“Piet ? pronounced Pete ? Hein was born in Denmark in 1905 and was the son of an engineer father and ophthalmologist mother. Growing up in Copenhagen was fairly ordinary and he obtained a general certificate from the Metropolitan Grammar School before studying philosophy at the University of Copenhagen in 1924. Hein was an interesting man who is probably look more »
The Ethan Allen furniture phenomenon began as a small boutique warehouse during the Great Depression. The company was launched by Nathan Ancell and Theodore Baumritter on October 1, 1932. Within just a few years, Baumritter & Co. had expanded into a major furniture producer situated in Beecher Falls, Vermont. By the end of the decade, the company was on its way to creating a flagship dealership network. look more »
Tom Dixon symbolizes freestyle furniture design. Tom Dixon designs sculptural furniture from scrap metal. His furniture experiments with iron, wicker and hard rubber have look more »
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 - Malaysian furniture maker Euro Holdings has secured a $44.5 million contract from India’s One Office, the Malaysian firm said on Monday.Under the five-year contract, Euro will supply its full range of office furniture system including look more »
Sep. 5, 2008 (China Knowledge) - Sweden-based Ikea Group Co. Ltd, one of the world’s largest home furniture retailers, said its Nanjing Ikea store, which involves a total investment of US$54 million, was formally opened last week. Ikea Nanjing store is reportedly the largest Ikea’s outlet in China. Located at the Nanjing Kazimen Square, the new store covers look more »
MILAN, Italy — Centre for Industrial Studies, an Italian economic research and strategic consulting company, is organizing the ninth edition of its World Furniture Outlook Workshop 2009 here this April.
The workshop will be held during the Milan International Furniture Fair look more »
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Startup Costs: $2,000 - $10,000
The startup costs provided in this database include an approximate financial investment that will be needed to start the business. This is generalized information and should only be used as a yardstick to determine business startup costs. Your investment will vary based look more »
OTTAWA, Sept. 21 — Canada’s oldest furniture factory will be closed in the new year after 173 years in business. Napanee’s Gibbard Furniture, founded in 1835 by John Gibbard in the city of Kingston in Ontario province, has failed to find a buyer in its 15-month search for a buyer, according to a Sun Media report Sunday. Even though the Canadian look more »
BASSETT, Va. - Bassett Furniture said that it has suspended payment of a second installment of a special $1.25 per share dividend to shareholders because of current business conditions.
Earlier this year the company paid 75 cents to shareholders - or about $22 million in capital - and said it would pay another 50 cents in October. But the company look more »
Bedding major Simmons said it is partnering with United Furniture Inds. to brand a collection of furniture with the Simmons and Beautyrest brands. The license agreement combines the strength of Simmons’ technology and brand names with the fashion-forward look of United Furniture’s lines of stationary upholstery, motion upholstery, recliners and look more »
Calvin Klein will introduce two designer furniture lines this spring ‘Calvin Klein’ and ‘The Curator collection by Calvin Klein Home’. “Strategically, the addition of furniture is very significant for us as it further extends the Calvin Klein Home lifestyle product offering,” said Tom Murry, Calvin Klein’s president & chief executive officer. The Calvin Klein furniture collection look more »
ST. LOUIS — T. Scott King resigned last week from the Furniture Brands International board of directors, the company said in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
King, managing director of investment firm Sun Capital Partners, had joined the board last year after Sun Capital won a proxy fight to have three of its representatives elected to the board. According to the filing, he told the company the resignation “was look more »
BASSETT, Va. — Bassett Furniture Industries. announced Thursday that Barry Safrit has resigned as senior vice president and chief financial officerSafrit has been with the company since 1998 and was promoted to the CFO post in 2006.”We appreciate Barry’s hard look more »
Organized by Media Expositions & Events at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India, the Office Expo ? Delhi, the Office Expo is a pioneer show in providing niche platform for office automation, office furniture, stationery, audio visual, security, I.T. & service solutions. It is a mega event which helps in providing enormous look more »
Furniture Asia will showcase a world-class collection of fashionable, functional and distinctly affordable furniture created for the sole purpose of export. Apart from being an assembly for the furniture industry, look more »
Taipei International Furniture Show is going all out to dominate the top market segments with a fresh wave of metal & glass furniture, office automation furniture, wooden furniture, cost-cutting composites that open new wonders for consumers in high-end markets who demand the latest. Profile for look more »
FURNITEX is Australasia’s largest furniture and furnishings Trade Fair. FURNITEX is a long established Trade Fair that continues to develop and grow in stature from year to year. Profile for exhibit in Furnitex include the newest Australian products and the latest international designs in: Bedroom look more »
Expo Mueble boosts development of the domestic furniture market, cementing of business ties among manufacturers, trade companies and consumers, and realization of creative ideas oProfile for exhibt include Furniture for houses and cottages, Furniture for offices, banks, public institutions look more »
Furniture & Interior Exhibition offers highly cost effective medium for promotion of interior, exterior, furniture & other design accessories. It focuses on providing a unique platform for display of various products & services in the interior & furniture industry. Profile for exhibit includes All kinds of Furniture suppliers look more »
Mobitex-Syria will enable public to buy household products from the manufacturers directly and is conducted in the Brno Exhibition Centre at Syria accessible very easily by the public from any corner of the city. The main aim of the event is developments of furniture (design - manufacture) in Syria & the world and developing the national furniture through out the foreign factory. Professionals working look more »
China Furniture & Woodworks is comprehensive trade fair of furniture industry in North China and most important trade platform for suppliers, manufacturers and buyers both at home and overseas. China Furniture & Woodworks will be held at Dalian Star-Sea Convention & Exhibition Cente look more »
Furnex is a unique opportunity to discover Egypt as a sourcing destination for Furniture. Over 21,000 square meters in a modern venue more than 120 Egyptian manufacturer are show casing their latest products as well as their production capabilities. Profile for exhibit include Classic Furniture, look more »
Biuro Expo is recognized as the pivotal event for sourcing furniture and bringing innovation to the international markets’ increas ingly demanding needs. Profile for exhibit include office furniture, look more »
ZOW-International Furniture Components & Supply Expo (ZOW Spain) is a new style b2b-event. It is famous for its elegantly furnished, with uniformed exhibition modules, brightly illuminated and transparent exhibition areas with limited space for each exhibitor. Profile for exhibit includes - look more »
Introductions Trade Shows, who have over 245 exhibitions to their credit & over a decade of experience of event marketing, exhibitions & trade shows of world c look more »
