Furniture News
Designs to save the world
Sustainable design is a philosophy that seeks to cause as little damage as possible to the environment. It requires the use of products that minimize the use of nonrenewable resources. Because of the growing worldwide concern over the destruction of the environment, sustainable design is also a way of saving the world.
So for their entries [...]
Home Office Furniture Care and Selection
Too often, people settle for lesser known brands of home office furniture. While they may save some money initially, in the long run, they usually end up spending more due to the frequency of replacement of cheap goods. You want to be sure that the desk you will be working on is sturdy enough to [...]
P50M furniture bid invitation out soon
The publication of the invitation to bid for the procurement of P50 million worth of furniture and fixtures for the Bacolod City Government Center will be conducted next week, Bids and Awards Committee chairman Goldwyn Nifras said. Nifras said they are now reviewing the invitation and instruction to bidders provided by Government Procurement Policy Board.
“The [...]
Charity furniture is torched by vandals
A GROUP of unemployed people who built wooden furniture to sell for charity have seen their efforts go up in smoke after vandals torched their work.
The group, who take part in a back-to-work scheme in Oxgangs, were devastated to find that the garden benches, planters and bird boxes they had been making for three weeks [...]
Furniture up your street
Walking on Mumbai’s crowded streets may become an altogether better experience some time next year. You will still keep on bumping into people but you will bump into a few other things as well, like newspaper stands at street corners or information kiosks.
The BMC has already shortlisted seven international firms to carry out a survey [...]
Ohio-based Norwalk Furniture halts operations
A developer says he’s backing out of a deal that might save a troubled northern Ohio furniture company, leaving the future of the company and hundreds of employees up in the air.
Norwalk Furniture, based in Norwalk in northern Ohio, halted operations this week and idled 500 employees in Ohio and 300 in a Fulton, Miss. [...]
Arboretum to display furniture from fallen ash trees
Our first house was a cute little 1920s English cottage, complete with slate roof, copper gutters and a glorious old elm tree. That was about it in the way of a garden. The tiny lawn could support just this wonderful old elm tree that had somehow survived the ravages of Dutch elm disease in the [...]
Port City furniture store aims for hip image
Taken from the 1960s, it means hip, cool and fun. Store owner Deb Orlando saw a ’60s movie and got the name from a dictionary of slang.
“This store is just ‘phly,’” said Orlando. “It’s modern and retro, and very mid-century, with a little bit of art deco thrown in.”
Her background is varied, having been a [...]
Traditionally crafted furniture from John Droste
Furniture maker John Droste makes traditionally crafted furniture. The quality of his furniture, be it a classic or contemporary style, ensures long life, making it a sound investment. The years of experience gained by John Droste enable him to reproduce or replicate any piece of antique furniture by copying the original. He can also offer [...]
Omro business donates school furniture to Tanzania
An Omro school furniture maker is donating chairs, table frames and tabletops to a school in Tanzania.
Ken Korsch, owner of National School Lines in Omro, says the donations’ value is about $25,000.
He’s giving 122 chairs, 12 table frames and nine tabletops to the Salvatorian Mission in New Holstein for distribution to a school in Tanzania.
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