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From Home Furnishing Business
May 6,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry 
Applications will be accepted between June 1 and June 30, 2025, for five professional grants from the Educational Foundation (EF) of IFDA, the International Furnishings and Design Association. Since 1968, this 78-year-old global design industry alliance has awarded grants to talented professionals as well as scholarships to high-achieving design students, internationally. Last year, the funds awarded for scholarships and grants totaled more than $30,000.
May 6,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Smith Leonard has reported their furniture insights for April 2025 including consumer confidence, housing data, and shipping insights.
May 5,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., a leading interior design destination, reported its results for the fiscal 2025 third quarter ended March 31, 2025.
May 5,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
David Gebhart, co-owner, co-founder, and creative CEO behind leading home décor brands Global Views, Studio A Home – a Global Views Company, and WilliamDScott.com, has been recognized with a prestigious award as a Distinguished Legacy Member of the College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism presented by Dean Jana Hawley at the University of North Texas (UNT).
May 5,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Luxury bedding manufacturer King Koil has promoted three veteran executives to expanded roles to further support it sales organization. Over the past six years the brand has grown dramatically, and the expansion of roles is designed to enhance its service to its retail partners and support its growing national sales team.
May 5,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Industry
Seldens Designer Home Furnishings, a fourth-generation Puget Sound retailer, has purchased longtime Bellevue retailer Schoenfeld Interiors. From mid-May through July, Seldens will host a Schoenfeld Interiors Retirement Sale at Schoenfeld’s showroom, 11555 Northup Way, before relocating Seldens Bellevue to the Northup Way space later this year.
May 5,
2025 by Karen Parrish in Business Strategy, Designer Weekly, Industry
The race to enter the prestigious International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD) 2025 Pinnacle Awards has begun. In addition to the standard professional and student design categories, the Designer-Maker subcategory has expanded this year to include 16 new entry options for artisan makers. Also, all professional designers who produce products that incorporate wood into their design, mimicking nature-inspired patterns, can enter the new Biophilic Design in Wood category. Winners will be announced at the annual Pinnacle Awards Gala held on Oct 27, during the fall High Point Market. The deadline to enter is July 31.