The 13th international exhibition of furniture and interior design, Baltic Furniture 2008, to be held on 2–5 October 2008 at the International Exhibition Centre in Kipsala, will feature the awarding of the Baltic Furniture Manufacturer Design Award 2008 in three categories: Industrial Design, Unique Design and Design Idea.
The aim of the Baltic Furniture Manufacturer Design [...]

Conn’s, Inc., a specialty retailer of home appliances, consumer electronics, computers, lawn and garden products, furniture and mattresses, announced its net sales results for the quarter ended April 30, 2007.
Net sales for the quarter ended April 30, 2007 of $181.4 million increased $9.7 million, or 5.6%, as compared with the quarter ended April 30, 2006, [...]

The Fundamentals of Furniture Product Knowledge, an online furniture training program of The Furniture Training Company (www.furnituretrainingcompany.com), has been awarded the 2007 Best Educational Software Award by the ComputED Learning Center in the category of vocational education. Fundamentals helps furniture retailers create a more professional, productive sales force by training and certifying their employees in [...]

Growing demand for furniture retail store and point of purchase design expertise from leading strategic design firm GRID2 results in a new position for the New York-based firm.
Jennifer Magee is senior associate responsible for developing a furniture retail store-specific division and will provide leadership for all furniture client projects, including concept exploration, planning, design and [...]

The Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC) announced that they are now calling for entries for the much anticipated Furniture Design Award (FDA) 2008. The theme for FDA 2008 – “TENSION” – encourages participants in the Students and Young Designers categories to explore the element of tension in their design concepts.
Mr Andrew Pang, Chairman of the [...]

The Better Homes and Gardens furniture line, produced by Universal Furniture in partnership with publisher Meredith Corp., captures the middle-America look reflected in the magazine.
“It was designed in collaboration with the editors of Better Homes and Gardens, taking cues from 38 million readers,” said Universal’s Larissa Rolland.
Colors are friendly, and so is the realistic [...]

Medium to high-end casegoods manufacturer Leda Furniture has recently has launched its new web site at www.ledafurniture.com.
The site offers a catalog browsing experience that can enhance and better inform a consumer before they visit one of Leda’s retailer partners. The company had been running a soft launch in order to see how the site was [...]

Wickes Furniture Company, Inc., a Sun Capital Investment Company and one of the nation’s largest furniture retailers, has announced grand opening plans for its two new retail showrooms in Beaumont and Corona, Calif.
Grand opening festivities are scheduled April 28 and 29 at the recently opened showrooms at 1482 Second St., Beaumont (in the new San [...]

The Better Homes and Gardens furniture line, produced by Universal Furniture in partnership with publisher Meredith Corp., captures the middle-America look reflected in the magazine.
“It was designed in collaboration with the editors of Better Homes and Gardens, taking cues from 38 million readers,” said Universal’s Larissa Rolland.
Colors are friendly, and so is the realistic scale. [...]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – You’ll soon see three new furniture lines from American institutions: The Smithsonian, Better Homes and Gardens – and Donald Trump.
Trump created the most buzz when new looks were unveiled late last month at the High Point Market, formerly the International Home Furnishings Market. He strode the red carpet like a rock star [...]