April 21,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry 
Hoping to build on the success of two top-selling case goods collections, Fine Furniture Design and Biltmore have signed a five-year extension of their licensing agreement.
April 19,
2017 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market
Leading floor covering and home accents manufacturer Nourison has launched a limited edition rug collection with fine artist Lida Sherafatmand. The four hand-made area rugs are created from sections of Lida’s detailed original paintings, with actual flowers being the main physical subject in her painting. The four designs are titled “New Altitudes, Opening Door to Blessings”, “Surrogating Raindrops”, Pulses of Love/Internal World of Goodness”, and “When Miracles Happen”.
April 19,
2017 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Economic News, Industry
Upholstery producer Norwalk Furniture is hosting a competitive intelligence/trends forecast called “Color as Counter-trend” on Monday, April 24, from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., in the Norwalk Showroom, IHFC M108. The event is presented by WithIt.
April 18,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Bedding producer Restonic Mattress Corp. and Taiwan-based Stylution Bedding have signed a new licensing agreement that makes Stylution the first permanent, continuous licensee of Restonic.
April 17,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry, Mattresses, Product
The historic Van Vorst mattress brand is making a comeback, thanks to a new partnership between bedding producer Eclipse International and Jim and Mike Malkiewicz, the owners of Blue Ocean Sleep.
April 12,
2017 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market
Home furnishings resource Abbyson has teamed up with the Interior Design Society (IDS) to present Fashion Forward Interiors: A Trend + Color Forecast. The lunch and learn event is slated for Monday, April 24, inside Abbyson’s new showroom C1156 in IHFC during the High Point Spring Market, April 22-26.
April 12,
2017 by Larry Thomas in Business Strategy, Industry
Sherwin-Williams and Valspar (NYSE: VAL), whose proposed merger has raised concerns from the Federal Trade Commission, announced that Valspar has agreed to sell its North American industrial wood coatings business to Axalta Coatings Systems (NYSE: AXTA) for about $420 million in cash.