Four Hands Acquires Bluefish Home

May 17, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Acquisition on May 18, 2010 Austin, Texas-based Four Hands has acquired Bluefish Home.

The acquisition marks Four Hands' second brand purchase in the last 90 days. The import company bought lighting company Architects & Heroes in March.
 
Marietta, Ga.-based Bluefish announced during the April High Point Market that it was shuttering its operations. For 11 years, the company has been an international player, offering hand-finished furniture crafted by artisans in Honduras.

Four Hands will be moving forward with three of the existing Bluefish collections€”Metro, Copenhagen, and Primativa.

Bluefish Home is the fourth brand expansion for Four Hands since April 2009. In additional to Architects & Heroes, the company launched bina from renown eco-conscious designer Thomas Bina in October as well as the Boulevard brand of designer custom and in-stock upholstery in April 2009. Four Hands continues to offer its distinct brand of lifestyle home furnishings and is exclusive North American distributor of Old Java and Esquire Home, a partnership with Esquire  magazine.

€œWe are excited about adding Bluefish and its key furniture collections to our growing family of brands under the Four Hands corporate umbrella," said Matthew Briggs, Four Hands president and CEO. "Rupal (Mamtami) has created a brand and quality of furniture that is well respected throughout our industry and with retailers. Bluefish fits into our strategic growth plan for 2010, and we€™re pleased to welcome their customers to Four Hands."

Briggs said Four Hands will continue working with the Bluefish factory in Honduras to manufacture furniture. However, distribution will move from High Point to the Four Hands corporate headquarters in Austin. The Four Hands Bluefish brand will make its introduction at the Atlanta market, July 14-21 and at the Las Vegas Market, Aug. 2-6.
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