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September 21,
2011 by in UnCategorized 
By Aggregated Content in Tupelo on September 22, 2011
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JACKSON - A loss of a $200,000 state grant likely will mean less national attention for Northeast Mississippi's furniture industry. V.M. Cleveland, chairman of the Tupelo Furniture Market, said the loss means less national marketing of area furniture manufacturers and of the twice-yearly market. "We spend $2 million per year of our own money on the furniture industry and on the market," Cleveland said Wednesday. "The loss of the $200,000 obviously affects how much we can promote. It is just like everything else - something we will have to cut back." During a hearing Wednesday of the Legislative Budget
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September 21,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Aggregated Content in Business Strategy on September 22, 2011
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Roberto Cavalli has announced plans to launch a home furnishings line next year based on his distinct designs.
Roberto Cavalli will launch a home collection based on his iconic animal patterns. The Italian designer will show the new range - which will include furniture, wallpaper, tiles, and textiles, bed, table and bath linens - during Milan's Salone del Mobile, the city's international furniture and design exhibition in April.
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September 21,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in on September 22, 2011
The Piedmont Furniture Club of the
International Home Furnishings Representatives Association donated $10,000 to
Brenner Children's Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., through its 25th annual golf tournament held last month.
The donation was earmarked for cancer research at the hospital and was made in honor of Fred Murrow and Jeff Murrow of
Murrow's Transfer.
Dr. Thomas McLean, associate professor of pediatrics at Wake Forest University and principal investigator for the childrens oncology group, and Erin McCloskey, events coordinator for Brenner Childrens Hospital, attended the tournament and expressed gratitude for the donation to childrens cancer research.
We are extremely grateful to the Piedmont Furniture Representatives Association for their generous support of the pediatric oncology program at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, McLean said. "Every dollar raised will go towards research directed at finding a cure for childhood cancer. So this gift helps not only children here in North Carolina, but children worldwide."
The tournament was a success with 28 teams. Sponsors for the tournament included the
International Market Centers (IMC),
Zenith Global Logistics,
Wahlquist Management,
SDJ Trucking,
DeJong Enterprises, as well as Murrows Transfer.
Our sponsors are the reason we are able to have such a great tournament each year," said Ray Jessup, Piedmont Furniture Club treasurer. "We are truly grateful for their support and participation."
September 21,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Green on September 22, 2011
The amended U.S. Lacey Act has received a Silver Future Policy Award from the World Future Council.
The awards recognize laws and policies that contribute to the conservation and sustainable development of forests. Rwanda's National Forest Policy was overall winner of the 2011 Future Policy Award. The Lacey Act, along with Gambia's Community Forest Policy, received the Silver Awards. The three winning policies were announced Wednesday at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
"Exemplary policy solutions do exist. The Future Policy Award celebrates the best of them," said Alexandra Wandel," director of the World Future Council, an international policy research organisation that provides decision-makers with effective policy solutions. "The aim of the award is to raise global awareness for these policies and speed up policy action. We need visionary policies which support a sustainable and just world and protect future generations The 2011 Future Policy Award shines a spotlight on the success stories and challenges faced by the worlds forests and the people who depend on them."
The US Lacey Act amendment of 2008 prohibits all trade in wood and plant products that are knowingly illegally sourced from a U.S. state or any foreign country.
"The Lacy Act enforces the environmental law of even the weakest of countries in the most powerful way," said jury member Tewolde Berhan Egziabher, director general of Ethiopia's Environmental Protection Authority and World Future Councillor. "If all countries followed its example, environmental law would be globally enforced and our biosphere would be protected."
The strength of the Act lies in its ability to target and place responsibility on every stage of the timber supply chain. It has forced importers to take responsibility for their wood products and has already produced positive results in increasing due diligence assessments and demand for certified wood products.
Twenty policies from 16 countries were nominated for the Future Policy Award.
September 21,
2011 by in UnCategorized
By Home Furnishings Business in Leather Upholstery on September 22, 2011
Atlanta-based Italia Furniture celebrated the grand opening of Georgia's first Natuzzi Italia showroom with a gala to benefit the Museum of Design Atlanta.
The gala grand opening this past weekend inside the brand-new, 26,000-square-foot Italia Furniture showroom in Norcross, dubbed "Salone Italia," featured a designer showcase, displays of Italian luxury automobiles and motorcycles, high-tech video and sound installations, live entertainment, along with one of the country's most comprehensive collections of leather furniture crafted entirely in Italy.
Brad Cates, senior vice president, Natuzzi Americas, said Italia Furniture is unique in the Southeast marketplace: "Showcasing all three Natuzzi Group brands--Natuzzi Italia, Italsofa and Natuzzi Editions--Italia Furniture provides Atlanta metro shoppers with the area's premiere offering of authentic, high-quality, made-in-Italy furnishings and cutting-edge designs. Their exceptional sense of style is combined with a passion for customer satisfaction that makes Natuzzi Group extremely pleased to call Italia Furniture our newest retail partner."
Throughout the evening, guests were feted with Italian cuisine and cocktails by Ketel One and Peroni Italy while they explored custom-designed Natuzzi Group and ALF vignettes created by the area's leading interior designers. Celebrity designers included Atlanta's own Michael Habachy, Raymond Goins, Beth Webb, HGT's Brian Patrick Flynn, and Laura Walker, who regularly appears on TBS' "Movie and a Makeover" series. Miami- and Paris-based designer Tui Pranich also took part in the grand opening celebration.
"We are thrilled to have such a stellar showing from Atlanta's creative community here to support this special event for such a worthy cause," said Sunny Kokol, sales manager at Italia Furniture, in welcoming the night's attendees.
Italia Furniture is the third Natuzzi Italia boutique in the United States. The original Natuzzi Italia flagship store is located in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan.