Lights out for 55 Select Comfort stores in '09
Plymouth bed manufacturer Select Comfort Corp., among the first companies to get stung by nervous consumers who stopped making big-ticket purchases, said Thursday it will close at least 55 of its stores this year as it continues to cut costs. topix.com |
Mich. office furniture exhibit emphasizes design
It is a museum show about office furniture as art - but with designs on being more. topix.com |
Milan to Venice: Bring It. A Throw-Down With Apps and Fancy Furniture
Despite lingering malaise in the furniture industry, the organizers of the annual Milan Furniture Fair, Salone Internazionale del Mobile , have good reason to ramp up their festival's firepower this year: they feel the hot breath of their rival city-state, Venice, on their necks. topix.com |
Environmental Responsibility Drives New Furniture Company
From Boggs Collective: Environmental Responsibility Drives New Furniture Company The Boggs Collective Teams Up with The Southern Forests Network to Bring Environmentally Responsible Sourcing Practices to the Studio Furniture Industry. topix.com |
Eccola, Italian Design Store in Los Angeles, Relocates
The store, which specializes in midcentury modern furnishings from Italy, is moving and expanding for the second time in its six years. nytimes.com |