Indonesia Furniture Directory

By: Furniture World Magazine 

A broad selection of innovative designs and luxury product from around the globe will be featured as part of the juried design sections at the 2008 July Las Vegas Market held July 28 – August 1, 2008.

The juried showcase sections include ConText, Design & Living and Living Green Pavilion. Combined, the trio represents a comprehensive array of the home furnishings industry’s most discriminating creations. More than 200 exhibitors will be presenting their design-inspired lines, and the showcases will boast a strong international flavor from Europe and other parts of the world.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — As a consumer, Jason Salavon has had the experience of putting together the sleek, affordable furniture of popular retailer Ikea. As an artist, he decided he’d rather break the Scandinavian company down.
Salavon created a collection of works inspired by the global home furnishings chain, whose typically mammoth blue and gold stores offer everything from build-it-yourself sofas to plates of Swedish meatballs.
The influence isn’t always obvious. One of the centrepieces of Salavon’s exhibition at the Columbus Museum of Art is a soft-bound booklet with nothing more than blocks of colours arranged in different patterns on each of its 374 pages.

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Strongwater to visit Forum Shops boutique

Artist Jay Strongwater will visit with collectors of his designs at his boutique inside the Forum Shops at Caesars.

His appearances are scheduled from 4-8 p.m. Friday and 2-5 p.m. May 3.

He will be signing new purchases while at the boutique.

Strongwater is known for his enameled and bejeweled flora and fauna accents for the home.

Additionally, 10 percent of sales during his visits will be donated to the Las Vegas Philharmonic.

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Cool colors: Orange and red aren’t quite dead, but the trendiest hues — purple, green, silver, even pale magenta — have a blue streak. The color of the season falls somewhere between turquoise and cobalt, as shown on the Fly chair by Arco.

Spring awakening: Antlers and wintry forest creatures have been replaced by trees, butterflies, mushrooms and daisies, often rendered with “Brady Bunch” cheeriness. The motifs can be found on rugs, clocks and lighting fixtures. One cute example: Donna Wilson’s TreeHug, a tall beanbag trunk and branches covered in knitted lamb’s wool, available through Case Furniture.

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By: Furniture World Magazine 

Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has elected Albert L. Prillaman as Chairman to focus on strategic issues. “The Board and I asked Albert to return to his role as Chairman to take a more active role in strategic matters given the uncertainties facing the furniture industry in the current business environment,” said Jeffrey R. Scheffer, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We believe tapping Albert’s talent and experience in these turbulent times for the industry will strengthen the company and better position us for the eventual upturn in business,” concluded Mr. Scheffer.

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Exhibition Lecture Series

The Litchfield Historical Society will present a four part lecture series as part of the society’s year-long celebration of Litchfield County Furniture and Furniture makers. All lectures will begin at 5:30 at St. Michaels Church House, 25 South Street in Litchfield. The society will hold a reception at the museum following each lecture.

The series will begin on Friday May 9th when Thomas Kugelman presents “Collecting Connecticut Antiques Today.”

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Want the coolest kids on the road? Kit out their bedrooms with some Charles & Ray Eames children’s furniture.

Originally designed in 1945 and reissued by Vitra as a special collector’s edition, the items in the range were amongst the first to be made from moulded maple plywood, but with a design that’s still playful and aimed very much at kids – not least in terms of height.

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PORTERSVILLE, Pa., (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Adams Manufacturing Corp. asks, “Which colors are best?” For the big, comfortable resin chaise lounges, white is the best color. Dark colors absorb heat more quickly, and can be uncomfortable to use on sunny days. Anyone who’s sat on a hot chaise lounge while wearing a bathing suit will insist that their chaise lounges be white and only white.

For the popular Adirondack resin chairs, all the colors work well. Many people like to coordinate their Adirondacks with the colors they’ve chosen for their homes and patios. While the darker colors do absorb heat, it’s not the big issue it is with chaise lounges.

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MILAN, Italy (AFP) — A bed suspended from the ceiling, a 100-percent recyclable chair: young guns and the established names are competing for attention at Milan’s international furniture fair.
Young designers trying to make a name for themselves let their imagination run riot in the “satellite salon” on the fringes of the fair, “I Saloni” as it is known here, which runs until Monday.
One creation was a bed suspended from the ceiling that could be moved up to the ceiling to transform a bedroom into a living room.

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HCM CITY — Furniture and handicraft makers yesterday discussed participation in a furniture fair in Hong Kong with a visiting delegation from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, a trade promotion agency.

The Hong Kong International Furniture Fair will be held from October 28 to 31, and will be organised by the council, a semi-autonomous government agency mandated to promote trade, and the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City (HAWA).

Last year, the exhibition attracted 172 exhibitors from 19 countries and territories and more than 8,000 buyers, 50 per cent of them foreigners.

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