August 15,
2018 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry 
Twenty-two students from eleven schools in six different states were awarded an all-expense paid trip to the WithIt annual professional conference held in Charleston, S.C. earlier this summer, thanks to a $20,000 grant from AHFA’s Furniture Foundation.
August 15,
2018 by Jane Chero in Community / Charitable Support, Designer Weekly, Industry
Las Vegas Market has announced that its eighth annual “Up on the Roof” charity event raised a record-breaking $16,866 to benefit Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home décor industries’ sole charitable organization.
August 15,
2018 by Jane Chero in Designer Weekly, Industry, Obituaries
Arto Olavi Szabó, long-time resident of Greenwich, Connecticut, and current resident of Sarasota, Florida, passed away on July 23. He was 83 years old.
August 8,
2018 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Lexington Home Brands has partnered with interior designer Barclay Butera to design the great room in the 2018 Hampton Designer Showhouse presented by Traditional Home. In its 18th year, the Showhouse highlights work by more than 20 top interior designers from around the country.
August 8,
2018 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
Architectural Digest recently published its list of the 50 most beautiful clubhouses in America – selecting one from each state – and naming the Snake River Sporting Club in Jackson Hole as its Wyoming pick.
August 8,
2018 by Jane Chero in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry, Las Vegas, Market
The Educational Foundation of the International Furnishings and Design Association presented its 2018 DesignEDGE event on July 29th, at the Las Vegas Summer Market. With its theme "The New Edge of Possibilities," DesignEDGE assembled a host of design-industry pros for a morning keynote address and market preview, followed by an afternoon panel discussion, whose participants were led by Nick May, creator of The Chaise Lounge podcast, which regularly explores changing currents in the world of design.
August 8,
2018 by Jane Chero in Community / Charitable Support, Designer Weekly, Industry
The American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD) has awarded its annual scholarship to Annina Fremgen, a rising star at Kendall College of Art and Design, for the second year in a row. A senior this Fall, Fremgen will receive $2,500 from the ASFD Foundation for Education.