The Wave City coffee table, inspired by the film Inception, bends a cityscape, with the overlapping surface forming a tabletop. It was built using 3D printing, plywood, solid wood and steel by Mousarris, a design firm that produces high quality custom furniture.

November 2015's housing data was positive with the exception of existing house sales (-3.8% Y/Y). The volatile multi family sector remains strong (+21.3% Y/Y; ≈35% of all starts) with rents rising.Housing prices are increasing steadily as inventories are low (4.6 months supply for SF, 4.8 months for existing homes). Yet, fewer houses are bought by first time buyers (≈32% now vs. ≈40% historically) due to a variety of reasons. Without the return of these first time buyers, it's hard to envision a return of the housing market to "normal."

84 Lumber Company plans to locate an 84 Components manufacturing facility in Franklin, Indiana, adding 100 new jobs by 2019.

CNC router manufacturer AXYZ International has introduced the PDS XLC70 quick release, 3.0 horsepower spindle, air cooled, and allowing continuous operating at speeds up to 40,000 rpm, while maintaining a high-quality cut edge. It is available for retrofit on AXYZ models, and can be specified for Trident and Pacer models.

American Home Furnishings Alliance called "imprecise and unreliable" the deconstructive testing that produced high formaldehyde emission levels in some Wayfair imported casegoods. The AHFA released test results Jan. 4 it says confirm the safety of furniture containing engineered wood with formaldehyde within CARB permissible levels.

The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) released test results that it says confirm home furnishings containing engineered wood comply with California’s formaldehyde emission standard.

KronotexUSA and its parent firm Swiss Krono Group will invest $230 million to build a high-density fiberboard mill and expand the company's laminate flooring production in Barnwell County, South Carolina, a move which will create 105 new jobs over the next few years.

For building a walnut kitchen cabinet suite, cabinetmakers' pricing ranged from a low of $8,600 all the way up to more than $37,000. For a frameless maple kitchen, estimates ranged from $10,000 to over $35,000. FDMC magazine editor Will Sampson will details on these and other live projects estimates in his renowned woodworking Pricing Survey at Cabinets & Closets 2016, March 22-24 in Pasadena, California.

Hooker Furniture Corp. has agreed to purchase Home Meridian International, a move which will more than double the company's size and make it one of the top five U.S. sources of upholstered furniture and casegoods. Announced Jan. 6, the $100 million acquisition is being called the largest in Hooker Furniture's 91-year history.