As he walked around the sales floor, JP Liesenfeld pointed to a group of sleek, modern chairs with a butterflylike design: the Herman Miller Aerons. “They’re the Mercedes of office chairs,” he said. They retail for $1,400 new. But here, at Furnish Office and Home, a nonprofit store in northeast […]
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Driving nearly 100 miles with a 70-year-old, hand-carved bedroom set in his truck was a nerve-racking experience for Michael Tuohy. The four-poster bed frame and two dressers had been the first furniture commission for his grandfather back in 1953. It was a simple transaction with the buyer, Leon Joyce of […]
Michael Bennett might not be a household name in the design world, but in the realm of American football, he is as big as it gets. He played an incredible 11 seasons with the likes of the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles, as well as winning the […]
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Twin Star Home, an omnichannel provider of indoor and outdoor home furnishings, today announced its acquisition of Grand Basket, a provider of outdoor patio furniture and accessories in North America. Twin Star is a portfolio company of Z Capital Partners, the private equity arm of privately […]
All of the furniture at Amish Furniture of Nebraska is built by Amish craftspeople who live in Indiana. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star file photo Nebraska Furniture Mart has the square footage — more than 450,000 in all at its Omaha location — but it doesn’t have Amish craftsmanship. That’s what Lisa Sabels […]
At 10 years old, John Costello took it upon himself to sell chicken eggs from his family’s hobby farm at a Carver County farmer’s market near Watertown. No parents. No siblings. Just John. “He didn’t want to be the little helper,” said his father, David Costello. “He wanted to have […]
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HOUSTON — Star Furniture, part of Top 100 Berkshire Hathaway’s furniture division, has appointed Richard Jones as its president. In this role, Jones will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the company, including stores, merchandising, marketing, warehouse operations and customer service. He reports to CEO Jeff Cohen. “Richard […]
