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Kindel Furniture Merges with Taylor Co.
August 18, 2010 From News
Kindel Furniture Co. is merging with The Taylor Co. and its subsidiaries to form a more diversified Kindel parent corporation to serve the fine furniture and
August 18, 2010 From News
Kindel Furniture Co. is merging with The Taylor Co. and its subsidiaries to form a more diversified Kindel parent corporation to serve the fine furniture and
July 13, 2010 From News
The American Society of Furniture Designers has announced finalists for the 2010 Pinnacle Awards for outstanding home furnishings.
Kindel Creates Table for Kuwait
November 2, 2009 From News
High-end furniture maker Kindel Furniture, Grand Rapids, Mich., has shipped a 12-foot-diameter mahogany table to Kuwait that will serve as the dining table for a Kuwaiti ministry's annual meeting in December, according to a Saturday report in The Grand Rapids Press.
November 2, 2009 From News
High-end furniture maker Kindel Furniture, Grand Rapids, Mich., has shipped a 12-foot-diameter mahogany table to Kuwait that will serve as the dining table for a Kuwaiti ministry's annual meeting in December, according to a Saturday report in The Grand Rapids Press.
Kindel Furniture CEO Departing
March 3, 2009 From News
Jonathan Smith, CEO and president of Kindel Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., will leave his post by mid-March, The Grand Rapids Press reported on Tuesday.
March 3, 2009 From News
Jonathan Smith, CEO and president of Kindel Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., will leave his post by mid-March, The Grand Rapids Press reported on Tuesday.
Kindel Lays Off 24, Trims Work Week
January 7, 2009 From News
High-end furniture manufacturer Kindel Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., layed off 19 full-time workers and five part-time workers and switched to a four-day work week for its remaining employees, the Grand Rapids Press reported Monday.
January 7, 2009 From News
High-end furniture manufacturer Kindel Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., layed off 19 full-time workers and five part-time workers and switched to a four-day work week for its remaining employees, the Grand Rapids Press reported Monday.
Kindel Taps Southeast Account Executive
May 2008 From News
Joseph Poltorak has been named Southeast account executive for Kindel Furniture driving sales in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana. A veteran of the paper industry and a woodworking hobbyist, Poltorak said he is excited for the opportunity to apply his 30 years of experience in sales and customer service to his lifelong passion for high-end furniture. “I spent a lot of time in West Michigan when I was involved in the paper industry, so I had the opportunity to see some of the fine furniture coming out of that area over the years,” Poltorak said. “Making furniture and woodworking has been a hobby
May 2008 From News
Joseph Poltorak has been named Southeast account executive for Kindel Furniture driving sales in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana. A veteran of the paper industry and a woodworking hobbyist, Poltorak said he is excited for the opportunity to apply his 30 years of experience in sales and customer service to his lifelong passion for high-end furniture. “I spent a lot of time in West Michigan when I was involved in the paper industry, so I had the opportunity to see some of the fine furniture coming out of that area over the years,” Poltorak said. “Making furniture and woodworking has been a hobby
December 2007 From News
Lee Rollins has been named senior account executive for Kindel Furniture Co. charged with developing markets in the contract hospitality industry and with growing the company’s southern residential business. Reporting to Jay Paschall, vice president of new product development and global sales, Rollins will oversee business in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Rollins has held a number of management positions with Baker Furniture Co., working in contract hospitality, sales operations support and customer service. Prior to joining Baker, he worked in the North Carolina banking industry. “Lee has a tremendous background in sales management and administration in the home furnishings industry for his four-state region,”
October 2007 From News
High-end furniture manufacturer Kindel Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., has named Jay Paschall to the new position of vice president of new product development and global sales. Paschall, 46, has a long career with high-end vendors, most recently as CEO of Sherrill Furniture, Hickory, N.C., a position he left this summer. Prior to joining Sherrill in April, Paschall served three years as director of new product development and merchandising at Baker, Knapp and Tubbs in Hildebran, N.C., where he developed product lines of furniture and accessories, managed outside designer and licensee relationships, and directed merchandising for company-owned showrooms and stores. He also spent five
Kindel Offers High-End Furniture “Recycling”
October 2007 From News
High-end manufacturer Kindel Furniture, Grand Rapids, Mich., has launched a nationwide campaign it bills as the “ultimate” in furniture recycling. Under the program, Kindel has offered to refurbish at its original factory any of the some quarter million pieces of furniture that the company has made during the past 100 years, using many of the same color schemes, finishes and time-honored craftsman techniques. “Our ReNew program allows customers to reclaim a Kindel piece thatmay be sitting neglected in an attic or basement and bring it into the daylight where it belongs,” said President and CEO Jonathan Smith. “Every piece of Kindel furniture is
October 2007 From News
High-end manufacturer Kindel Furniture, Grand Rapids, Mich., has launched a nationwide campaign it bills as the “ultimate” in furniture recycling. Under the program, Kindel has offered to refurbish at its original factory any of the some quarter million pieces of furniture that the company has made during the past 100 years, using many of the same color schemes, finishes and time-honored craftsman techniques. “Our ReNew program allows customers to reclaim a Kindel piece thatmay be sitting neglected in an attic or basement and bring it into the daylight where it belongs,” said President and CEO Jonathan Smith. “Every piece of Kindel furniture is
Kindel Inks Deal with Sala Abzu for Distribution in Japan
September 2007 From News
High-end furniture manufacturer Kindel Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., has signed a four-year agreement with Japanese retailer Sala Azabu for exclusive distribution of Kindel’s product in Japan. Sala Azabu is devoting the 3,600-square-foot second floor of its downtown Tokyo store to Kindel’s U.S.-made handcrafted furniture reproductions and historically based 18th- and 19th-century designs. The agreement signed last week with Sala Azabu is the first venture in Japan for 106-year-old Kindel, and the Sala Azabu showroom will be one of the largest Kindel displays in the world. “I wanted to market the best furniture that the United States has to offer, and that is why
September 2007 From News
High-end furniture manufacturer Kindel Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., has signed a four-year agreement with Japanese retailer Sala Azabu for exclusive distribution of Kindel’s product in Japan. Sala Azabu is devoting the 3,600-square-foot second floor of its downtown Tokyo store to Kindel’s U.S.-made handcrafted furniture reproductions and historically based 18th- and 19th-century designs. The agreement signed last week with Sala Azabu is the first venture in Japan for 106-year-old Kindel, and the Sala Azabu showroom will be one of the largest Kindel displays in the world. “I wanted to market the best furniture that the United States has to offer, and that is why
Ficks Reed Inks Deal with Varney
May 2006 From News
Ficks Reed is teaming up with New York designer and author Carleton Varney to create the Carleton Varney for Ficks Reed collection set to debut in October. Carlton is the owner of Dorothy Draper & Co., in addition to being chairman of the Carleton Varney Group. “For many years I’ve wanted to create a collection of luxury, casually-themed furniture combining pieces inspired by the work my colleague Dorothy Draper did during her remarkable career which spanned more than four decades as well as my own creations,” Varney said. “Now, in teaming up with Ficks Reed on a multi-year design partnership, I’m able to realize my
May 2006 From News
Ficks Reed is teaming up with New York designer and author Carleton Varney to create the Carleton Varney for Ficks Reed collection set to debut in October. Carlton is the owner of Dorothy Draper & Co., in addition to being chairman of the Carleton Varney Group. “For many years I’ve wanted to create a collection of luxury, casually-themed furniture combining pieces inspired by the work my colleague Dorothy Draper did during her remarkable career which spanned more than four decades as well as my own creations,” Varney said. “Now, in teaming up with Ficks Reed on a multi-year design partnership, I’m able to realize my
April 2006 From Home Furnishings Business
In today’s global economy, it’s rare to pick up an item and find a Made-in-the-U.S.A tag. Practically everything, from apparel to electronics, is sourced from other parts of the world. Even the American icon Levi’s shifted its production of those famous San Francisco blue jeans out of the country a few years back. The furniture industry is little different, save the few manufacturers that still produce domestically. Domestic producers, however, continue to dwindle. Just last month, Cresent Fine Furniture announced plans to shutter production at its Gallatin, Tenn., factory and shift its business to an import platform. By no means is Cresent alone in
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