Three students from the Herbert Hoover High School in Clendenin, W.Va., shop classroom and their teacher are building furniture for a new Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) courtrooms.
Today, July 4, on this most American of American holidays, as the country celebrates its 246th anniversary, we celebrate and recognize the woodworking industry. An industry that is as vibrant, and as storied as any in history. An industry that embodies the American dream.
Wikifactory, an online platform for collaboratively creating physical products, has secured $2.5 million in pre-series A funding from existing shareholders and new investors including, Seier Capital, the investment vehicle of Lars Seier Christensen. This brings Wikifactory's funding to date to a total of nearly $8 million.
Disney has launched Disney Home, a design brand selling furnishings, home accessories and limited-edition collaborations.
Disney Home brings together various existing products under one roof including kids' bedding and homeware made by Disney and its affiliated designers and retailers.
It also introduces some new products, with Disney promising "aspirational furniture" and "bespoke design pieces".
New orders, production and employment growing; supplier deliveries slowing at a slower rate; backlog growing; raw materials inventories growing; customers' inventories too low; prices increasing; exports and imports growing.
West Michigan’s “rich tradition of furniture making” has helped lure high-end lighting and furniture maker Roll & Hill to build a second manufacturing facility in Wyoming, Michigan.
MillerKnoll recently confirmed a partnership with World Life Productions (WLP) on its documentary about mid-century modern architecture and design, The Harvard 5.