Palm Beach divorce focuses on sex, lies ... and a mansion Jun 30, 2009
An art and furniture collection, worth about $670 million, has been moved out of her reach to London and Singapore, she complains in legal documents. And her attempts to claim half of the Palm Beach house in a Palm Beach County Circuit Court lawsuit are being made because Dmitri hasn't produced documents showing his ownership in various properties, according to legal documents. (The Palm Beach Post)
Moore, Richard May 15, 2009
Richard "Butch" Moore, 53, of Arenzville, and formerly of Griggsville, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at Passavant Hospital in Jacksonville. He was born Feb. 22, 1956 in Pittsfield, the son of the late Clifford L. "Ding" and Sally Crawford Moore. (Pittsfield Pike Press, IL)
Vt. Dems criticize Obama on stance on Bush aides May 10, 2009
Bush Home Furniture Collection. Designer Style At Factory Pricing. (Yahoo News)
Nursery decor gets a modern makeover Mar 18, 2008
Scandinavian furniture collection by Babi Italia and Mod Pod bedding set available at Babies 'R Us. FEATURED. (AZCentral -- Home)
The Hoffman Group prepares to deliver a resort in Myrtle Beach Mar 8, 2008
Unit features include granite countertops in kitchen and baths, tiled entry, kitchen and baths, carpeted living and bedroom areas, at least one Jacuzzi style tub with ceramic tile surround, custom furniture collection and flat-screen televisions ... The optional package includes stainless steel appliances, ceiling fans in living and bedroom areas, travertine tile backsplash in kitchen, deluxe plumbing fixtures, deluxe cabinetry, crown molding, and a deluxe furniture collection. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
* EPA encourages 'clean sweep' for Lunar New Year Jan 28, 2008
"In view of the demand to dispose of old furniture and used goods and clothes, large furniture collection services will be provided by the administration free of charge during the week," said Yuan Shaw-ying (K^), director-general of the EPA's department of environmental sanitation and toxic substance management. Yuan also invited all foreigners living in Taiwan to participate in this tradition by signing up for cleaning activities hosted by their local governments. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Taiwan)
Diana inquest: How The Rock found himself in a hard place Jan 21, 2008
There's the Royal Manner Furniture Collection, the Rug Collection, the China Collection (teapots at $31. 95), and the Royal Butler Wine Collection (from Australia, $10 a bottle). (Independent)
Design product of the year Dec 24, 2007
The Dutch design duo, Studio Job, conceived the Robber Baron furniture collection as bronze casts of factories belching out pollution and bomb-scarred, 17th-century cabinets. Latterday robber barons cheerfully paid tens of thousands of dollars for them. (International Herald Tribune)
Closer look at the designer: Libby Copeland Oct 24, 2007
The Eames' set is just one of the classic designer pieces in her personal furniture collection. Other pieces are Brno dining chairs by Mies van der Rohe and classic Arne Jacobsen Series 7 chairs at the breakfast table. (AZCentral -- Home)
Sturdy pieces first used in old Carnegie library Oct 18, 2007
COLUMBUS Oak aficionados may find a treasure or two within the 1915 oak library furniture collection that will be featured at Saturday's city auction. The furniture collection includes several round library tables, chairs and display cases as well as a 20-drawer card catalog, five drawer desk and a large conference table. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Flames devour city history Oct 15, 2007
The entire McClure family furniture collection, from bedroom sets to parlor sets. Cane, camera and medical collections. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Zahid Sardar: Design Spotting: World Design Congress Oct 14, 2007
When he premiered a furniture collection for Driade in 2005 in Milan, Fukasawa said the evolution of his Ishi sofa design started with a river rock. His Muku furniture collection the next year, also for Driade, came from the simple, honest post-and-lintel wood construction of Japanese temples. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Modern Looks Oct 6, 2007
Designer's furniture collection for Metropolitan Home heading here ... Designer's furniture collection for Metropolitan Home heading here Saturday, October 06, 2007 By Patricia Sheridan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Love it or loathe it, Memphis style with its color and kitsch is back Sep 17, 2007
Memphis was cooked up in Ettore Sottsass's Milan apartment one night in December 1980, when the host, then in his sixties and a grandee of Italian design, invited a group of younger designers to develop a furniture collection to show at the following year's Milan Furniture Fair. It was to be a protest against the dry modernist style that had dominated design for decades, and they called it "Memphis" because Bob Dylan's "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" was on the record... (International Herald Tribune)
B. Smith fashions furniture line Sep 1, 2007
She's made millions as a model, restaurateur, television host and author, but now she's making history: B. Smith is the first African-American woman to have her own nationally distributed furniture collection. It's not something easily achieved in the centuries-old furniture industry, but Ms. Smith and manufacturer Clayton Marcus pulled it off during the International Home Furnishings Spring Market in High Point, N.C. "At Home With B. Smith," her signature line, will be in showrooms soon. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
What Doesn't Make an Icon Aug 2, 2007
Herman Miller certainly does its part to revive erstwhile icons; in 2006, the company relaunched George Nelson's 1958 Swag furniture collection on curvy steel legs. The group's favored status with VanderKooi may have hastened its return to the market, but a reissue can mostly be credited to how easy it was to update the pieces for modern use: A grommet through which cords can be threaded was embedded in the corner of each desk, and the chair was cast in environmentally friendly polypropylene... (BusinessWeek)
PPR Press Release - 2007 Q2 Sales Jul 26, 2007
Bottega Veneta also launched a second small furniture collection in the quarter as a result of the favourable response to the first collection launched in 2006. Bottega Veneta extended its store network last quarter with eight new store openings, including a large flagship store in Tokyo Ginza and its second store in China. (PR Newswire)
Princess Di's former butler bringing royal flair to Homearama Jul 20, 2007
Paul Burrell, a former personal assistant to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and butler to Princess Diana, will debut his furniture collection this weekend at Homearama. On Saturday, July 21, and Sunday, July 22, Burrell will give tours of Home No. 5, which features his "Royal Manner" furnishings, according to a news release. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Online Nursery Furniture Retailer SimplyBabyFurniture.com Celebrates New Site Features for Improved Customer Experience with a 5% Off 'Store Wide& Jul 1, 2007
Expectant mothers and grandparents alike can browse baby cribs and their related nursery sets on the site or call in to have a specific, cross-brand furniture collection bundled just for them. Bryan Watson, the company's CEO commented on the site's new features, "As parents ourselves, we understand the difficulty in shopping for baby furniture online. We have put together what we feel is an easy and intuitive way to buy your dream nursery. If you want to put together a collection of furniture... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
'Celebrating 70' Exhibit to commemorate local artist Bob Timberlake's career Jun 8, 2007
The exhibit will also feature highlights from Timberlake's career in the home furnishings industry, which began in 1990 with the launch of "The World of Bob Timberlake," his licensed furniture collection then made by Furniture Industries. With the founding of Bob Timberlake Inc., the artist's licensed product line has grown to also include apparel, home furnishings accessories, home plans, gifts and collectibles. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
'NC SPIN' to feature Timberlake Sunday Jun 7, 2007
NC SPIN' to feature Timberlake Sunday - The Lexington Dispatch (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Tagged, these chairs are it May 25, 2007
Homer's booth, which features pieces from his latest furniture collection, looks like it has been vandalized. A vintage dining room set and matching highboy is sprayed with pink, yellow, and aquamarine graffiti on every surface. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Saving past from the present a full-time job for David Baber May 14, 2007
"For years, the furniture collection was stored in the basement of the courthouse, which floods a lot. Then, just before I came, they moved everything to the second floor of the (South County) office building, which didn't have any air conditioning. So you had all this wet ... stuff ... sitting in the heat ..."Our successes are. incremental," says Baber, like all preservationists a devotee of the glass-half-full school."We're making progress. (Herald-Tribune)
Gambling on an appreciation of satire Apr 11, 2007
When officers entered the fashionable Roswell home, decorated in a Victorian motif, with a very smart Exquisite Angelic Innocence Sculpture, they immediately noticed a bar setup including an attractive Serving Cart from the Carved Furniture Collection that demonstrates true pride in fine craftsmanship and attention to detail. Several women were serving drinks to a number of gambling tables and members of Cirque Du Soleil were doing back flips in the kitchen. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
The minimalist touch Mar 8, 2007
The minimal surroundings are also ideal for Boyer's furniture collection. He has a pair of Konstantin Grcic's Chair One stacking chairs, an Eames plywood lounger, and a Case Study day bed that can accommodate guests. (Boston Globe -- Living)
AROUND THE HOUSE By Susan Fornoff Mar 4, 2007
San Francisco's esteemed McGuire has added the Danish Cord Series, a sculpted rattan furniture collection mixing a contemporary look with Danish Modern. Designer Glyn Peter Machin, an English-trained furniture maker now living in Denmark, drew inspiration from Scandinavian midcentury design as well as the rugged coastline for the seven pieces, which include the Slipper Chair and Slipper Ottoman, shown. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Longtime city service station gets boost Mar 3, 2007
"Others with legal business call the station daily, mistaking its phone book listing for that of the courthouse. Eventually, when people asked if a relative would be getting out of jail that day, Swing started saying no, that the inmate would have to stay through Monday.He and Michael had front-row seats as law enforcement officers occasionally chased fleeing court defendants across the street and the station lot.The station has been a hangout for colorful "characters" - people like Jake Byerly,... (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Design notes Mar 2, 2007
Bernhardt Furniture - the company that teamed with Martha Stewart to create a furniture collection bearing her name - is working on a new collaboration. This time, it's the Smithsonian Institution. (Buffalo News -- Arts)
