Although Liora Manné planned a life in the theater, a textile design class at North Carolina State University changed her career path. Intrigued with the dependence of design on cutting-edge technology, Manné completed a master’s degree in both textile design and textile engineering and headed for New York City. She found her passion in home [...]
The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI), Chicago, Ill., invites guests into 21st century living spaces in its current exhibit, “Smart Home: Green + Wired.” MSI’s Smart Home is a real, functioning three-story modular house built in the museum’s back yard. It is fitted with sustainable materials, repurposed furnishings, energy-saving technology and high-tech gadgets. Solar [...]
[Buckminster Upholstery] Falls City, Neb. A customer of Buckminster Upholstery wanted to redo three old chairs to use in a home theater. The company set about a complete restoration by refinishing exposed wood, including the beautiful grooved and curved trim over the arms and on the front of the chairs. New springing and padding were [...]
DesignConcept Furniture V2R3 from Lectra is a comprehensive 2D/3D design and virtual prototyping solution for the furniture market, helping manufacturers review development processes and combine permanent innovation, quick commercialization and optimized costs. System enables users to respond quickly to bids and requests, while providing a larger choice of styles, designs, materials and colors. DesignConcept facilitates [...]
The High Point collection has expanded to include six new fabric groups, each featuring a graphic pattern that can be complemented with coordinating stripe, textured and solid options. High quality, performance acrylic, High Point decorative fabrics are well suited for use with marine interiors, cushions, scatter pillows and indoor and outdoor furniture. SOURCE Tri Vantage
Camira Fabrics Ltd., Mirfield, West Yorkshire, U.K., returned to its archive of catalogued designs and chose a former favorite to bring back to life in a re-inspired contemporary interpretation. Blending old and new, the textured wool upholstery fabric, first launched in 1985, was released in response to requests from designers for a more hand-crafted look. [...]
Upholstering automotive interiors and furniture with genuine leather involves paying top dollar for irregularly shaped hides that are hard to handle. Rising leather prices “have made it next to impossible to hit key opening retail price points of $799 to $999 with top-grain leather,” according to Don Hunter, senior vice president at Jackson Furniture Industry [...]
Phifer’s Designed Fabrics Jardin de Rose Collection conjures images of Paris with a selection of cushion and coordinating sling outdoor furniture fabrics that pair deep reds like merlot with warm gray and charcoal, reminiscent of weathered stone walls and limestone wine cellars. Sophisticated patterns in stripes, solids and traditional florals, using light- and medium-weight linen-like [...]
The Mitchell Group, Chicago, has launched a new website to better display its brands and expanded collections of faux leathers. The site, www.MitchellFauxLeathers.com, features the company’s leading brands: Sta-Kleen® dry-erase performance urethane, ReCast® enhanced faux leather and the Mitchell Collection of popular patterns. The faux leather upholstery collections include everything from traditional leather looks to [...]
Republic of Fritz Hansen™, headquartered in Alerød, Denmark, brings Danish values of sustainability and timeless design to its furnishings. Award-winning Spanish artist-designer Jaime Hayón brings a colorful, extroverted style to his work. The collaboration of the two became an embrace—the FAVN™ (a Danish word for embrace), a curving sofa launched in April during the Salone [...]
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Roseville, MN 55113-4052, USA
+1 651 222 2508 | 800 225 4324
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