Hickory Furniture Market Expands as Buyers Flock In
Hickory's furniture market, rooted in three rooms and now a regional hub, plans to add 100000 square feet of showroom space. Some 2000 buyers from across the nation will visit the Hickory Community Center and Hickory Furniture Mart, with 60 manufacturers showcasing upholstery. Transportation and lodging demand rise as Piedmont Airlines and local motels serve market week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Hickory
North Carolina
Hickory Community Center
Hickory Furniture Mart
Piedmont North Carolina
Lake Hickory Country Club
Catawba Country Club
The
Elks
Moose
Furniture Mart
Lenoir
High Point
Howard Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont
Atlanta
Baltimore
Washington
Douglas
Charlotte
Hickory Furniture Market
Hickory Home Furnishing Mart Inc
Hickory Furniture Firms Eye Strong Fall Market Push
J P Mull chairs Hickory Furniture Mart and Hickory Chair Co shows a new 8000 square foot showroom opened in April 1961. Hickory Chair won the Mahogany Association Award of Achievement for the James River Collection. Local plants report steady production and backlogs with overtime and a likely fall market surge into 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Furniture Mart
J. P. Mull
Hickory
Hickory Chair Co
Hickory Chair
Mahogany Assn
James River
Importer Higgins Shops in Europe for New Firm
Robert Higgins of Greensboro spent two months in France Germany Belgium Italy and Spain buying merchandise for Contessa Moroni Imports Inc The purchases are shown in third floor showrooms of the Furniture Displays Building during this market Contessa Moroni Imports formed in November 1961 with Ray E Teague as president James Connell traffic manager C F Carlson sales manager and James Perrin treasurer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Robert Higgins
Greensboro
Contessa Moroni Imports, Inc
Higgins
France
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Spain
Contessa Moroni
Ray E. Teague
James Connell
C. F. Carlson
James Perrin
Treas
Scandinavian Design Natural and Modern Balance
The article surveys how modern Scandinavian design blends natural hand crafted materials with industrial methods. It traces the four Nordic nations Denmark Norway Sweden and Finland and their crafts guilds schools and designer organizations shaping furniture silver glass and textiles. It notes postwar American demand and the role of Bauhaus and arts and crafts movements in influencing systematic design unity across producers retailers and designers.
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Clara Ann Ridder
America
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Nordic Countries
Frank Lloyd Wright
Europe
Arts and Crafts
Werkbund
Walter Gropius
Bauhaus
Germany
Georg Jensen
Scandinavia
Scandinavian Countries
Konstfackskolan
Gustavsberg Porcelain Factory
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Hickory Market
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Hickory Furnishing Mart Inc
Bruington Furniture Inc
Carolina Comfort Furniture Inc
Comfort Chair Co
Fashion Furniture Co
Herman Chairs
Hickory Tavern Furniture Inc
Keith Manufacturing Co
Maxwell Royal Chair Co
Quality Upholstery Co
Style Upholstering Co
Trend-Line Inc
the Mart
Hickory Home Furnishings Mart
NEW Hickory Furniture Mart
BY Annette Moore
Scandinavian
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Teague
James Pringle
Ringling School of Art
Florida
U. S
H. L. Cable Co
Luther Hodges
Ray Teague
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