The stars came out at last week's International Home Furnishings Market, as one producer after another unveiled momentous introductions linked to well-known consumer icons, both past and present. Licensed collections range from Century's collaboration with Oscar de la Renta and Bernhardt's Martha Stewart Collection of sophisticated cottage looks to the Southern heritage present in Madison Square's Monticello collection and Largo's Le Domaine D'Elegance collection by Jaclyn Smith. Other themes, such as a more transitional-looking contemporary style and the continuing presence of tropical island designs, offered an exciting array of choices for retailers shopping the event.
American Leather
Rick Lee continues to excite, this time reinterpreting his well-received sectional design into the Guggenheim bed.
Connoisseur Collection
This table, part of the new Italian Country group, doubles as a console, shown, or as a dining table with the leaves folded out to their full width.
Italmond
Italmond offers standard and custom sizes as well as more than 50 finishes on this Springfield curio in alder. It retails for about $4,995.
Elliott's Designs
The LeJardin Iron Art sleigh bed features detailed castings with garden motifs.
Chateau d'Ax
Profile, a new richly finished leather, accentuates the shape and contour of this silhouette.
Butler Specialty
The Heritage collection includes this demilune console with inset green fossilized stone.
Cochrane
Potting Shed was Cochrane's big theme group this market.
Bush Furniture
With its Eric Morgan line, Bush made the first of what it expects will be a powerful push into assembled case goods. This first effort focused on bedroom and office furniture for children and young adults.
American Furniture Classics
Introductions included the Chateau Provence bedroom shown here, with a rich Vin Blanc finish.
Zocalo
The new Montana Lodge collection features solid hardwood with a hand-rubbed finish and solid iron hardware. This double trunk offers plenty of storage for either the bedroom or great room at a retail price of $299.
Jeffco
This high-end resource continues its innovative combinations of fabrics on beds with this striking new centerpiece.
Howard Miller
A leaf-and-vine motif encircles the Trevisso clock. The metal case, finished in Antique Platinum with crackled framework, is open to view the weights and pendulum.
Kincaid
The solid wood manufacturer and importer hit a range of style points, from nostalgia to casual contemporary to the more neoclassical looks shown here.
Magnussen home
A growing presence in imported case goods added dining room to two existing bedroom collections, including this buffet and hutch from Valenza.
Hickory Hill
This chair and ottoman proved to be a big hit for Hickory Hill.
Nicoletti
The Sarah sectional with rolled arm packs a wallop in either microfiber (retail $1,999), shown, or leather (retail $2,499).
Emerson et Cie
This large bombé chest is heavily carved and accented with a gold and silver wash. It has hand painting over a classic white finish.
Leather Italia USA
The Sauter frame joins this growing assortment of finished frames imported from Italy.
Lexington Home Brands
Additions to the Nautica lineup in LHB's stable of brands won an enthusiastic reception from buyers, as did the LivingStyle concept that took several existing brands to new starting price points.
Décor-Rest
Décor-Rest's sofa is classical traditional updated with modern overtones.
Legacy Classic
Vintage offers French-influenced African mahogany veneers in clean, understated lines, with shaped cases and simple brass hardware.
El Ran
This low-leg leather recliner with transitional styling was a home run for El Ran.
Kimball Home
This panel bed is from Vincennes, a mixture of French, German and English traditional styles.
Leda Furniture
Crowne, a transitional dining room in figured walnut face veneers and walnut finish maple solids, includes this sideboard.
Highland House
Showing the de riguer fashion fabric this market, Highland House used denim in the Remy settee, part of its European Excursions collection.
Excelsior Designs
Excelsior Designs introduced the Christallo collection in April and this market added a two-door vitrine in sleek metal finish. The piece retails for about $2,599.
Italian Leather Seating
This Bavarian hair-on-hide chair and ottoman set is $1,899 at retail.
Platt Collections
An importer moves toward more transitional styling with the introduction of Corniche, a dramatic bedroom from the Philippines with flowing carvings of solid mahogany.
Vanguard
Vanguard took inspiration from Empire styling in this exposed wood lounge chair.
A-America
A new dining room, part of the company's groups of sourced product incorporating U.S. hardwoods, is shown here.
Pennsylvania House
Colorful and hip, the PH Style collection is aimed at the non-traditional consumer.
Hooker
A new format, this corner computer cabinet drew kudos for its combination of space efficiency and function. Available in six styles.
Ello
A wavy design highlights the Lola vitrine in glass with polished chrome metal finish. It is also available in satin chrome or black chrome finish.
Hekman
From the Bay Harbor collection comes this secretary in Sand Dune finish. It has 10 drawers and a pullout writing surface.
Wesley Allen
Hanford capitalizes on the growing popularity of leather with three leather panels on the headboard.
Century
At $2,500 retail, an island bed from the Oscar de la Renta licensed collection provides an opening price point for Century. The collection addressed the high and low segments of the line.
Alexvale
A chocolate and white cover highlights this Laura Ashley sofa.
Lea Inds.
The Abington four-poster bed — caught retailers' eyes with its carved panels unique finish. The bed retails at $399.
Thomasville
Another license with an American icon, Humphrey Bogart, takes the company into contemporary transitional in a major way. Art Deco signature pieces include this bedroom vanity and seat.
Berkline
The slipcover look made this recliner from the Hearthside Casual collection a market winner.
French Heritage
This dining hutch is part of the more distressed looksavailable through this supplier that help round out its French Heritage Shoppe presentation at retail.
Fashion Bed Group
The Preston metal bed, in the company's flecked gold finish, was a hit with retailers.
Carter Furniture
This classic contemporary sofa is one of the new pieces from Carter.
HTL International
This $999 waxy pull-up silhouette in tomato red was well received by dealers.
Hammary
The Westbury Manor collection, including this 265 drawer chest, was inspired by 17th century English designs.
Sligh
This new entertainment wall has end panel extenders on the side piers so that the units can be pulled out from the wall to accommodate extra-deep televisions.
Natuzzi
The newly launched higher-end Pasquale Natuzzi Collection finesses fashion, style and design.
Crawford of Jamestown
Chandler's Valley blends cottage style cases and cup-pull hardware with a light natural finish on solid cherry.
Nichols & Stone
British Passport offers bedroom and dining in an "Old Port" mahogany with burnished brass hardware.
Drexel Heritage
Part of the Drexel mid-price line, Chelsea Cottage was one of the many takes on sophisticated, more upscale cottage looks.
William Alan
Familiar materials are reworked in this upholstered chair representing the newly licensed Airstream recreational vehicle collection.
Universal
Alexander Julian's Home Colours added another hue this market with Post Road, a salute to classic English styling.
Decoro
This 94-inch wood trimmed model captures a $999 retail price point.
Hamilton & Spill
The Glasgow dining room is an example of this importers increased attention to stepped-up case goods collections.
Leathertrend
This hand-rubbed leather frame evoking an antique finish was among 40 leather introductions.
Natale
Natale introduced the Odyssey entertainment wall in contemporary Italian design. The wall has rounded fronts, brushed steel finish, frosted glass on storage units and stainless steel pulls.
La-Z-Boy
The Jetson rocker/recliner features the company's new power reclining mechanism.
Palliser
This extra-wide "cuddler" reclining chair was a hit with buyers. The chair is part of the new Ranger motion group.
Lee Inds.
Lee uses patterns of like color to create a comfortable conversation piece.
Stanley
This bookcase hutch, part of a home office addition to the American View cherry collection, was well received.
Sauder
Contemporary hasn't normally been a winner for Sauder, but the beefy tops and the clean look of the laminate finish made Lockport a strong introduction at step-up price points.
Madison Square
The Monticello Collection, a licensing success story at a smaller manufacturer, includes this elegantly inlaid cherry sideboard.
Sharut Furniture
Sharut teamed up with LG Electronics to offer a remote-controlled plasma television mechanism that raises and lowers the flat-screen TV. The patented lift system is offered as part of a home bar, shown, or as home entertainment or home office.
Broyhill
Yorkshire Market included products in several categories, such as the youth category with this twin bed. The collection is made of solid pine with authentic details from English antiques.
Lazar Inds.
Lazar partnered with Lucky jeans for the slipcover look this market.
Palecek
The Colonialwood day bed matches rattan side rails with tightly woven rattan peel in a contrast of mahogany and honey. Suggested retail with Palecek cushions as shown, $2,166. Also fits a standard twin mattress.
Fine Furniture Design & Marketing
A dresser from Plantation Home reflects the importance of island and tropical themes and materials as a full-blown style category.
Stickley Furniture
John Widdicomb made a triumphant return as a Stickley division with 50 pieces at the market.
Schweiger
This sectional from Schweiger is a new offering in its contemporary series.
Vaughan Furniture
The new license with outfitter and apparel maker Orvis was a big hit, but so was the grand scale Wyndhaven bed shown here.
Bassett
Essex Court has a Hepplewhite influence in occasional and accent pieces like these nesting tables. Walnut and ebonized veneers receive mahogany and primavera marquetry.
Powell Co.
Tropical themes were strong at market. New was Aruba, which included dining and a wide assortment of occasional pieces like this 225 console with reversed arch base and serpentine top.
San Giacomo
A dramatic contemporary dining room was among the introductions from this Italian supplier of sleek case goods.
Habersham
The Venetian sideboard offers functional versatility and the rich scale and painted finishes for which this supplier is known.
Norwalk
A lyre arm and carved wood trim made the Biltmore an elegant hit for Norwalk.
