Luxury textile manufacturer targets 21st century as it launches DTC furniture line
[ad_1] Scalamandre is offering a DTC option for furniture covered with digitally reproduced Scalamandre classic textiles. NEW YORK — Venerable luxury textile and trim manufacturer, Scalamandré, founded in 1929, is navigating a new 21st-century sales channel by offering select upholstered products directly to consumers through its collaboration with Cloth & Company. The Red from Scalamandré’s […]
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Furniture designer gets star turn in “Wakanda Forever”
[ad_1] The Nyala chair and the Mukecha table/stool in orange/black on the set of Marvel Studio’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Ethiopian American artist and industrial designer Jomo Tariku contributed to the set design of Marvel Studios film, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” as his furniture pieces appear in the film. Tariku, known for artistic but functional […]
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Which furniture brands sell best secondhand? Kaiyo releases report
[ad_1] Interior designer Lale Boz predicts a wave of 70s nostalgia will appear next year, with low slung furniture, wood paneling and rich earth tones paired with natural and raw materials. NEW YORK — The best brands to sell on Kaiyo, an online marketplace that sells used furniture, were CB2, West Elm, Herman Miller, Article […]
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Furniture resale site goes nationwide
[ad_1] NEW YORK – Furniture resale marketplace AptDeco has expanded nationwide, which opens up the secondhand home furnishings marketplace to all buyers and sellers in the continental U.S. “As we look to the future of the furniture industry, we recognize the importance of the role we play in changing consumer mindset around used furniture,” said […]
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Inclusion efforts earn national honor for several furniture retailers
[ad_1] HIGH POINT — A number of retailers were chosen by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as “America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity” due to ongoing efforts in inclusion and diversity. For this award, Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group conducted a large-scale employer study based on more than 350,000 company reviews. “With the word ‘diversity’ attracting […]
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6 Ways To Revive Your Newly Thrifted Furniture
[ad_1] Summer weekends bring the thrill of yard sale season. Vintage finds can lend so much warmth and history to your home, but there’s a fine line between a piece having charming patina and it being so scuffed it looks shabby (and not in a chic way). Stocking up on a toolkit of restorative products […]
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Pottery Barn’s New Accessible Home Line Includes ADA-Compliant Furniture
[ad_1] From the dining room to the bedroom, small home upgrades can make a tremendous difference to those living with a disability. One in seven adults has a mobility impairment — and two in five adults over the age of 65, according to the CDC. Pottery Barn is reimagining its best-selling home collections to be […]
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Luminex’s new CEO says goodbye to the furniture industry and hello to the ‘spa experience’
[ad_1] The former CEO of Twinstar Home has left the company to join Luminex candle & fragrance company as its new CEO. Lori Gonzales took office on Monday, Jan. 16, and has more than 25 years of experience in the consumer products industry. As one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of candles and home fragrance […]
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Universal Furniture names new VP of sales
[ad_1] HIGH POINT – Universal Furniture has brought on Jim Roberts as the company’s new vice president of sales for the West region. Roberts will focus on developing relationships with the retail and design communities and championing sales growth in the western U.S. He joins the current vice president of sales for the East region, […]
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Atlanta Market is all in for the outdoor furniture segment
[ad_1] ATLANTA, Ga. — The first Atlanta Market of 2023 saw many permanent outdoor showrooms in AmericasMart open for buyers, and the soft launch set the stage for the debut of the Casual Market in July. “This is our soft opening, and we’re getting all of the kinks worked out,” said John Pinion IV, the […]
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