Submitted by Susan on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 1:06pm
Sustainable Furnishings Council Earth Day Luncheon on Monday, April 22, 2013 from 12:30pm - 1:30pm. IHFC- 11th Floor, Green Wing Ballroom
Submitted by Susan on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 1:05pm
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The Sustainable Furnishings Council announced today it has named its 2013 Officers of the Board. Steve Freeman of Room and Board serves as President, Robin Wilson of Robin Wilson Home serves as Vice-President, Greg Harden of Harden Furniture serves as Treasurer, and Peggy Burns of Circle Furniture serves as Secretary. Other new appointments to the Board include Amy Smith of WWF/GFTN and Norman Coley of Lee Industries. SFC Board members take responsibility for the organization’s mission, developing goals annually and ensuring that program
Submitted by Susan on Fri, 11/09/2012 - 12:48pm
You are invited to a FREE presentation by Susan Inglis from the SFC at The Arrangement in Dallas on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 9:00 am. Breakfast will be provided! .1 CEU
See you there!
Submitted by Susan on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 2:08pm
HIGH POINT, N.C. – Gat Creek, a West Virginia-based producer of hand-crafted, solid wood furniture and Sustainable Furnishings Council Silver Exemplary Member, received the 2012 Sage Award for environmental excellence today.
The Sage Awards were launched in 2008 by the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) to seek out and spotlight environmental innovators from whom others in the home furnishings and bedding industries can learn. The competition is open to retail, manufacturing and supplier companies in both the furniture and bedding industries.
Submitted by Susan on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 10:54am
Peggy Grossman of OEcoTextiles presented the implications of textile manufacturing in a webinar in September. Read about the environmental impact of textile manufacturing and learn how you can be a smart consumer.
Submitted by Susan on Mon, 10/08/2012 - 12:58pm
Interior designers in Virginia used a Habitat for Humanity ReStore to create amazing room displays for the Home Show at the Dulles Expo Center in Metro Washington, D.C. Shopping exclusively in a local ReStore, which sells gently used and donated household material, designers crafted an urban-chic loft room, a British Colonial/West Indies-inspired master bedroom suite, and a beach room to rival anything in the finest resort homes.
