TUSCALOOSA, AL - Traditional hospital waiting rooms are often cold, sterile, uncomfortable, and anything but welcoming. To create a warmer, more soothing atmosphere, Phifer’s Designed Fabrics is offering a sprawling collection of sleek Phifertex® sling and cozy GeoBella® cushion fabrics bursting with color, comfort, and style.

This performance fabric…

EAST HANOVER, NJ - For those who did not have a chance to visit the Veranda Classics showroom at the recent July market in Chicago, the New Jersey-based manufacturer wants retailers to see what they missed. 

While the 2015 catalog has not been released, images from the PreMarket showroom…

CHICAGO - The ICFA Preview Show, held annually at The Merchandise Mart, saw strong attendance—up 22% over last year. The Preview Show is an invitation-only show held for the permanent outdoor showroom tenants on floors 15 and 16, and select exhibitors on floor 7, who are also members of the…

HIGH POINT, NC – The International Casual Furnishings Association has named Jackie Hirschhaut as its new executive director following the retirement of long-time head Joseph Logan.

Hirschhaut is the vice president of public relations and marketing for the American Home Furnishings Alliance, a trade association based that represents hundreds…

CALHOUN, GA - Surya has appointed Jim Levine to the newly created role of vice president of Surya Outdoor. Levine is a veteran of the casual furniture industry where he has spent the last 32 years overseeing business operations, sales and marketing, supply chain management and product design for a…