HIGH POINT, NC - Entries are now being accepted for the 2016 Design Excellence Awards, the premier design recognition for home furnishings and accessories produced for outdoor living.

The competition is open to all companies exhibiting at the 2016 Casual Market Chicago, as well as outdoor fabric suppliers, who are…

  PRIDE FAMILY BRANDS HAS ANNOUNCED THAT DESIGN planning for its 2017 new-product debuts is on track to add, once again, multiple collections and hundreds of new items. Pride Family Brands is known for the depth of its introductions each season. To this end, its design and management teams recently…

  ATTENDING THE SPRING 2016 HIGH POINT MARKET came with an added benefit for Shay Geyer of IBB Design (Frisco, Texas). Geyer, a designer since 2001 and a furniture buyer, was the winner of the Trento sling dining set given away by Castelle®. Registration took place throughout High Point Market,…

  SUMMER CLASSICS HAS PROMOTED Schon Duke to the position of vice president of sales for both Gabby and Summer Classics. Duke joined Summer Classics in April 2015 as vice president of sales for the wholesale division. In 2015, Duke’s teams launched multiple designer-friendly programs, which increased market share; reconfigured…

  FOREMOST GROUPS INC. reports that Mike Runnells has been hired as its national sales manager for the outdoor division—specialty channel. In this position, Runnells will be directly responsible for developing and implementing Veranda Classics sales programs, managing the sales force, and serving a nationwide specialty customer base.

Runnells…