ISFD Names New President and Board

kcaron — Tue, 05 May 2020 21:37:18 +0000

ISFD Names New President and Board kcaron Tue, 05/05/2020 - 16:37

The International Society of Furniture Designers (ISFD) announced their newly elected 2020 board members at their virtual board meeting held on Friday, April 24, 2020. The new board president is Liz Shaver, designer for Otto & Moore, who served as an executive board vice president for the past two years. Five new board members were also installed at the meeting.

ISFD chairman and past president, Tim O’Hare, senior vice president for Hooker, stated, “I would like to thank the entire board for their dedication and hard work over the past year. Our very supportive outgoing board members will be greatly missed as we welcome a new group of talented and enthusiastic board members. With all that is happening in the world today our challenge for the next year will be to creatively find new ways to serve our membership in their pursuit of design excellence.”

ISFD welcomes new board members: Gary Inman, president Gary Inman Design; Jessica Norby, sales director Symphony Mills Global Textile Alliance; Taylor West, owner Taylor West Designs and partner of West Design Group; Steve Wilcox, president Furnishings Design Inc. and Paul Rosebrock, owner/founder Paul Allen Rosebrock Designs.

The organization thanks its outgoing board members for their commitment and input throughout their terms: Catina Roscoe, owner Catina Unlimited Design; Aimee Kurzner, director of design Currey & Company; Mandy Shanahan, designer Phillips Collection.

In addition to Shaver, serving on the executive committee are: executive director John Conrad; chairman Tim O’Hare; treasurer Jack Hendrix, partner Hendrix Barney & Co, CPA’s; vice presidents: Chase Ryan, Chase Ryan Furniture; Lauren West, global color and designs manager Sherwin Williams; Tom Conley, president High Point Market Authority.

The board of directors includes: Abby Lane, founder/designer Redheaded Design; Will Moore, designer Otto and Moore; Adria Salvatore, asst. executive director AWFS; Karla Webb, executive director Bienenstock Furniture Library; Jake Wharton, partner Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP; Kimberley Wray, president Kimberley Wray Marketing Communications; Jonathan Baron, president Jonathan Baron Interiors; Dawn Brinson, vice president The Media Matters; Cindy Hodnett, content director IMC; Lewis Mabon, Design Engineer Leggett & Platt; and Richard Prisco, professor at Appalachian State University.

A.R.T. Furniture Introduces Artiste Now Stocking Program

kcaron — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 21:03:18 +0000

A.R.T. Furniture Introduces Artiste Now Stocking Program kcaron Tue, 10/09/2018 - 16:03

After revolutionizing the consumer furniture buying experience a year ago with Artiste, A.R.T. Furniture is taking it a step further with Artiste Now, a stocking program featuring seven of Artiste’s bedroom groups in best-selling fabrics, finishes and hardware.

The innovative Artiste program makes it easy for consumers to choose the styles, materials, details and finishes they want on a wide selection of beds, chests, dressers, mirrors and nightstands. Consumers can mix and match at a kiosk in a retail store or through a website, with fulfillment through participating retailers.

In the first year of the program some clear favorites have emerged. “Consumers love the design and quality of the Artiste furniture,” said Jessica Norby, Director of Sales and Marketing for Artiste, “and often they fall in love with a group the retailers are displaying on the floor and are eager to purchase it as shown. With Artiste Now they can.”

The preconfigured groups include the Lawrence upholstered bed in a vintage cherry finish with textured woven fabric and polished nickel nailhead trim; a twelve-drawer dresser, tall chest and medium nightstand in vintage cherry from the Annabel collection; and the Kristi mirror, also in vintage cherry. Those pieces and others from the Artiste Now program will be kept in stock in the A.R.T. Furniture warehouse in California.

“Our goal is to help our customers sell in the most effective and efficient ways possible, whether that be helping the consumer to ‘Create Their Own Masterpiece’ or purchase what is displayed,” said Norby. “We are excited about the growth that we’ve experienced with this custom bedroom program and look forward to helping our clients succeed further with the addition of Artiste Now.”