Dimplex North America was one of three winners of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Global Innovation Award for 2016. It entered its new Revillusion™30, an electric fireplace with an aesthetically pleasing brick interior.

Jane Bradley, director of marketing and communications for Dimplex, says, “We’re particularly proud about our newly patented Revillusion fireplace technology, which gives construction and design professionals premium-quality electric options to meet their clients’ needs, while achieving the efficiency demands of net-zero construction and regional clean-air programs across the nation.”

In its second year, the NAHB Global Innovation Award received entries from around…

  Internationally acclaimed furniture and textile designer Richard Frinier found inspiration for his latest collection of Sunbrella® fabrics in the architectural style and play of light inherent in urban artisanal studios and lofts. The Studio collection sweeps in the essences of wideopen spaces, high ceilings, and walls of glass that allow natural light to fill a room.

Frinier’s inspired designs debuted during December 2016 Showtime in High Point, North Carolina. “We mused over the trend toward a return to the urban lifestyle and worked to capture some of the elements of that architectural style, as well as its interesting…

  Castelle® (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), has acquired its 63rd design patent for product features of its handcrafted, luxury outdoor furniture. Designs from three of the 2017 introductory collections—Solaris, Roma, and Vertice—were among those receiving the latest patents.

“With over 60 patents, there is no question as to the priority our company places on originality of design. Through obtaining these, and all our patents, we are reinforcing our commitment to creating a genuine Castelle style and the something different our customers look to us for,” Steve Lowsky, CEO of Castelle, says.

Over the company’s nearly 40 years, the protection…

  Castelle®has introduced new additions to its outdoor dining-table and fire-feature collections for 2017. Included are the robust Arcadia table base and the sleek, angled contemporary table base. Arcadia, a large, faceted pillar-style base available in multiple sizes, turns an outdoor dining table into a true conversation piece. The contemporary table base, handcrafted in extruded aluminum, has sharp angles and interlocking lines, creating a base that easily coordinates with multiple chair and tabletop styles.

A premier glass tabletop also has been introduced to coordinate with new contemporary seating. For the new City collections, numerous table designs and styles are…

  Focus (Viols-le-Fort, France), led by modernist sculptor and fireplace visionary Dominique Imbert, has teamed up with European Home, U.S. hearth-products manufacturer and distributor, to re-release its iconic line of modern suspended and wall-mounted fireplaces in the North American market. Focus’ quintessential fireplace, the Gyrofocus, was born in the late 1960s, but feels as contemporary as ever. It has been exhibited in fine-arts museums around the world. In 2009, in Italy’s Pulchra competition, the Gyrofocus was chosen by voters as world’s most beautiful object.

The origin of Focus dates to 1967. It was cold, and Imbert was restoring a…

  Playa Hotels & Resorts is publicizing its partnership with leading consumer brand Panama Jack. Acclaimed for evolving the all-inclusive landscape with a separate partnership in 2013, Playa will now—under the Panama Jack brand—pursue the redevelopment of two existing all-inclusive hotels in Mexico: Gran Caribe Resort in Cancun and Gran Porto Resort in Playa del Carmen. The soon-to-be Panama Jack–branded all-inclusive properties will serve as a starting point for a much larger venture between the two growing companies, with additional resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean to follow.

Kevin Froemming, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Playa,…

  Littlejohn & Company LLC (Greenwich, Connecticut), a private investment company, has announced that an affiliate has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brown Jordan International Inc. (BJI), St. Augustine, Florida, a leading manufacturer of indoor and outdoor furniture. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies and was expected to close in late January 2017.

BJI offers a complete line of indoor and outdoor furnishings (primarily for use in hospitality, leisure, multifamily, corporate, restaurant, and other commercial environments) through its Brown Jordan, Charter, Texacraft, and Tropitone segments. The company also selectively serves…

  Brown Jordan Outdoor Kitchens has created a redesigned website (www.brown jordanoutdoorkitchens.com) to meet the needs of design and building professionals, as well as homeowners interested in enhancing exterior spaces with an outdoor-kitchen installation. The website includes new features; a clean, contemporary look; and enhanced functionality, to improve visitors’ desktop and mobile experiences.

The new site incorporates an Inspiration section that includes a photo gallery, designer-curated collections by Kerrie Kelly of Kerrie Kelly Design Lab, and a simple layout program that allows users to create their own outdoor kitchens, based on cooking and design preferences. Resources are also provided…