The 2012 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Chicago unveiled the newest, most innovative products of the year as the National Kitchen & Bath Association’s (NKBA) Vice President John Petrie announced the eight winners who were judged on the basis of functionality, quality/durability, flexibility, aesthetics/style and innovation.

Former Sligh Furniture President and CEO Robert Lewis "Bob" Sligh passed away May 21. He was 84 years old.

Indiana Furniture has been awarded Forest Stewardship Council Chain-of-Custody Certification, by GFA Consulting Group, an independent third-party accredited by the FSC to certify companies to their international standards.

IRWIN Tools has been involved in motorsports for many years, but this past weekend in Morganton, N.C., the leader in hand tool and power tool accessories gravitated to a racing event that didn’t require a “motor.”

Jack Shannon Jr. of J. T. Shannon Lumber Co. of Memphis, TN, was elected president of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association at its National Conference and Expo in New Orleans, LA.

Episode 3c features furniture maker Andrew Pitts making a contemporary sideboard buffet. This project received an Honorable Mention award in CWB's 2012 Design Portfolio competition.

Episode 3b features furniture maker Andrew Pitts making a contemporary sideboard buffet. This project received an Honorable Mention award in CWB's 2012 Design Portfolio competition.

he IKEA Foundation, working with Save the Children, said it would expand efforts to fight child labor in the cotton industry in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajastan.

Episode 3a features furniture maker Andrew Pitts making a contemporary sideboard buffet. This project received an Honorable Mention award in CWB's 2012 Design Portfolio competition.

Today, IKEA Foundation and Save the Children announced they will expand their efforts to fight child labor in the cotton industry, with new programs in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajastan.