transport for london launches furniture range
Transport for London today launches a range of furniture upholstered in its iconic public transport fabrics, what it claims is a first for a museum. Mopping up waste from the Tramlink and Overground projects was a main driver to the range’s creation, says TfL head of trading Michael Walton.
He expects the products, which employ TfL [...]
Wal-Mart and Penney roll out casual furniture
The catalog notes that items delivered to Wal-Mart stores have free shipping.
The Wal-Mart name scarcely appears, by design. The company says it’s trying to create a brand identity for Canopy, a line of ready-to-assemble furniture, bedding, rugs, lighting, dinnerware and table linens.
Penney created Linden Street because it noticed customers were gravitating to its simpler furniture, [...]
Ghana Strives to Remain Competitive in Global Timber Market
Professor Nii Ashie Kotey, Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, said on Thursday that current trends in the country’s timber industry required strategic innovations including the pooling of resources in order to remain competitive on the global market.
He as a result, he lauded the rebirth of the Ghana International Furniture and Woodworking Industry Exhibition (GIFEX) [...]
Furniture Made from Recycled Computer Game Consoles
Pli, based in Dulwich, has devised the ‘The Reee Chair’, using recycled computer games console casings to create connected components for the seat and back.
Designed and manufactured in the UK, the Reee chair competes with virgin plastic rivals on price and quality – but critically communicates the recycling message in what the company describes as [...]
Furniture part of new Sami Hayek line at Target
Target has launched a Sami Hayek for Target collection of contemporary furniture, bedding decorative accessories and stationery aimed at college students.
The furniture portion of the lines includes a $149.99 desk, desk chair, file cabinet and bookshelf. The line’s products are geared to serve multiple purposes, “with minimal packaging that is designed to be reused or [...]
Wholesale Furniture Brokers Introduces the Contemporary
With the competition of contemporary and modern furniture rising in the furniture industry, Wholesale Furniture Brokers aims to capture a larger piece of the market by introducing the innovative, minimalist designs of Furniture FX to their online shoppers, affiliate brokers, and registered distributors.
“When I first saw the Furniture FX collections, I knew these products would [...]
ABC Home Expands Its Modern Furniture Collection
ABC Home announced that in recent months the NYC based store has been expanding its modern furniture collection to include stores within stores like Tom Dixon and Blu Dot.
It will now be launching a new Herman Miller installation on May 15th called Herman Miller Environment. What’s exciting about this co-venture is that we have taken [...]
Furniture designers give back with Blank Canvas Project
These days, it’s fashionable to give back. You can sport a red cell phone to support fighting AIDS in Africa, wear a yellow bracelet to show solidarity with cancer victims or make a donation during the “American Idol†telethon to help kids around the world.
But what kind of furniture can you buy to show you [...]