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This is one of the coolest re-purposing projects I’ve seen in a good long while – belts as floors! This just goes to show you that with a little creativity, you can re-purpose just about anything.

The floors made by TING with recycled leather belts are part of their HOME line. The HOME line stats follow:

“Brightly coloured seat belts are woven into floor and scatter cushions, oversized cubes and hammocks. Deceptively simple in design and incredibly durable, these distinctive accessories have become a modern classic, adding sleek sophisticated glamour to stylish interiors, including bars, restaurants, boutique hotels and film and fashion shoots. Inghua is currently expanding this range and the new, extended HOME collection will be launched at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in New York this Spring 2008.“

Very nice. TING also makes items like luggage, belts, wallets using salvaged materials.

Source : http://www.riverwired.com/

By ELAINE LOUIE

Priscilla, a 1950s rosewood chair covered in linen with a mohair velvet pattern, is one of the latest pieces created by Adam & Viktoria, a Swedish textile and furniture design firm run by Adam Gistedt and Viktoria Nygren. Mr. Gistedt, 38, and Ms. Nygren, 37 — who also live together and have children together — upholster one-of-a-kind, vintage chairs in textiles of their own design. The fabric is made in Portugal, and the furniture is upholstered by the designers in their studio in Drottningholm, a village near Stockholm.

Priscilla, above, is $3,900; the fabric can also be ordered separately, for $365 a yard (with a five-yard minimum), or requested as upholstery on another vintage piece. Information: (505) 872-1929 or lisafontanarosa.com.

Source : http://www.nytimes.com/

Posted by: Ashley Smith

Greensboro, NC — Buying new bedroom furniture or living room furniture is a pricey purchase, but what if you could get it for free?

Colfax Furniture, and the skill of a few athletes, may make it possible.

Any purchase made from now until 4 p.m. this Sunday is free, but only if the opening kickoff is returned with a touchdown in the big game this weekend.

The manager of Colfax furniture, Gary Woodham, says, “Whether it is for a $49 lamp or $10,000, $20,000 worth of furniture. Any purchase made between today and Sunday at 4pm, if the opening kickoff in the big game on Sunday in Tampa is returned for a touchdown, it’ll be free.”

The Colfax stores in Greensboro, Kernersville, and Winston-Salem are participating.

As far as refunds go, the same policies the store always uses apply.

Source : http://www.digtriad.com/

By JULIE SCELFO

PURVEYORS of high-end furniture are far from the only home-related businesses facing hard times. On Monday, Expo Design Center, the Home Depot spinoff, became the latest among a host of well-known retailers and manufacturers to falter in the current economic downturn. And Wednesday, Condé Nast announced that Domino would join a growing list of home design magazines that have shut down recently, with the March issue its last.

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Laura Thomas

Online marketplace for buying and selling previously owned furniture debuts

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ – Residential and Hospitality Interior Designer, Lindsey Dann, and Strategic & Brand Manager, Courtney Mack, announce the launch of their company, Former Furniture.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ — Inmod (http://www.inmod.com) is proud to announce the introduction of the Inmod Fiberglass Shell Chair, a reproduction of the Charles and Ray Eames 20th century furniture icon. The Inmod Fiberglass Shell Chair is customizable through the Inmod Design Studio, an online interactive tool that enables customers to create their own furniture in real-time. While customizable, the Inmod Fiberglass Shell Chair is also the most accurate reproduction of the Eames Molded Plastic Shell Chair currently available, staying true to the form, function, beauty, and texture of the Eames original. Made in the USA and priced competitively, Inmod offers an affordable alternative to both the original and imported substandard reproductions.

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8-21 in Guangzhou
Thomas Russell — Furniture Today
GUANGZHOU, China — The next China International Furniture Fair here in March will include a home textile component.

Intertextile Guangzhou Hometextile China will be held March 18-21 in Guangzhou in conjunction with the 23rd China International Furniture Fair. It will include some 200 textile and fabric manufacturers showing in a 200,000-square-foot exhibit area.

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Posted by Brian Krepshaw

There is one nook (cranny?) in my kitchen that I’ve always thought about putting a small kitchen island. The additional work space would surely be welcomed. Problem is, the other things that live there would have to be moved, and I’m not entirely sure if I would actually like a kitchen island in that spot. So, I hesitate and the spot stays as is. I don’t want to make the commitment to a new piece of furniture that can only fit into one particular space; if it turns out I don’t like it, then I’m stuck with it.

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Just follow easy online process
Furniture Today Staff — Furniture Today, January 21, 2009
HIGH POINT — Furniture/Today is inviting show and association officials to submit information regarding their upcoming events on its online industry calendar.

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