In 2013, Michael Bennett was a star defensive end for the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. In 2024, he debuted We Gotta Get Back to the Crib, his inaugural collection of sculptural furniture.

LEESBURG, Va. — In December, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the company’s founding, REHAU began celebrating 75 years of enhancing lives. With world-class engineering expertise, adaptability and a strong value-based foundation, REHAU has grown from a family-owned company into today's family of companies that will continue to invest in sustainable growth.  

Wolf Home Products, a supplier of building products, is expanding its distribution reach to service the building product dealers in Michigan. This expansion brings a vast portfolio of high-quality building products to local dealers.

The Urban Wood Network (UWN), a national organization dedicated to increasing the reclamation of felled urban trees, recently appointed nine representatives to its board of directors.

MENDOTA, Ill. — After more than five years of substantial investment and growth, the development of Starved Rock Wood Products (SRWP) continues with the hiring and promotion of several key executives and managers.  The company has named Michelle Christ as company president. Christ, who holds a BA in Accounting and an MBA, joined the company a year ago as chief financial officer. She had served as interim president for the past three months. 

Elektra established a subsidiary in Wilmington, North Carolina, making its high-quality lighting systems available to customers in the U.S. The company can supply local furniture manufacturers and shopfitters with flexible, intelligent and sustainable lighting solutions.

Lakeland Mills Furniture Co., a renowned log furniture manufacturer in Edmore, Michigan, has changed ownership and leadership. Chad Galloway, alongside partners Bob & Tricia Rouse and Jason Hunt, has acquired the company, ushering in a new era for the company.

U.S. Department of Labor makes changes in how contractors are classified, but builders and contractors organization is critical of the new rules.

The goal of these partnerships is to promote excellence in the furniture field through professional development and supporting projects.

The plastic restraints can become brittle or break, allowing the furniture to detach from the wall and a tip-over and/or entrapment hazard to result.