A well-known visionary in the furniture design industry, Richard Frinier received the Industrial Designers Society of America 2018 IDEA for his Architexture Collection for Sunbrella® fabrics.

IDSA recently announced the 145 winners of the IDEA, one of the world’s most prestigious and rigorous design competitions. The Architexture Collection of Sunbrella performance textiles created in collaboration with Frinier, a celebrated designer and long-standing IDSA member, received an award in the Furniture & Lighting category.

“The Architexture Collection was based on my appreciation of the importance architecture plays in the modern landscape,” Frinier said. “Its uniquely developed constructions, patterns and…

Patio & Hearth Products Report spoke with Belinda Lavender, vice president of Sales and Marketing at Woodard Furniture, about Woodard’s recent acquisition of Mallin Casual.

Q: Why was Mallin a good strategic fit for Woodard?
Lavender: Mallin’s main business is in direct containers, Woodard’s is domestic. We felt this purchase would round out our product line.

Q: How was the acquisition handled in terms of the integration of Mallin?
Lavender: Our goal was and is to keep Mallin product the same as much as possible. Same frame, same cushions, same design type, which tend to lean traditional to…

In an effort to cater to homeowners with an eye for green living and progressive design, Les Jardins Solar Lighting introduces Wharf, the latest in its LED statement lighting collection. The new design fuses vintage and modern elements to illuminates outdoor spaces with ‘movement’ and light.

The rechargeable Wharf is nautical, rustic and mesmerizing at the same time, with a sculptural open frame that creates the illusion of dancing light. At just under five feet tall, it has a commanding presence and airy design that casts intriguing shadows and patterns of light. Taking design cues from vintage woven fish baskets,…

MORRISVILLE, VT - The HearthStone brand, with its manufacturing facility in Morrisville VT, has been working diligently to be at the forefront of clean burning solid fuel technology for over 40 years. HearthStone always works toward their Green Energy Promise: to deliver sustainable, locally sourced, green heating solutions.

With new EPA regulations coming into effect mid 2020, the engineering team at HearthStone has developed what has proven to be an uber-efficient, ultra-low emissions combustion system – the TruHybrid™. This system combines current primary and secondary clean burning technology with a tertiary catalytic combustor.

In November, 2018 HearthStone’s Castleton TruHybrid…

WASHINGTON, DC -The Model 509-1 Optimum Stove was recently voted the People’s Choice Winner at a stove burning competition at our Nation’s Capital. Dusty Henderson, founder & CEO of 509 Fabrications, is winning nationwide awards for his innovation and design. By engineering a stove that no one else in the industry has, they have further developed and patented an invention by Frank Reed of Hayden, Idaho, into the World’s First Gravity Fed Pressed Log Burning Stove.

The 509-1 Optimum produces this environmentally friendly heat by burning compacted sawdust logs, which are a by-product of the manufacturing industry. Already passing…

PATERSON, NJ - Cast Classics awarded Joseph Long of Richboro PA their 2nd ever Lifetime Achievement award. The honors were recently bestowed by David and Daphna Arad, founders of Cast classics,  at a small restaurant in the quaint town of New Hope, Pa.

Joe joined Cast Classics in 1997, first as part of a Parkman Rep Group, but eventually broke off on his own, never missing a step and winning several “Rep of the Year” awards along the way.  “Joe was one of the most incredible salesman we have ever had,” claims Al Arad, president of Cast Classics.  “He…

Serge Ferrari has launched its 2019 collection for two sling mesh fabrics: Batyline Duo and Batyline Iso. The company consulted with European designers and color experts to produce a more sophisticated and trendsetting color palette compatible with all design styles. The 28 colors of the Batyline Duo range and the 31 colors of the Batyline Iso range are now stocked and available in the Pompano Beach, Florida, warehouse.

Batyline Iso is Serge Ferrari’s original sling fabric and a standard in the industry for the last 30 years. Coated high-tenacity polyester yarns are threaded one in warp and one in…

Phifer Incorporated has introduced its sample furniture fabric trends for the 2018-19 season—a collection of seven energetic and diverse palettes that put a fresh face on bold color. With today’s layered outdoor decorating style in mind, the new palettes feature brilliant tones and classically modern patterns with a healthy mix of tried-and-true best-sellers. For the 2018-19 season, Phifer’s design team introduced more than 350 new fabrics across six color and pattern trends with a continued focus on coordination between the cushion and sling product lines.

Highlighting the industry’s freshest in color and design, these fabrics are showcased in Phifer…