We were intrigued by a recent survey conducted by Furniture Today that showed a sizeable number of consumers – especially Millennials -- prefer to buy home furnishings in room packages.  Given the consumer’s well-known preference for eclectic pieces instead of suites and seating groups in recent years, this finding might seem surprising. But this item-by-item approach can work just as wel...

ZUO announces brand collaboration with BOLD by Design Magazine for their  Summer Launch Series at the upcoming High Point Market, June 05, 2021 from 3-5pm. The event will be held at ZUO’s flagship 26,000 sf showroom in IHFC’s Design Wing, Space D502 with a “BOLD Happy Hour” themed event - featuring ZUO’s famous frozen margaritas, specialty BOLD Cocktails, lite bites, and drawings for ZUO...

Now that roughly half the U.S. population has received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and mask-wearing rules are being eased, an uptick in attendance at this summer’s furniture industry trade shows in High Point, Atlanta and Las Vegas seems likely.    While we don’t believe trade show attendance will return to pre-pandemic levels until 2022 – constraints on internation...

This program, introduced in January 2020 by the Americas Mart Atlanta, aims to highlight new and noteworthy product that will be introduced and featured at the upcoming Atlanta Market. Over the eight weeks leading up to Market, Americas Mart will showcase products on their website, buyer emails, and social media channels. Then, the week before Market, buyers are asked to vote for their favori...

The buzz at the recent Las Vegas Furniture Market had nothing to do with an exciting product launch, an expansive new showroom, or an appearance by an HGTV star. The “thing” that had most people talking – in language sometimes punctuated by words we won’t repeat here – was the supply chain mess. And while several parts of the chain have come unhinged in recent months, it’s the inability ...

"While we were designing the Ramo d’ Olivo Wine bar we wanted the space to have cool, texture be fun and accentuate the vibe of the place… And Zuo definitely helped us to get the message targeted.The picklock chair fabric is the center of the attention and the resin and bone colors are just fun"...