The American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. (AFHF) announces the nominees for induction into the American Furniture Hall of Fame for October 2, 2007.
“The individuals nominated by their industry peers represent leaders whose notable contributions have had a significant impact on the success of the furniture industry,” says J. Don Coleman, president of AFHF. [...]

For small, independent store owners, figuring out how to compete with mega-chains has always been a challenge.
Now more furniture and home-furnishing stores are taking a bigger-is-better mentality and opening showrooms of their own to compete directly with their largest rivals.
Rather than asking customers to look through catalogs to find the sofas, chairs, dining room sets [...]

Most Houstonians likely knew Robert “Bobby” S. Finger from advertisements featuring his trademark hand and finger point and three words: ” … at your Fingers.”
Finger, a native Houstonian who was chairman and chief executive officer of the family owned and operated Finger Furniture Co., died on Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 62.
“Bobby [...]

The American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation Inc. is accepting nominations for the class of 2007.
The deadline for submitting nominations is July 27. Only members of the organization are eligible to nominate and vote on candidates.
Members will receive nomination forms in the mail.

J. Don Coleman of components supplier Hickory Springs Mfg. has been elected president of the American Furniture Hall of Fame for 2007-08.
The organization’s board also elected Don Belgrad of Schnadig as first vice president; Don Marks, Badcock Home Furniture & more, second vice president; Leroy Lail, Hickory Furniture Mart, immediate past president and secretary-treasurer; and [...]

Karen McNeill-Harris has been selected to lead the American Furniture Hall of Fame as the organization’s new executive director. She succeeds Joanna C. Maitland who retired last fall and was honored with the American Furniture Hall of Fame Trailblazer Award in 2001.
In her new role, McNeill-Harris will be responsible for developing new services to promote [...]

Norwalk Furniture is one of the oldest companies in Huron County and company officials say they don’t plan on leaving the community anytime soon.
While other manufacturing companies have come and gone, Norwalk Furniture has remained steadfast in the community and company Chairman James Gerken says that’s because of the company’s tradition and emphasis on family.
The [...]

Furniture made of paper? Cardboard chairs were introduced by Frank Gehry in the 1970s, but he was not the first to make paper furniture.
In the early 1900s, strips of paper wound around wire were used as a substitute for wicker to make woven chairs and tables.
Even earlier, in the 18th century, furniture was made [...]

Art Van Furniture – Michigan’s leading provider of home furnishings – is doing more for AAA members. In fact, 1.7 million AAA members in Michigan are now eligible to receive special savings on select Art Van merchandise – all part of AAA’s Show Your Card & Save® program.
The 13-year-old program entitles AAA members to discounts [...]

The late Charles T. Knabusch, former chairman and chief executive officer of La-Z-Boy Incorporated, has been inducted into the American Furniture Hall of Fame.
Mr. Knabusch became chief executive officer of the Monroe-based furniture-maker in 1985, boosting sales from $52.7 million to more than $1 billion annually, making it the largest upholstered furniture manufacturer in the [...]