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Decoro: The rise and fall of an Italian Leather upholstery producer in China

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:12:43 +0000

The well known upholstered leather furniture manufacturer Decoro, recently closed it factory in Shenzhen, China after encountering liquidity problems. More then 2000 workers lost their jobs which lead to protests. Eventually, the local government stepped in and paid two months worth of the worker’s back salaries. Yet over the years, this was not the first [...]

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Decoro: The rise and fall of an Italian Leather upholstery producer in China

3d CAD software for furniture design

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:20:04 +0000

Quick post on CAD programs for the furniture design industry, since I was recently asked about this from a customer. Pro Level Solidworks ( http://www.solidworks.com ) Rhino ( http://www.rhinocad.co.uk/) Pro/ENGINEER ( http://www.ptc.com/products/proengineer/) Autodesk AliasStudio ( http://usa.autodesk.com ) Catia (http://www.3ds.com/products/catia/ ) Intericad ( http://www.yfcad.com/Products/intericad6000.php) Concept unlimited  ( http://www.csi-concepts.com) Super Basic Mobi3d ( http://www.mobi3d.ro ) Woody ( http://www.almod-corp.com/woody20_en.htm) Basic Furniture Design (BFD) ( http://www.homia.com.au/ ) SketchList 3D ( http://www.sketchlist.com/ [...]

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3d CAD software for furniture design

CCTV Headquarters & Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Fire in Beijing

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:11:10 +0000

Absolutely nothing related to furniture but… WOW! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B1OnhSucP8&ed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzH_skByx3Q Was heading home from a late night at the office, when the taxi driver keys me in on what just occurred. Surprisingly the Chinese media has said little even though its all over the news elsewhere. A friend texts me to tell me she heard about it from her [...]

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CCTV Headquarters & Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Fire in Beijing

Researching Contemporary Danish FurnitureDesigns? Then check this out!

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:31:37 +0000

Furnitureindex.dk is a record of Danish furniture from the 20th and 21st centuries, containing searchable information about and images of more than 10,000 pieces of furniture. The record is updated and developed on an ongoing basis

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Researching Contemporary Danish FurnitureDesigns? Then check this out!

Using a consolidator for international shipping, freight, packing and inspection of antique furniture

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:35:27 +0000

“A main issue, is customers understanding of these providers scope of business and their capabilities with the most common misconception is that these companies will take responsibility for getting your products picked up, packed and shipped out in good condition” Most of us cannot be in China full time, yet its critical to have someone physically [...]

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Using a consolidator for international shipping, freight, packing and inspection of antique furniture

China furniture industry suffers along with U.S. market

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:08:45 +0000

As a regular reader of Furniture Today, and having also attended the same Shanghai show I felt compelled to comment on a recent post on Tom Russell’s Sourcing Strategies blog (See China’s furniture industry appears strong despite recent challenges) about the recent September Shanghai home furnishings trade show. Apparently I was not the only one [...]

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China furniture industry suffers along with U.S. market

Zero growth, Trade loses and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: China business news roundup

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:27:05 +0000

A few interesting articles on China from around the web. Some furniture related, some business related - all worth paying attention to: Zero Growth in China Is 2009 Black Swan Event ““This year is going to be characterized by much, much weaker growth in China than I think people are anticipating,” says Jim Walker, chief economist at [...]

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Zero growth, Trade loses and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: China business news roundup

Apologize and I will give you the photo - more on dealing with local suppliers

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:54:11 +0000

In addition to Millstone Trading, one of ACF’s other specialties is collecting and restoring Chinese antique furniture and building Chinese antique reproductions. When a customer purchased a few cubic meters of product (less then a container load), they then requested the product be sent over to Lily’s Antiques (otherwise known as Hualun Antiques, another well [...]

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Apologize and I will give you the photo - more on dealing with local suppliers

China furniture industry outlook and predictions for 2009

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:03:54 +0000

China Furniture Manufacturing: What next? The Chinese furniture industry seems to be in trouble, and this graph shown here from Google trends, seems to best illustrate that point by visualizing the number of searches for the terms “Chinese” and “Furniture” over a five year period. A wave of consolidation and shutdowns. Here is a dead-on quote from [...]

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China furniture industry outlook and predictions for 2009

Red Egg’g Oriental furniture is made in the USA

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:05:44 +0000

Made in China USA Well this has got to be a bad sign. I am up late waiting for a download to finish, when I stumble across this article quoting Carol Gregg who owns Red Egg, a wholesale furniture company that reproduces antique pieces. Note the fine print underneath Double Happiness! Chinese styles + Made in the USA = Double Happiness! Gregg moved [...]

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Red Egg’g Oriental furniture is made in the USA

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