Rock music and acting icon Lenny Kravitz’s furniture collaboration with designer Philippe Starck for Kartell’s redesigned Mademoiselle armchairs hit a high note with attendees at the 2012 Milan Furniture Fair.

HNI Corp.’s sales grew 12 percent for first quarter ended March 31, 2012. The office furniture and hearth manufacturer recorded consolidated net sales of $445.2 million for the quarter, with $15.4 million attributed to the acquisition of Sagus.

Beaufurn announced it is moving manufacturing to Davie County, NC, joining Ashley Furniture, which recently announced the opening of a new manufacturing and distribution facility in the area.

Woodworking professionals from more than 70 companies attended Stiles Machinery’s Manufacturing Intelligence two-day event, held April 18 and 19 in Grand Rapids.

The hardwood industry has historically oversupplied recovering markets, and will likely do so again. However, our smaller, cash-constrained industry has less capacity to do so than in recoveries past.

Diamond Cabinets, a division of MasterBrand Cabinets, is introducing a new line of kitchen and bath cabinet products designed to offer flexible options in home remodeling and cabinet replacement.

Uniboard is launching a new social media campaign with its Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn accounts to cover new trends and exclusive industry events like the Milan Furniture Fair.

Custom woodworking expansions include Philadelphia Woodworks, and acquisition of Amazon Millworks by a bank exec. Large-scale expansion at Okaply Plywood and RiverRun Cabinetry also topped the news.