Ethan Allen Opens Princeton Design Center

March 1, 2012  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Store Openings on March 2, 2012

Ethan Allen (NYSE: ETH) held a grand opening fundraiser last week for its new Princeton, N.J., Design Center.

Ethan Allen Chairman, President and CEO  Farooq Kathwari, joined the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and benefit for the Arts Council of Princeton in celebration of the new interactive Ethan Allen Design Center in Princeton. The interior of the 13,000-square-foot facility at 3524 Route One North has been fully renovated.

"The new Design Center allows us to better showcase products from our Five Signature Lifestyles," Katwari said. "The majority of these products are new designs that we have launched since September of 2011€”and with more to be released over the next few months, for a total of 60 percent of new products."

Design Center clients now can use innovative design tools at the Design Center or at online at ethanallen.com/my projects, where they can design online and collaborate with design professionals from the comfort of home.

Guests at the grand opening included Mayor Shing-Fu Hseuh of West Windsor Township; Mayor Yina Moore of Princeton Borough; Congressman Rush Holt; Princeton Chamber of Commerce President Peter Crowley; and Executive Director of the Arts Council of Princeton Jeff Nathanson.

Items up for silent auction included custom jewelry, original works of art, gift certificates for fine dining and spa services, and furnishings from the company's own 5 Signature Lifestyles. All proceeds from the auction went to the Arts Council of Princeton in support of its mission to build community through the arts.