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ITA Promotes Carrie Dillon to Managing Director
Effective September 1, the International Textile Alliance (ITA) will begin its 2020-2021 fiscal year with the promotion of Carrie Dillon to the newly created position of Managing Director.
Dillon…
Christopher Guy Harrison Passes
British luxury furniture designer Christopher Guy Harrison, who founded international furnishings brand Christopher Guy in 1993, has died after battling lung cancer since early 2019.
Harrison grew…
Four Hands Names Craig Starnes Vice President of Logistics
Four Hands, global designer and wholesaler of trendsetting lifestyle home furnishings, has announced the creation of a new position within the company — Vice President of Logistics. Four Hands…
Gift for Life Adds NY NOW's Tim Hart to Board
Gift for Life, the gift, stationery and home decor industries’ sole national charitable organization, announced today that Tim Hart of Emerald Expositions has joined its board of directors.
Hart is…
Sustainable Furnishings Council Names Its 2020 SFC Brand Ambassadors
The Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC) has named this year’s team of dedicated professionals to its annual SFC Ambassadors program, selected to advance the organization’s mission to promote…
Ed Logan Joins Crestview Collection
Industry veteran Ed Logan has joined Crestview Collection, and will serve in the newly-created position of National Sales Manager/Vice-President of Sales. Logan most recently spent a decade with…
Sharron Bradley Retiring as Home Furnishings Association CEO
Sharron Bradley, who led the merger of three furniture retailer associations into what is now the Home Furnishings Association, will retire next month. Executive Vice President Mark Schumacher will…
Dillon Parrish Joins Uttermost as Senior Designer
Uttermost, a manufacturer and wholesaler of home accessories and furniture, continues to build its Product Development team with the hiring of Dillon Parrish as Senior Designer.
Parrish joins…
Shayla Copas Interiors Announces New Marketing Director
National interior design firm Shayla Copas Interiors has tapped Malina Tabor as its new Director of Marketing & Public Relations. After a career in corporate marketing and editorial work, Tabor…
Former Sam Moore President John Boardman Dies at 91
John Boardman, who served as president of Sam Moore Furniture for 40 years, passed away on July 8, 2020 at the age of 91.
Boardman was a graduate of Washington and Lee University and served in the…