Furniture

National and global brands catering to lovers of modern design and contemporary furniture exhibited their hottest wares last month at the 27th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair.

Held annually in New York, ICFF (as it's known to the design cognoscenti) is the most important design show in the country, the place where U.S. trends are revealed.

Modern comes in many forms, but here are seven developments to keep in mind:
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A new collection of handmade bespoke English furniture is designed to hold all your kit while looking the part in your hallway.

‘Les Equipiers’, handcrafted by Tom Rowan, incorporates several useful pieces, including an Illuminated Pedestal / Cycling Cabinet and Shoe Stool - a multifunctional piece that can be used as a shoe cabinet and stool or as a decorative side table.

The cycling inspired designs can be customised with, for example, club/team ...

Are you thinking about redecorating your bedroom or sprucing up the den? If so you’re probably in the market for some new furniture.

To stretch your home makeover budget, plan ahead and buy furnishings during the times of year when prices tend to be lower.

New furniture models are released in February and August each year, so retailers tend to have furniture sales in January and July. However, the January sales often extend through Presidents’ ...

Unstable and unsecured TVs and large pieces of furniture kill a child every two weeks, on average, in tip-over incidents that are easily preventable, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

For that treason, the agency has launched “Anchor It!” -- a national public education campaign to prevent furniture and TV tip-overs from killing and seriously injuring children.

CPSC data show 38,000 people go to emergency rooms ...

Vancouver newlyweds Han and Laura Lee started noticing a pungent smell after they had a new bed set delivered to their home.

They suffered itchy eyes, a sore throat and headaches. Subsequently, Laura had a miscarriage.

The couple started to suspect that something was wrong with the air in their bedroom.

The Lees had the air in the bedroom tested and found the level of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, was more than five times ...

Each day millions of oil barrels are created worldwide, for use in different industrial sectors ranging from petrochemicals to food, of which thousands are discarded every day. These metal barrels have very little scrap value, and are costly for industries to recycle; so the majority are disposed of into general waste and end up in landfill sites, causing pollution and environmental and health hazards.

The Urbanite Home collection contributes to the ...