Contemporary furniture dominates spring market shows variety and style
The spring furniture market highlights Contemporary design emerging as its own style alongside Early American, Classical, and Modern. Wood finishes and exotic veneers appear across brands including Drexel, Lane, Bassett, Heritage, Founders, American of Martinsville, Thomasville, and Churchill. Public relations rep showcases American of Martinsville in American Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drexel
Brayhill
Mount Airy Furniture
Lane, Bassett and
Heritage
Founders
Jack Cartwright
American of
Martinsville
Thomasville Chair Co
County Manor
Cherry Churchill
Continental Furniture Marks 60th Anniversary Exhibition
Continental Furniture displays its 60th anniversary at the spring Furniture Market. A 1901-1961 bedroom suite contrasts with a current group and the new Decatur House Collection in solid maple. President Detweiler praises founders Tate and Holton for a legacy of quality and continued innovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Furniture Company
R. J. Girard
Charlotte
Mrs. Girard
Lancaster
D. C
Continental Furniture Co
High Point
South
Decatur House
Continental
Alan W. Detweiler
Fred N. Tate
Southern furniture market draws largest press coverage yet
The spring Southern furniture market attracts wide media attention with four home furnishings publishers visiting for the first time. Editors and staff from American Home, Bride & Home, Bride's Magazine, House Beautiful, Modern Bride, Vogue and other magazines send teams totaling dozens of journalists to cover the event. Home Furnishings Daily operates its own newsroom in the Wrenn Street Wing with direct teletype and NY connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Albert S. Traina
Bride & Home
Wells Droubaugh
Bride's Magazine
Richard H. Hoefer
House Beautiful
Bradford Briggs
Modern Bride
American Home
House and Garden
Ladies’ Home Journal
Living For
Young Homemakers
Vogue
Better Homes and Garden
Good Housekeeping
McCall's
Seventeen
Woman's Day
Home Furnishings Daily
Trade
Wrenn Street Wing
New York
Thomasville furniture market shows favorable early reaction
Thomasville showrooms opened for spring Southern Furniture market with buyer registrations ahead of last October and on par with last year. Executives from Thomasville Chair Co American of Martinsville and Erwin Lambeth laud favorable reception and new color and design approaches including stain resistant fabrics mobility enhanced sofas and bold turquoise bedroom tones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Moore
Thomasville
Thomasville Furniture Factory
Southern
Doak Finch
Thomasville Chair Co
T. N. Barbour
American
Martinsville
Erwin-Lambeth
Robert Powell
Powell
Erwin Lambeth
American Square
High Point
Trade Groups Plan Meetings at Southern Furniture Exposition
Trade associations and buying syndicates schedule meetings at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building today tomorrow and Tuesday. Participants include Associated Merchandising Corp Redlicks National Retail Furniture Assn Dealers American Furniture Associates National Wholesale Furniture Salesmen Assn and Select Furniture Stores today Arkwright Inc. will meet Tuesday in the basement and Wrenn Street Wing mezzanine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Merchandising Corp
Redlick’s
National Retail Furniture Assn
American Furniture Associates
National Wholesale Furniture Salesmen Assn
Arkwright Inc
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Igh Point Enterprise
Robert Marks
Highway 29-A
Continental Furniture
Roland T. Holton
Detweiler
Alan Detweiler
Mark H. Book
Ohio
David Cox
Iig
Stanley Furniture Co
Pierre Debs
Barbour
Southern Furniture Exposition Building
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