I like to design my own furniture at home but I don’t want to go through the trouble of learning AutoCad or a full CAD application. I want to ‘draw’ my own chairs, desks, cabinets, in 3D. What software would you recommend I use? Asked by: jababong

i’m getting into designing furniture (desks in particular) on my home pc and was wondering if anyone knew of some really good user-friendly programs i should use Asked by: flashgordon0911

The cost of manufacturing sheet metal components for office furniture has been significantly reduced at the Blackburn factory of Plan-It Welding, following the installation in November 2006 of a Finn-Power E5 turret punch press from Press & Shear Machinery. The savings result from reduced power consumption and the greater capabilities of the new machine compared [...]

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 [...]

A long-standing furniture and kitchen manufacturer in New Zealand has teamed with Australian software supplier Planit to streamline its design and manufacturing processes.
Funnell’s, a family business for 55 years, is renowned for designing and manufacturing bedroom furniture for retailers and small commercial kitchens and domestic kitchens across New Zealand.
But operating on a predominantly [...]

When Tom Huang looks at a chair, he doesn’t just see a place to sit.
He sees an intimate object that connects everyone who has ever rested there, waited there, dreamed there. He imagines the sentimental value it might hold for a family. He senses the hands of the artisan who crafted its legs and seat [...]

The first International Hospitality Furniture Expo (IHFEX) which aims to tap the vibrant Middle Eastern market will debut at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre from 1 to 5 September 2007. It is the Middle East’s only fully dedicated furniture contract manufacturing exhibition targeting the fit-out of hotels, service apartments, commercial projects, cruise liners and other [...]

LetterPress Software, Inc., a developer of award-winning programs for education and training, recently announced the creation of a new business to service the retail furniture industry. As its name suggests, The Furniture Training Company provides training programs and services specifically for the retail furniture industry.
In 2001 LetterPress launched a CD-ROM based program to train retail [...]

Ask any young couple buying their first living-room suit together: There are few things more nerve-wracking than sitting in the little booth at the back of a furniture store, waiting to hear if you’ve been approved for the “90 days same as cash” deal that beckoned you from a newspaper ad.
“Private-label credit accounts are about [...]