By: Furniture World Magazine  Butler Specialty will showcase 15 new hand-painted finishes – 50 percent more than ever before – at the International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, N.C., this month. The new finishes…

-- Home Accents Today Deadline is Aug. 4 The American Society of Furniture Designers is accepting applications for its 2013 Pinnacle design achievement awards. Now in its 11th year, the awards competition promotes outstanding furniture…

By: Furniture World Magazine  To be staged in AsiaWorld-Expo on October 27 – 30 2013, the Hong Kong International Furniture Fair is co-organised by two renowned and successful trade fair organizers in Hong Kong, namely…

-- Furniture Today, Expects program in place in 90 days FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. -- City Furniture is nearing the testing stage for its proposal to finance home furnishings purchases through home mortgages. Within 90 days, the…

By: Furniture World Magazine  According to research performed by America’s Research Group, the Furniture Buying Index is up slightly to a reading of 76. The Index has been virtually stagnant over the past three months…

Deal financing falls through CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Specialty coatings supplier CFC International has terminated a buyout agreement that would have taken the company private. (see previous story) CFC said the $75 million deal was ended…

By: Furniture World Magazine  The U.S. Department of Commerce has granted Trade Fair Certification to CMP Sinoexpo International Exhibition Company to organize an official U.S. Pavilion at Furniture China 2013/ZOW to provide U.S. firms with…

Susan M. Andrews Will complement Joe Ruggiero line WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Upholstery trim supplier Phoenix Trim Works has been licensed to produce a line of high-performance decorative trimmings under the Sunbrella brand name. The company’s…