Car Bed Desk Closet Rolls Into One at High Point Market
Gautier Inc showcases a multifunctional car bed that doubles as a desk and wardrobe, plus toy chests and drawers for compact spaces. Kenneth Done notes its appeal to urban apartments and forecasts broader US manufacturing. Living Walls, Inc. also promotes modular wall units and stackable storage for small rooms.
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Carol Wilson
Utley Enterprise
Gautier, Inc
High Point
Kenneth Done
Montreal
Gautier
Gauler
Dane
America
Done
Gaulier’s
Australians Find America Impressive
Australian visitors including P A V Murphy of West Australian Guild of Furniture Manufacturers tour the United States visiting San Francisco Los Angeles and High Point to study design marketing and production methods They praise American worker productivity and manners while noting LA pollution high housing costs and gun policing as surprising contrasts They also remark on potential shifts toward smaller living spaces and the influence of Scandinavian furniture styles The stay includes a note about a misprint identifying a restaurant parking lot as Hodgin Street at English Road wrongly listed as Hickory Barbecue instead of Alexander Barbecue
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P.A.V. Murphy
West Australian Guild of Furniture Manufacturers
Murphy
United States
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Australia
Europe
America
West Australia
Blue Ridge Mountains
North Carolina
Enterprise
Hodgin Street
English Road
Hospitality Centers Aid Buyers At Southern Furniture Market
Visitors praised three hospitality centers set up at High Point and Winston-Salem airports to assist arriving buyers during the 10 day Southern Furniture Market. Workers reported heavy demand, especially for transportation, with car shortages due to Ford strike and overbooking issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont North Carolina
Greensboro-High Point
Delta Airlines
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Barry Slovy
Momewood, In
Avis
Sasbury
Burlington
Avis and
Hertz
Riggs Still Hustles On Court In Parking Lot Show
Bobby Riggs, now 58, faced furniture buyers in a Sears parking lot as part of Sperry and Hutchinson’s promotion. He dispatched a Chicago bidder and briefly faced High Point’s Jordan Washburn before finishing strong at the net. The crowd, about 200, cheered as Riggs joked and showcased trick shots, while Donna Sheen and Nancy Bailey watched.
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Carol Wilson
Utley
Bobby Riggs
Houston Astrodome
Riggs
Sperry and Hutchinson
Sears
Chicago
Billie Jean
Jordan Washburn
High Point
Washburn
Mrs. Skeen
Cornman
Frank Parker
Billie Jean King
Tracy Austin
Liverwurst
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Eds. P. Gautier, SA
Living Walls, Inc
New York
John Loving
SFMC
Paul Fine
Gayle Taylor
Martha Wentz
Donna Sheen
American Crew
Donna Skeen
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