Motion furniture

By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, March 27, 2005

Bassett

IHFC C-1200

Adding a recliner at $999 to its John Elway Home collection. The new chair has a bycast leather cover and is offered in conjunction with the Hudson stationary sofa.

Berkline

SP 4th Floor

• Introductions include five recliners at $349 to $499. All new models feature the new C-Max seating system that combines two individual layers of foam for added comfort and support. Four of the new chairs have transitional styling, and one features contemporary styling and a tufted back.

• Adding three groups to its popular home theater seating lineup. The new styles retail for $799 to $1,199 per seat.

Best Home Furnishings

239 S. Main

Introductions include a pair of glider rockers and two motion sofas with matching recliners. One new glider rocker features Mission styling and a "long-glide" mechanism. The other new model has woven cane side panels, a sleigh back and a distressed pecan finish.

Brooks Furniture

FP 515

Strengthening the $299 and $399 price points for glider rockers with a new assortment of transitional, traditional and contemporary gliders. Also adding to its country-styled 81 series gliders with new models at $399 that employ both maple and oak.

Catnapper

IHFC W-348

• Adding six recliners at $299 to $599, focusing on leather/vinyl and suede covers. Two of the new recliners, Temptation ($499) and Sensations ($599) feature a mechanism that swivels, reclines and glides.

• Motion introductions include Broadway, a sectional with three reclining seats at $1,999, and Zeus, a sectional with two reclining seats at $1,599. Also introducing a contemporary sofa and loveseat at $999, and a casual sofa and loveseat with nailhead trim at $899. Both have leather/vinyl covers.

Dutailier

IHFC M-910

Adding two models to its upper-end Avant Glide collection of glider rockers. Both models are fully upholstered and come with mechanisms that recline, glide and swivel. They retail at $899 to $1,099.

Ekornes

IHFC D-820

Expanding its popular Stressless sofa line with Paradise, the first Stressless sofa with a low-back design and individually reclining seats. Two Stressless sofas can be configured into a sectional with the addition of the new wedge called the Big Corner.

EL Ran

FP 523

Four motion groups headline the introductions. Pavana features a chaise sofa with contoured pillowtop arms and a pleated back, while Oceanne has pillowtop seating and full chaise reclining seats. Devon has a curved track arm and baseball stitching in the leather cover, while Kendra features a sleek design with padded arms and headrests.

England

PS 100

Introductions include Sheldon, a motion seating group featuring a two-seat sofa, love seat and press-back chaise lounge. The motion sofa has baseball stitching, an extended chaise pad and pillowtop arms.

Flexsteel

IHFC C-558

Expanding its recliner lineup with eight new frames. Several new entries are hi-leg models with traditional styling, and most will coordinate with existing motion or stationary sofas.

Franklin

IHFC W-746

• Recliner introductions include four models at $399 to $699 that have large-scale designs with soft, clean lines. The $699 model has an all-leather cover and contemporary styling, while the $599 entry has a leather/vinyl cover, a button-tufted back and pillowtop seating.

• Motion introductions include a contemporary three-piece sectional at $1,599 and a sofa/love seat combination at $899 that features transitional styling and nailhead trim. In addition, a motion sofa at $799 has a padded suede cover and two reclining seats.

La-Z-Boy

FP 103

• The Flanagan motion group features a custom pub design with a pad-over chaise and scooped arm post. The sofa is at $1,099 in fabric and the recliner is at $599 in fabric.

• The Naples recliner, at $549 in fabric, features an open-arm design with wood arm posts and wood trim.

• The Isadora, at $549 in fabric, is a barrel-style chair that swivels and glides. Featuring traditional styling, it has rolled arms that are adorned with buttons on the inside.

Lane

IHFC C-800

• Recliner introductions include five new models at $399 to $899. The two $599 models feature a contoured seat and back design and matching ottomans. Both have leather/vinyl covers. Judson, at $899 in leather, features traditional styling, nailhead trim and bun feet.

• Motion introductions include the Stallion, a contemporary model available as a motion sofa or console love seat with two rocker/recliner seats. Both units are at $1,099 in leather/vinyl. Also introducing Summerlin, a sofa with traditional styling and nailhead trim at $1,299 in leather/vinyl.

Leather Italia

305 S. Hamilton

Expanding its motion offerings with five leather seating groups at $999 for a reclining sofa, loveseat and chair. Also unveiling three push-back recliners at $599 in leather.

Mac Motion Chairs

CP 114

The new Escape chair, at $399, features European styling with a solid hardwood frame. Also introducing the 500 Series, a collection of fully upholstered chairs at $399 to $699 with traditional styling and wood accents. All new models feature mechanisms that swivel, recline and glide.

Marshfield Furniture

SMS M-1320

• Expanding the Woodlands collection with a group of exclusive fabrics of licensed artwork from Ducks Unlimited. The new fabrics are shown on a new pub-back rocker/recliner at $1,999 in a fabric/leather cover, as well as a motion sofa at $3,999.

• A home theater group, Bayfield, at $7,399 features a loose pillow-back design and rustic wood arms.

Newport Gliders

Radisson Hotel

Expanding its lineup of fully upholstered glider rockers with two new models at $699. Both entries have mechanisms that swivel, glide and recline.

Palliser

220 Elm 400

• Adding four transitional reclining chairs to its successful Intuition line. All chairs in the line now feature molded foam seating and adjustable headrests.

• Adding five frames to its lineup of home theater seating and traditional motion sofas. Featured is a three-frame program at $899 to $1,299 in which each frame is available as a motion sofa, stationary sofa and home theater seating. Another new home theater configuration, Rodeo Drive, features traditional styling and a swan neck arm at $999 per seat in leather.

Rodi

CP 202

The MX-9100 collection features three motion seating groups. Each group has a sofa with two reclining seats, a motion loveseat and matching recliner.

Sharut

305 S. Hamilton

Making its debut in motion upholstery with a variety of motion sofas, loveseats, recliners and home theater seats. The new models have all-leather covers and are designed to coordinate with the company's contemporary living room furniture.