Tuohy Turns 70

Chatfield, Minnesota is located in the rolling hills and hardwood forests south and east of Minneapolis. In 1952 Chatfield resident Joseph (Joe) Tuohy’s hobby was making solid wood furniture with hand-carved, beautifully…


Better Together

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about innovation and change. In 2022 I passed my fifth decade in the industry that I’ve always referred to as the “contract furniture industry,” probably because…


Road to Salone 2024

Salone del Mobile.Milano has long been the favorite trade show of design afficionados around the globe. And it rightly claims to be “the most important design exhibition in the world.”  With the…


A Visit to Andreu World HQ

I recently had the great good fortune of traveling to Valencia, Spain to visit the headquarters and manufacturing facilities of Andreu World. Valencia is a beautiful city on the east coast of…


Momentum Builds Momentum

Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering is the largest supplier of contract textiles and wallcoverings to the commercial interiors industry. At NeoCon it demonstrated its strength and leadership in ways both subtle and not…


In Memoriam: Rodolfo Dordoni 

Architect and designer Rodolfo Dordoni passed away at the age of 69 on August 1st. Dordoni was born in Milan in 1954 and studied architecture there. In 2005, he co-founded the studio…