April 16,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Executive Changes on April 17, 2013
International design firm ForrestPerkins has recently made several key hires, including veterans Barbara Silverman, Catherine Kiely, Tonya Bellusci and Colletta Conner.
The firm, headquartered in Dallas with offices in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., has also received a number of honors recently. Amanda Perry has been appointed to the Boutique 18, and ForrestPerkins has been nominated as "Outstanding Architect of 2012" by the North Texas Chapter of the American Subcontractors Association.
"These designers bring innovative perspectives to the firm," said Deborah Lloyd Forrest, FASID, president of ForrestPerkins, "and I'm delighted with the recent recognition our team has received."
Barbara Silverman, who worked as a studio director and senior associate for ForrestPerkins from 2004 to 2009, rejoined the firm in its D.C. office as director of interior design. One highlight among Silverman's ForrestPerkins' projects is WestEnd25 in DC, where she was project manager and senior designer for the interior architecture and design for the public spaces of this luxury apartment building, which is LEED Gold certified. WestEnd25 received an International Property Award for "Interior Design Apartment USA" in London, England in December 2012.
Catherine Kiely joined ForrestPerkins as a senior designer and project manager in the San Francisco office. Kiely comes to ForrestPerkins from Gensler, where she was a team leader, senior designer and project manager on hotel and multi-residential projects. Her experience also includes four years of working at McCartan - two in San Francisco and two in New York City - where she managed and directed design teams, client relationships and subcontractors. Among Kiely's favorite projects is Mercer Condominiums which, when designed, was one of the first luxury mixed-use, multi-residential properties in Walnut Creek, Cali. Kiely worked on designs for the lobby, unit entries, recreation room, corridors, model units and pool area.
Tonya Bellusci was the principal/owner of Bellusci Design for eight years before joining ForrestPerkins as senior interior designer in its San Francisco office. An award-winning designer, she has more than 14 years of Bay Area, national and international experience in hospitality, restaurant, multi-residential and senior living design. Bellusci's work over the years has included purchasing FF&E for Starwood Hotels & Resorts and designing for the Renaissance San Francisco Stanford Court and JW Marriott San Francisco. Also known for her restaurant designs, Bellusci recently designed E&O Asian Kitchen in San Francisco and District in Oakland.
Senior interior designer Colletta Conner brings 16 years of project management experience to ForrestPerkins. She's worked with major brands, including Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Hilton Hotels. Over the past six years, Conner was an associate with Montgomery Roth Architecture & Interior Design in Houston, where she ran project teams, acted as purchasing supervisor, conducted client development for future projects and provided staff supervision and development. She's now based in ForrestPerkins' Dallas office.
April 16,
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By Home Furnishings Business in on April 17, 2013
Home furnishings supplier AFD plans a $5,000 cash drop giveaway at the upcoming High Point Market.
Set for Monday, April 22, the company will drop $5,000 worth of AFD Bucks from the sky, and customers can then cash the Bucks in for cold, hard cash. The winners can also cash the Bucks in for an AFD purchase and receive a 20 percent bonus.
To participate, buyers need to become an AFD customer by Monday at 2 p.m. and have a representative of their company present at 5:30 to participate in the drop.
AFD will kick off the event with Happy Hour at 4:30 p.m. with drinks, hors d'oeuvres and entertainment at its showroom. The showroom is located at 122 N. Hamilton Street in High Point.
April 16,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Occassional Tables on April 17, 2013
David Kuehneman has been named senior vice president of sales for home furnishings supplier Stein World.
He is responsible for Stein World's sales initiatives and reports to Steve Kosmalski, president and CEO.
Kuehneman has more than 25 years of management experience in retail sales. Most recently he was vice president of sales and marketing at glove supplier Wells Lamont. He held other sales management positions with Fiskars and Levolor.
We are delighted to have David join the Stein World team, Kosmalski said. He brings best practices learned across several retail channelswhich will complement Stein Worlds extensive expertise in accent furniture. And, he has consistently enhanced customer business and relations in every position he has held.
April 16,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Upholstery on April 17, 2013
Furniture supplier Flexsteel Inds. (NASDAQ: FLXS) reported net income of $3.1 million for the third quarter ended March 31, compared to net income of $3.3 million for the same period last year.
Net sales for the quarter ended March 31 were $98.4 million, a 7.3 percent increase over prior year quarter net sales of $91.6 million. Residential net sells were $79.9 million in the current quarter, a 12.3 percent from the prior year quarter of $71.2 million due in part to an increase in demand for upholstery.
For the nine-month period ended March 31, the company reported net income of $8.9 million, compared to $8.7 million during the same nine-month period last year. Sales for the nine-month period were $284.2 million, a 10.1 percent increase from the $258 million reported in the same period last year.
Residential sales were $228.0 million for the nine-month period, a 14 percent increase from the prior year nine months $200.7 million in residential sales.
The complete earnings report is available online.
April 16,
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By Home Furnishings Business in Executive Changes on April 17, 2013
Hooker Furniture has promoted Erica Wingo from senior product manager to merchandising director.
Wingo joined Hooker in 2007 after graduating at the top of her class in the Home Furnishings Marketing program at High Point University, earning the Haverty Cup Award. Since joining Hooker, she has worked in several departments including customer service and marketing communications before moving to merchandising full-time in 2010.
She has led product development efforts in several successful product introductions including the Rhapsody Collection, which received broad end consumer acceptance immediately upon hitting retail floors in fall of 2012. Along with Merchandising Director Cindy Hall, she developed the Melange Accents Collection beginning in 2010, which has grown into one of the top selling collections at Hooker. Also along with Hall, Wingo has been the co-recipient of two Pinnacle Design Awards for Melange. For the upcoming High Point Furniture Market, she has developed the expansion of Melange into bedroom and dining categories.
Erica has become an integral part of our merchandising team, and has led several very successful product introductions, said Alan Cole, president of Hooker. We believe that this expansion of her role is a recognition of her growing impact on our product direction both now and in the future.
Reporting to Senior Vice President Hank Long, Wingo is responsible for developing Melange, Hooker Collections and the bedroom category.