| Scouting Sidewalks and Building Sites In the home of Galen Wolfe-Pauly, a third-year architecture student at the Cooper Union, most of the furnishings have been built from found materials. nytimes.com |
Bassett Furniture to reduce overall cost Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. announced today actions to reduce its overall cost structure that will result in lower expenditures for payroll, employee benefits, warehousing and distribution, marketing, and other miscellaneous items. topix.com |
Craft Fare Two years ago, when Paul Smith’s creative directors displayed Paul Loebach’s first collection in the window of their SoHo store, they jokingly called it the “anti-Moss,” referring to the superslick Manhattan design temple around the corner. It turns out they were onto something: design is back to a more understated aesthetic, and Loebach’s craft-meets-technology vibe is making him the most talked-about young American designer since Jason Miller. For the design store Matter, to cite an example, ... nytimes.com |
On Designing a Dining Chair That Reclines Carol Poet has created a chair for those who like to lean back after a good meal, without risk of injury. nytimes.com |
Furniture Brands swings to profit in Q2 Furniture Brands International reported a fiscal second-quarter profit of $4.2 million compared with a loss of nearly $16 million in last year's period. topix.com |