HIGH POINT, N.C. – The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) announces its tentative calendar of events for 2017.

Although not all locations have been finalized, the calendar will help industry executives plan the year ahead. Events include those planned by AHFA and its affiliates, including the International Casual Furnishings Association, the Specialized Furniture Carriers and the Solution Partners supplier division.

January 18-19
Joint Industry Formaldehyde Workshop
Conference Center at Guilford Technical Community College
Colfax, N.C. 

February 14-16
ICFA Education Conference, Navigating the Future
Hotel Valley Ho
Scottsdale, AZ

February…

GLOSTER FURNITURE, VA - Starting with a simple chair, the no-nonsense lines of 180 have the hallmark of a functional favourite. With clearly matching design cues, a comfy lounge chair and lounger compliment this popular aluminium and sling collection. The same delicate geometric lines and straight-forward stacking system is applied to all pieces.

Henrik Pedersen is no stranger to simple practicality. The respected Danish designer has cleverly emulated lines of traditional wooden furniture using powder coated aluminium and weatherproof sling to create both the stand out 180 Stacking Chair and the equally impressive 180 Stacking Lounge Chair . Followed with…

COPPELL, TX - As Woodard’s year of 150th anniversary celebrations continues, three more people are now celebrating with Woodard. Doug Bosse, Darla Ladiski and Julie Raymer Schultz were all anniversary contest winners and the proud new owners of an Anniversary Rocker. In recognition of their sesquicentennial celebration, Woodard created a limited-edition Anniversary Rocker and an open edition Anniversary Rocker 151 that are an adaptation of an indoor Woodard rocker from their historical archives.

Doug Bosse, general manager of SunSpot Pool and Patio in Arlington Heights, Ohio, was the lucky raffle winner who received the very first of the 150 limited…

BERKELEY, CA - These durable bamboo cutting boards are a beautiful and practical addition to your indoor or outdoor kitchen. Use during food prep to chop and cut your food without damaging countertops. Even better, the colorful soft-grip handle makes it easy to transport to the table to use for serving.

Brand: Charcoal Companion
Product:
CC5162: Round Bamboo Cutting Board
CC5163: Long Bamboo Cutting Board
CC5164: Wide Bamboo Cutting Board
MSRP: $24.99 - $29.99

Dimensions:
CC5162 - 13.39” x 0.94” x 19.29”
CC5163 - 7.95” x 0.94” x 22.64”
CC5164…

JACKSONVILLE, FL - Isokern by Earthcore is debuting its MAXIMUS, the first ever masonry direct vent gas fireplace. MAXIMUS connects users with the beautiful power of fire in the comfort of the home.

Offering an expansive ceramic glass opening with Invisi-Barrier and Triple Stadium Burner for exceptional appearance and flame presentation and an array of options, the MAXIMUS provides endless possibilities for making space warm and inviting.

www.earthcore.co

Focus Fires (France), led by modernist sculptor and fireplace visionary Dominique Imbert, is teaming up with European Home, a U.S. hearth products manufacturer and distributor, to re-release their iconic line of modern suspended and wall-mounted fireplaces to the North American market.

Focus’ quintessential fireplace, the Gyrofocus, was born in the late 1960s but feels as contemporary and cutting edge as ever.  It has been exhibited in multiple fine arts museums around the world, including the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. In 2009, the Pulchra competition was launched in Italy and in its first year, competing against more than…

DALLAS - Small business owner, David Schweig, of Sunnyland Patio Furniture gives his customers not only a discount on Small Business Saturday, November 26, but also gives to the customer’s charity of choice.

“Our measure of success is based upon the accomplishments of our employees, our community and the happiness of our customers,” David Schweig, owner and president of Sunnyland Patio Furniture, said. “I want to thank our community for supporting our business by giving a portion of sales to a charity.”

As a family owned business for 46 years, Sunnyland Patio Furniture is a staple in the Dallas…

Simple forms can lay bare profound beauty, and it’s this awareness that inspires ‘Design Travels,’ the latest collection of Sunbrella® fabrics by Joe Ruggiero, set for introduction during December Showtime in High Point.

“The simplest form can become a piece of artwork – a stone or shell, the twist of fabric on the fashion runway, or something you’d see in a museum,” Ruggiero said. “Design travels throughout the world, in traditional and new global contexts, and it can travel into homes across the world.”

In Design Travels, Ruggiero introduces nine new patterns:
Crisscross
With a hand inspired by…