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What Is Updated Traditional: A Primer on New Trad from High Point Market
Earlier this year, a renewed interest in traditional home style and design began to take shape. In our February issue, we dove into the new traditional, or new trad, style and how manufacturers and…
ISFD Announces 2018 Pinnacle Winners
The winners are:
Occasional Tables
Springhouse Occasional Collection By Wilson Keel for Charleston Forge
Judge’s Comments: "We love the nice overall feel of this collection. The beautiful hammered…
Premarket Parlays: The Day That Isn't At High Point Market
One of the great things about coming to High Point Market a day before its official opening is the distinct lack of a crowd. Sure, the showrooms are already writing orders, but in terms of grabbing a…
What Matters Now?
Recently, Alex Shuford III, President of the Rock House Farm Family of Brands, which includes Century Furniture and Highland House, read a story in the Wall Street Journal on the Morgan Motor Company…
4 Business Podcasts to Listen to For Inspiration
In today’s retail climate, small business owners need all the inspiration they can get when trying to keep their companies relevant. When checking out new podcasts for inspiration in your work, your…
Market Shaper: Bob Maricich on What's Next For International Market Centers
"I live on Delta airlines,” jokes Bob Maricich, Chairman and CEO of International Market Centers (IMC), when we talk about the ever-growing portfolio of property and projects that his organization…
The Get Along Gang: New Design Collaborations Hitting High Point Market
With High Point Market gearing up this week and into the next, a number of new collaborations will be hitting showrooms and wowing marketgoers.
Before you make it to market, take a sneak peek at the…
A.R.T. Furniture Introduces Artiste Now Stocking Program
After revolutionizing the consumer furniture buying experience a year ago with Artiste, A.R.T. Furniture is taking it a step further with Artiste Now, a stocking program featuring seven of Artiste’s…
First Look at Last Look Interior Design Competition Returns for January 2019 Issue
After its success last November, the editors at Furniture, Lighting & Decor will open the First Look at Last Look competition to residential interior designers once more. The winner of this…
SFC to Host Discussion on Wood Furniture Scorecard at High Point Market
The Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC) will host a discussion of its Wood Furniture Scorecard, a program developed with the National Wildlife Federation to assess the wood sourcing policies of…