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April 9,
2007 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in on April 2007
The City of Hope is adding its annual Spirit of Life Award dinner to the downtown entertainment lineup for the fall High Point Market.
Instead of its traditional venue at Greensboro’s Four Seasons Sheraton, the dinner will be held at the tent outside of Showplace Wednesday, Oct. 3.
The dinner will still feature the industry’s most talented members as the fourth annual American Furniture Idol returns to highlight the event. Event organizers are seeking candidates for the competition. Winners take home bragging rights for the entire year.
Prospective performers can contact Michael Sandler at City of Hope to sign up. He can be reached at msandler@coh.org or by phone at (800) 272-2310.
Other City of Hope events include the annual West Coast Golf and Tennis Tournament June 4 in Coto de Caza, Calif. This year’s tournament is being held in honor of Guildcraft of California executives Sid Blitz, Larry Quilling, Arthur Fink and Robert Papazian, who will receive a Lifetime Achievement award for leadership and philanthropy.
More than 400 industry members will participate in the tournament, dinner and auction. The event has collected more than $2.9 million for City of Hope since its inception in 1989, including a record $1.1 million last year. Visit
www.cityofhope.org/nhfi/tournament for information about the tournament and to register online.
This summer, the fundraising continues with the fourth annual Midwest Dinner Cruise featuring views of Chicago’s skyline Monday, Aug. 20. Last year’s cruise had about 300 participants at the sunset cocktail party on the decks of Mystic Blue Cruises.
Visit
www.cityofhope.org/nhfi for more information about these and the rest of the year’s events.
April 9,
2007 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Bedding on April 2007
Foamex International, Linwood, Pa., announced Monday that it is investing $3 million in its Tupelo, Miss., factory as part of an expansion that includes the installation of automated fabrication equipment. As part of the project, Foamex will consolidate its fabrication and pourline facilities, which are currently located about 1 mile apart.
Foamex Chairman and CEO Raymond Mabus said the project will make the Tupelo operation more safe, cost-efficient and environmentally friendly.
“This capital infusion represents the largest manufacturing investment Foamex has made in the state of Mississippi since 1994 and should be seen as a clear sign of our commitment to the furniture and bedding markets,” he said.
Foamex is a leading producer of polyurethane foam-based solutions, serving the bedding, furniture, carpet cushion and automotive markets.
April 8,
2007 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Las Vegas on April 2007
The Las Vegas Design Center at the World Market Center has announced two seminars for designers, including a presentation by Martti Rytkönen of Sweden’s Orrefors glass studio, Friday, May 4; and Lloyd Princeton of Design Management Group, Friday, June 1. Both events begin at 10 a.m.
The First Friday Design Series includes educational opportunities, showroom specials and hospitality events for the trade at the Las Vegas Design Center. Open year-round, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, the Las Vegas Design Center offers 400,000 square feet of home furnishings showrooms, including furniture, lighting, floral, accessories, rugs and wall décor.
In a presentation titled “A Narrative in Glass” Rytkönen will discuss his work at Orrefors, which he joined in 1994 on a scholarship. Lee Walther, president of Scandinavian Collections in the Las Vegas Design Center said, “Martti Rytkönen is a breath of fresh air in the unique way he designs his glass pieces. His love for story telling is clearly transformed into his work.”
Princeton, who owns Design Management Company in New York and California, guides design business owners to greater profitability through marketing, pricing and staffing solutions. Attendees can earn .02 Continuing Education Units for the presentation he created for designers and retail store owners who offer design services.
April 8,
2007 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Bedroom on April 2007
Seabrook Classics of Beaufort, S.C., has acquired Southport Furniture.
Both companies offer coastal cottage designs.
“We are excited to expand our offerings and reach into new markets with the addition of Southport Furniture,” said Greg Bosiack, president and chief executive officer of Seabrook Classics. “By providing our customers with a variety of price points, we’re opening the door for more people to enjoy the beautiful coastal cottage style in their homes.”
The Seabrook Classics line is a high-end, all-wood, painted furniture collection, featuring Low Country elements, including plantation shutters, seagrass panels and cut-outs of coastal motifs such as palm trees, fish and pelicans. The line is bench-built and available in 40 paint colors and available through more than 100 high-end retailers and designers. The company’s Southport line will offer furniture in the painted coastal cottage style without custom options and at a lower price point.
In addition, Seabrook Classics has named Steve Robertson vice president.
Robertson was a partner and president of Southport Furniture prior to the acqusition. He also has taken an equity stake in Seabrook Classics. In his new role, he will focus on the sales and distribution for both brands.
“I am excited about the merging of the two companies and my new role with Seabrook Classics,” says Robertson. “With the acquisition of Southport Furniture, Seabrook Classics can now offer a greater assortment of coastal cottage furniture from the custom abilities of the Seabrook Classics line to the lower price point of Southport Furniture.”
April 8,
2007 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in on April 2007
The Exporters’ Textile Advisory Committee of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration will hold an open meeting Thursday, April 12, 1-4 p.m., Training Room A in the Ronald Reagan Building’s Trade Information Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
The ETAC is a national advisory committee that advises DOC officials on the identification of export barriers, and on market expansion activities.
The agenda includes a presentation from Dan Tannebaum of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control regarding textile and apparel exporter responsibilities in complying with OFAC requirements relating to specially designated nationals in a briefing titled “What Exporters Need to Know About their Customers and Suppliers.”
The meeting will be open to the public with a limited number of seats available. For further information or copies of the minutes, contact Rachel Alarid at (202) 482-5154.