,200-square-foot office, Reed purchased a small 1800s-era timber-frame barn, [...]

Furniture exhibition fully booked

April 26th, 2008

The International Furniture and Design Exhibition, Conference and Awards (INFDEX), Qatar’s largest interior design and furnishing expo, has been fully booked, Qatar Expo, the organizers of the event, said yesterday.
Over 100 companies from 14 countries will participate in the exhibition, which will include a conference and awards ceremony for the first time.
The exhibition, to run [...]

Spring Lake office furniture maker expanding

April 26th, 2008

The news about the economy isn’t all bad. Spring Lake based izzydesign, an office furniture maker, is growing.
This afternoon the company announced signing a letter of intent to buy holding firm Jami Inc based in Kansas City. The company makes furniture under several brands.
Jami employs 400 people at three plants in Indiana, Kansas, and Alabama. [...]

Illinois-based artist inspired by furniture company Ikea

April 26th, 2008

As a consumer, Jason Salavon has had the experience of putting together the sleek, affordable furniture of popular retailer Ikea. As an artist, he decided he’d rather break the Scandinavian company down.
Salavon created a collection of works inspired by the global home furnishings chain whose typically mammoth blue and gold stores offer everything from build-it-yourself [...]

High quality, low prices meet at furniture store

April 18th, 2008

Just how far does Quality Furniture of North Carolina go with its commitment to personalized service?
Co-owners Jerry Snipes and Kim Weber said their store continually works to exceed customers’ expectations by not only offering the best in brand-name furniture at low prices, but also placing a very personal touch on their business by providing services [...]

Patio furniture maker evolves, grows

April 18th, 2008

Over the 32 years that Frank Moll has worked at Tropitone Furniture Co. Inc., he has witnessed the evolution of his company as its market and the society has changed.
The company once made five lines of patio furniture. It now offers more than 450 different lines and its workforce has gone from mostly white and [...]

Albert L. Prillaman retakes chairman title from Stanley Furniture chief executive

April 18th, 2008

Furniture maker Stanley Furniture Co. on Thursday named Albert L. Prillaman as chairman.
Prillaman was chairman until 2005, when president and chief executive Jeffrey R. Scheffer took the additional role of chairman after Prillaman retired and became lead director.
Scheffer said in a statement the company asked Prillaman to return to take a “more active role in [...]