CHICAGO - In an agreement just signed, The International Casual Furniture & Accessories (ICFA) Market will be held at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart for at least the next eight years. The ICFA) has renewed its contract with The Merchandise Mart, owned by Vornado Realty Trust, to host the country’s premier trade show for outdoor furnishings, further solidifying its long-standing relationship with Chicago’s Merchandise Mart as the go-to destination for the Casual Industry. 

“We appreciate the confidence and commitment the ICFA has shown in us by choosing to continue to make the Merchandise Mart and Chicago the center of the Casual…

DELRAY BEACH, FL - Twin-Star International, manufacturer of furniture, thermoelectric wine coolers and electric heaters, is set to open its first Far East warehouse to support the company’s Sharetainer sales program, aimed at providing retailers large and small with maximum flexibility in their container orders.

The warehouse will begin fulfilling orders October 1st, in time for the all-important fall and winter selling seasons.
Based in Dalishan, Guandong Province, China, the new warehouse affords retailers the opportunity to mix their direct container shipments with a larger variety of Twin-Star’s well-known branded products including all its ClassicFlame and Tresanti lines…

HIGH POINT, NC - Home décor authority Joe Ruggiero celebrates the connection between interiors and fashion with new Sunbrella® fabric designs during Fall High Point Market. Paying homage to fashion as it inspires home décor, the collection features soft, sophisticated colors and new patterns reminiscent of those found on the runway.

“The fabrics in my newest Sunbrella collection utilize color in a way that I never have before,” said Ruggiero, whose new designs are available through Miles Talbott.

Visitors to the Miles Talbott showroom will discover Ruggiero’s Sunbrella fabrics in vignettes, reflecting today’s fashion trends in five color stories –…

LAS VEGAS - Handcrafted casual furniture producer OW Lee Inc has signed a major lease for more than 5,400 square feet of permanent showroom space at the Las Vegas Market starting in August 2015.

As part of the Casual Furnishings category launch taking place at the Summer 2015 Market in Las Vegas, OW Lee joins casual manufacturers Agio, Hanamint and Tommy Bahama, who have already committed to the market with long-term leases. These new companies join the casual/outdoor manufacturers already showing at Las Vegas Market including Emerald Home Furnishings, Emerald Outdoor, Kannoa, King’s Rattan, Original Charleston Bedwing, Patio Logic, Panama…

LOS ANGELES - Brown Jordan is celebrating 70 years of pioneering design in the luxury casual furniture market. In 1948, Brown Jordan introduced “Leisure,” a collection constructed of lightweight tubular aluminum and vinyl lace and meant expressly for full-time outdoor use. Designed for comfort and practicality, Leisure was offered in cheerful Jonquil and Parrot Green—colors that matched the relaxed California lifestyle. 

“Brown Jordan’s origin in Pasadena is fundamental to its identity,” said Stephen F. Elton, chief brand officer for Brown Jordan. “The mid-century years in Los Angeles were a period of extraordinary creativity nurturing designers and architects like Charles…

HIGH POINT, NC - The International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) presented its 2014 Manufacturer Leadership Awards today during the ICFA Market in Chicago. The winners were selected through an online vote of ICFA’s retail, designer and supplier membership.

One manufacturer was honored in each of 10 categories for the overall design and quality of their products, along with their merchandising, customer service, ethics, communications and trade relations. From the 10 category winners, a single Manufacturer of the Year was also selected in online voting and will be announced at the ICFA Awards Gala on Thursday, September 18, at the Field…

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL - Brown Jordan International Inc has acquired the outstanding equity interests of Tropitone Furniture Co Inc. The transaction combines leading providers of outdoor casual furniture to the retail and hospitality markets into a company generating consolidated net sales of nearly $400 million. The combined company will be headquartered in St. Augustine, Fla, and will maintain manufacturing, design and administrative operations in six states in the US, as well as in Juarez, Mexico.

“We have long admired Tropitone’s capabilities in the hospitality and specialty retail sectors and are excited for the opportunity to leverage the strengths of our…

BALDWIN PARK, CA - For 2015, the selection of trend-setting and durable canopy fabrics offered by Treasure Garden will expand by a full 20% to include the latest in colors, designs and textures from leading outdoor textile brands Sunbrella®, Outdura®, Bella-Dura®, Sunbury® and O’bravia®.

New solution-dyed acrylic designs from the Spanish brand, Docril® also will debut. An expanded swatch book highlighting the new fabrics will be unveiled during the 2014 International Casual Furniture and Accessories Market.

“The current color trends have always held an important position in the overall design of our products,” said Jeff B. Dorough, vice president,…