Home Accents Today articles from December 2007

Home Accents Today archives from December 2007

Past equals present.(Furniture industry Trade shows)
December 1, 2007... By Tracy Bulla Thai accents merge old and new in perfect symmetry Perhaps one of the greater challenges for designers is to build on and respect the traditions of the past, while satisfying consumer cravings for newness and innovation...

New best friends.(Column)
December 1, 2007... Lynni Megginson It has been said by someone much smarter than me that the ladder of success is climbed one rung at a time. As a small independent retailer, I would truly like to get that MBA guy in a dark alley and kick his butt from here...

IHFC adds more accessories space on 3.(International Home Furnishings Center)(Wrenn/Green 3)
December 1, 2007... By Lane Harvey Brown The International Home Furnishings Center in High Point has added more space on its third floor for home accessories showrooms after prospective tenants snapped up newly offered temporary exhibit spaces in a matter of...

Sterling moves into expanded showroom in Dallas.(Sterling Industries )(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Staff Sterling Industries is moving to a new and larger showroom at the World Trade Center in Dallas for the January market. The Norcross, Ga.-based home accents wholesaler's new space, which is 10,000 square feet, will become the...

Chesapeake Bay Bliss.(Chesapeake Bay Candle)
December 1, 2007... By Susan Dickenson Mei Xu, the creator and owner of Chesapeake Bay Candle and Blissliving Home, has one thing in common with Andy Warhol - they both found fortune in Campbell's soup cans. Warhol painted them; Xu made them into candle...

Murray Feiss expanding showrooms in Dallas, High Point, Las Vegas.(Murray Feiss Import Corp.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Staff Murray Feiss Lighting will expand and revamp three of its showrooms in 2008. For the Dallas market in January, the company has increased its Martha Stewart Lighting area to accommodate the debut of more than 70 new Martha...

N.Y. show organizers launch joint campaign.
December 1, 2007... Staff Tradeshow producer George Little Management and showroom buildings 41 Madison, 230 Fifth Avenue and 7 West 34th Street have launched a cooperative marketing campaign: 'New York Market: Built for Business.' The campaign will...

Correction.(Correction notice)
December 1, 2007... Staff In the November Lamp & Lighting Portfolio, Cypress Point Home's name was listed incorrectly. Home Accents Today regrets the error.

Creative Co-Op adds House in the Country license.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Staff The look and images of House in the Country are being interpreted for Creative Co-Op Inc. in a new line of licensed products being introduced at the winter shows in Atlanta, Dallas, Las Vegas, New York and Chicago. A collection...

Source Global launches creative center in High Point.
December 1, 2007... Staff Source Global is launching a new year-round creative center in High Point, N.C., that aims to be a global meeting place for producers and distributors of home furnishings products. The 12,000-sq.-ft. center will open in January...

Decorative accessory vendors fight tough economy.
December 1, 2007... By Lane Harvey Brown Cite new products, better service, hard work as best defenses in difficult times Perhaps 2007 will be best remembered in the home accents industry as the year everyone ran twice as hard to stay in the same place....

What retailers are saying.
December 1, 2007... Staff According to an online survey of retailers who carry decorative accessories, conducted in November at HomeAccentsToday.com, decorative objects/objets d'art were the top sellers in the category for 51% of respondents, followed by...

Profiting from propitious partnerships.
December 1, 2007... Susan Dickenson, Retail Editor Take a look at retailer Lynni Megginson's column on page 102 and you'll see why she's a Home Accents Today Retail Star as well as a member of our magazine's Retail Advisory Board. Ever mindful of a good...

Champagne & Chandeliers in Sherman.
December 1, 2007... Story By Susan Dickenson | Photography By Anne Marie Shumate Six years ago, Carol Davis combined two decades of design experience and an innate marketing talent to launch Interior Home Store. Since then, the 5,000-sq.-ft. Sherman, Texas,...

Casually Intwined.(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Lindsey Strader The of-the-moment offerings in accent chairs evoke the warm breezy tropics with their casual, woven designs. Look for the usual woven fiber suspects of rattan, cane, abaca and wicker to blend seamlessly with newbies such as...

Wild Wild West.
December 1, 2007... Lindsey Strader An obsession with all things Western spurs the latest trend in accent chairs. A textural feast of luxe leather and hair-on-hide, materials synony-mous with this cowboy style, blends seamlessly with a rich color palette of...

Warm welcome.
December 1, 2007... Lindsey Strader Ruby reds, sunny yellows and vibrant oranges cheerfully splash across permanent botanical offerings, serving up visually stimulating arrangements with high energy appeal. When it comes to blooms, brighter is definitely...

Green party.
December 1, 2007... Lindsey Strader Environmentally conscious or not, botanical arrangements are literally going green this season. From formal topiary styles to lush leafy ferns, these flourishing designs say goodbye to fussy flowers and offer an...

Registry of sources.(Directory)
December 1, 2007... Staff All information for this list was supplied by the vendors who responded to a recent poll by Home Accents Today. A & B HONGDA GROUP Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 909-758-5366, abhongda.com * Topiaries and wreaths at low to medium...

GHTA hosts California conference.(Gift and Home Trade Association)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... By Jenny Heinzen York The Gift and Home Trade Association hosted its fifth annual conference in La Jolla, Calif., last month, with more than 300 attendees at the event. The organization includes sales reps, sales agency owners, vendors...

Chilly days.
December 1, 2007... Jenny Heinzen York If ever there was something in need of a little global warming, it's surely the ice-cold home furnishings business. Maybe I'm overstating that a bit (I have a habit of doing that, sometimes), but no one could argue that...

Raymond Waites making changes.
December 1, 2007... Staff Raymond Waites Designs has reorganized its design responsibilities with Waites creating the designs and direction for Raymond Waites Couture. Stacey Testa, senior vice president of design, will head the design group for the balance...

Canada joins Magnussen as vice president of sales.
December 1, 2007... Staff Kay Canada has been named vice president of sales, Western United States, Mexico and International for Magnussen Home Furnishings. She will report to Don Essenberg, Magnussen Home executive vice president and chief marketing officer....

IHFC appoints Payne, Mowery to publication posts.(Celeste Payne, Meredith Mowery, International Home Furnishings Center)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Staff Celeste Payne has joined the International Home Furnishings Center as account executive for the showroom building's High Point Market publications, and Meredith Mowery has joined as production manager. Payne will sell advertising...

Emess boosts sales leadership.(Company overview)
December 1, 2007... Staff Pittsburgh, Pa.-based decorative lighting company Emess Design Group has appointed four sales professionals as part of its recent company expansion. Karen Fallon will oversee Emess' Cresswell home lighting brand in her new...

OneCoast Southeast adds retailers, territory managers.
December 1, 2007... Staff OneCoast is expanding its home decor product offering to Southeastern retailers and has created a new home sales division with a total of 14 focused territory managers as part of the expansion. OneCoast has added the following...

Camille Beckman joins Fox Premier.(Fox Premier Sales)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Staff Southeast sales agency Fox Premier Sales is now representing Camille Beckman, creator of fine creams and lotions for specialty shops, the company announced last month. 'Camille Beckman is the leader within its category, and the...

Briefly.
December 1, 2007... Staff * Don Fairholm is joining Roma Moulding as the company's new director of sales. Fairholm comes to the Woodbridge, Ontario company with more than 20 years of experience in the picture framing industry, both in Canada and the...

Obituary.(Obituary)
December 1, 2007... Staff Gordon (Brad) Bradburn, who welcomed scores of visitors to The Bradburn Gallery in High Point and was father of company founder Bruce Bradburn, died in November from complications related to surgery. He was 88. Brad Bradburn...

Crazy Mountain licenses with Jim Shore for home line.
December 1, 2007... By Jenny Heinzen York Products will debut in summer '08, but buyers will get early look in January Giftware giant Crazy Mountain is readying its first home decor line, licensed with celebrated artist Jim Shore. Shore, known best...

Merchandise Mart receives award for green initiatives.
December 1, 2007... Staff Chicago's MerchandiseMart was recognized recently by the U.S. Green Building Council for its work to promote green building practices and environmental stewardship in its 4.2 million-sq.-ft. building. The Mart was awarded the...

W.A.C. Lighting opens campus in China.(Company overview)
December 1, 2007... Staff W.A.C. Lighting hosted the grand opening of its global manufacturing campus in QingXi, DongGuan, China on Nov. 3. The opening of this company-owned facility marks the firm's major expansion from a smaller factory and 10 years of...