Milan’s Design Week and Salone del Mobile exhibition are the Holy Grail of furniture design, and not only for furniture dealers and designers. Top materials suppliers also flock to Milan, often for inspiration, and sometimes just to confirm their own designs are "on trend." Profol, a manufacturer of cast polypropylene (PP) engineered film for decorative surfaces from Germany, is one of these suppliers. I spoke recently to Profol’s Global Key Account Manager for furniture products, Peter Weidenschlager, about the trends observed in Milan.

The Government of Canada is investing in a study to improve the millwork, cabinet, and furniture industries while strengthening Canada’s forest sector from coast to coast to coast. 

How to best counter The Great Resignation and keep good employees.

Do you plan for your business as well as you plan for a summer road trip?

The Department of Commerce has ruled that hardwood plywood assembled and exported from Vietnam used Chinese core materials. After examining multiple types of HWPW, the agency ruled that the HWPW are subject to substantial antidumping and countervailing duties that range as high as 200 percent.

The Wood Doctor also answers questions about white and red oak, and why doors warp.

According to the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association’s (KCMA) monthly Trend of Business Survey, participating cabinet manufacturers reported an increase in overall cabinet sales of 21.3% for June 2022 compared to the same month in 2021.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Elias will discuss his company’s deep dive into front-of-trend technologies at the Executive Briefing Conference, Sept. 15-17.

Nested-based manufacturing continues to grow in North America. As an end-user of the technology your market is filled with options, specifications, vendors and brands all doing our part to differentiate, it’s a worthwhile investment of your time to understand what you need, vs. what you want, vs. what one may want you to want.