Three Arrested in Furniture Bribery and Kickback Scheme
WASHINGTON D.C. — A U.S. Army Contracting Director Steven G. Potoski, Alvan Vance McQueen and Ellis Abramson were arrested in September and charged with participating in a scheme to pay bribes to a public official and take kickbacks in… Read more.October 7, 2005
Messe Frankfurt Develops New Event Format with "The Design Annual"
FRANKFURT, Germany – "The Design Annual," will put the "best of the best" from the high-end design world on display, here, at the Festhalle in May 2006, with a new event format targeting architects, interior architects and designers, top… Read more.October 5, 2005
Starwood Unveils 'Aloft' at Phoenix Lodging Conference
WHITE PLAINS, New York—Project XYZ, Starwood Hotels & Resorts' uber-secret new take on the hospitality industry, has finally been named, branded and is now ready to target sophisticated business and leisure travelers. The new select service… Read more.September 30, 2005
Decosit-DecoContract to Become a Global Brand?
GHENT, Belgium — Will Decosit-DecoContract be organized in Hong Kong? We contacted Patrick Geysels, general manager of organizing Textirama, to get the true story. He strongly denied rumors that Decosit-DecoContract is planning to move,… Read more.September 21, 2005
Edelman Opens New Showrooms
NEW MILFORD, Connecticut – Edelman Leather added two new showrooms to their name in May, located in the San Francisco Design Center, Galleria and the Washington Design Center. The addition makes for six all leather showrooms, existing… Read more.September 21, 2005
Hospitality Industry Rife with Copyright Issues, Group Says
Copyright infringement is "the scourge of the 21st century in the industry," said Dids MacDonald, director of the trade group Anti-Copying in Design. The London-based group convened a forum in May to discuss copying in the hospitality industry… Read more.September 15, 2005
tip 2006, See the World in the Heart of Brussels
Only 1100 meters from the Sheraton Hotel in Brussels, tip 2006 will be in the heart of the city at the new Tour & Taxis exhibition centre, adjacent to the Port of Brussels. Tour & Taxis, a renovated historic industrial site offers the space… Read more.September 15, 2005
Jessitt-Gold: Targets $4 Billion Custom Window Market Online
NEW YORK, New York — Jessitt-Gold Interiors, a two-year-old Corona, California-based direct sales catalog and online business developed exclusively for interior designers has tapped into a $4 billion custom window treatment and accessories… Read more.August 29, 2005
