In this industry report, we talk about five of the current themes and one trend we have been thinking about, with an eye on how they may affect the furniture and furnishings industries (both residential and contract/commercial) going forward.

Alpenglow Timber is currently in the development phase of building and operating an integrated wood products facility near Truckee, California, to serve the Lake Tahoe and northern Sierra regions of Northern California.

Herman Miller's iconic Eames chair is now available with bamboo-based upholstery, and can be specified with any of the existing shell types—walnut, santos palisander, ash, or oak.

Elevated mortgage rates continue to keep buyers on hold, as new home sales remained relatively flat in June.

Representatives from window and door manufacturer MITER Brands, and various volunteers recently passed out relief supplies to victims of Hurricane Beryl including more than 38,000 bottles of water, 3,556 batteries, 200 flashlights, gloves, and extension cords, among other items.

This acquisition reinforces both companies' commitment to expanding local market leadership in the Pacific northwest.

Henkel is expanding its national partnership with Habitat for Humanity International. This commitment is the latest in a partnership with Habitat for Humanity that spans the globe.

Choice Machinery Group has appointed Matthew Kooistra as its new vice president of engineering.

CLARENDON HILLS, Ill. — Janet Linly, a reknowned designer purchased the iconic luxury furniture company Marge Carson in 2023 that had gone out of business.Linly announced in February 2023 that the company had resumed production and is taking orders under the new name of Marge Carson Global, Inc. Operating from a 68,000-square-foot production facility in Tijuana, Mexico, the company has re-hired many seasoned Marge Carson craftsmen to manufacture and service its luxury brand, Linly said. 

In 1929, Carl Trostel founded the first store on Linden Street and supplied lumber and building materials to the growing Northern Colorado construction industry. In 1948, Carl Trostel's son-in-law, Bob Sears, took over operations of the business, and for the next 30 years ownership remained with the Sears family. Then in 1981, Curt Viehmeyer and Steve Schwartz, employees of Sears Trostel Lumber, purchased and began to transform the company.