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From Home Furnishing Business
February 22,
2017 by Jane Chero in Designer Weekly 
Art Van Furniture the Midwest's largest furniture retailer has announced that its luxury commercial division at Scott Shuptrine Interiors achieved significant growth under the leadership of Wendy Silverman, signing Detroit’s Caucus Club, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Pine Lake Tennis Club, St. John’s Providence Hospital and Jimmy John’s Field to its growing list of clients.
February 22,
2017 by Jane Chero in Community / Charitable Support, Designer Weekly, Industry
Be Original, the non-profit committed to informing, educating and influencing manufacturers, design professionals and individuals is once again offering a summer design fellowship scheduled for June 12 – Aug. 1 and is still accepting applications until Feb. 28.
February 15,
2017 by Jane Chero in Designer Weekly, High Point, Industry, Market, Social Media, Special Events
The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) is once again teaming up with various design industry experts and exhibitors for its New Product Premiere program, intended to offer a sneak peak at new products being debuted at Spring Market, April 22-26.
February 15,
2017 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Ikea is creating a uniquely African line of goods in an effort to tap into the “creative explosion” happening across the continent right now.
February 15,
2017 by Jane Chero in Acquisition, Designer Weekly, Industry, Outdoor Furniture, Product
Littlejohn & Co., LLC, a private investment firm based in Greenwich, Conn., has completed the acquisition of Brown Jordan International, Inc., ("BJI") a leading manufacturer of indoor and outdoor furniture serving a variety of commercial and consumer markets.
February 15,
2017 by Jane Chero in Community / Charitable Support, Designer Weekly, Industry, Special Events
Gift for Life, the gift and home industries’ sole charitable organization, announced that its 25th Anniversary Party for Life fundraiser raised $225,000+ for AIDS treatment and prevention.
February 15,
2017 by Jane Chero in Designer Weekly, Green, Industry, Special Events
Wyoming interior design business Fusion Designed was one of five winners of the Sustainable Furnishing Council’s inaugural #GetYourGreenOn competition in January.