Thomas Moser, Innovative Furniture Designer and Woodworker, Dies at 90

The founder of Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers who took classic wooden Shaker designs to contemporary looks, died earlier this month at age 90. Moser’s seemingly simple interpretations of classic Shaker looks were the foundation of his long-running cult-like brand, founded in 1972 and recognized as “galvanizing a broader revival of American craft traditions,” according to Architectural […]

IWF 2024 Design Emphasis Award Winners Announced

Today at IWF 2024 in the Design Emphasis Gallery (Booth C922), IWF announced six winners of the 2024 Design Emphasis Student Furniture competition. IWF Design Emphasis is widely acclaimed as a foremost furniture design competition for U.S. college students. Sponsored by IWF and its owner, WIA, the competition affords students a platform to demonstrate design […]

Here Are the Seven Chairs That Changed the World

Noted design writer Witold Rybczynski looks at the most important chairs in the history of seating. Spoiler alert: six of them are made of wood. It may not be the most chart topping ranking out there but to those who make and sell them—not to mention the people and companies that supply the raw materials […]

Hymmen to Feature Digital Lacquer Embossing Presentation at IWF

A live talk by flooring expert Sebastian Bazyk on Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLEplus) for SPC flooring highlights Hymmen’s IWF presentations. Hymmen, the technology provider for flooring, other high-end surfaces and engineered wood, is presenting a special educational conference session at this summer’s International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta on the role digital printing will play in […]

The Power of Adding Accessories to Your Design

Manufacturers of higher-end furniture components and architectural hardware increasingly are shaping interior design trends through customization at levels approaching bespoke production. At a time when custom design solutions achieve levels of personalization previously unimagined, the Mockett Company, who will be showing in Building C, Level 1 — C2622 at IWF 2024, offers a galaxy of options […]