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8 Home Furnishing and Interior Design Trade Shows

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Welcome to Extreme Home Makeover: Trade Show Edition! We all know that the furniture making and interior design industries are full of colorful and rewarding business opportunities. You may want to sit down before reading this, but according to Statista, the furniture market is projected to become a 274.2

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RIP: The late Terence Conran’s once high-flying Habitat is no more

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Europe-based home furnishing chain Habitat has shut down all of its operations, just a month after collapsing into receivership. Parent company Habitat Design International, which employs 68 people and had a turnover of $84 million in 2022, will also cease to exist.

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Laura Ashley to launch soft furnishings range in Australia, NZ

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Lifestyle label Laura Ashley has partnered with homeware marketer Basford Brands to launch a soft furnishings range in Australia and New Zealand. The partnership will launch the brand’s exclusive and signature prints on manchester, curtains, cushions, throws and made-to-measure fabric designs across homeware and lifestyle retailers.

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Ikea launches AI-powered mixed-reality experience

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Ikea Australia has launched Ikea Kreativ, a free mixed-reality experience powered by AI that provides customers with a simple and intuitive method to design and rethink their living environments.

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Biryani instead of meatballs: Here’s Ikea’s recipe for success in India

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As it unpacks the market layer by layer, Ikea’s range of services and products is constantly expanding to suit the evolving needs of Indian shoppers. From delicious biryanis to free breakfasts and vertical storage solutions to cooking pans, Ikea’s 8,000-strong inventory is painstakingly designed to satisfy the local needs.

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RH to Remodel All Stores, Unveil New Gallery Design

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will remodel all of its stores and introduce a new gallery design as it looks toward the coming year. a custom furniture designer. Additionally, RH is launching an editorial-content platform “that will celebrate the most innovative and influential people and ideas that are shaping the world of architecture and design.”

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“Change in behaviour”: Why Ikea’s Swedish meatballs are selling like hotcakes

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While the Australian division of the furniture and home accessories chain hadn’t noticed a spike among particular products, the company has seen a surge in spending at the brand’s in-store restaurants – with more customers coming in, and splashing out on meatballs and lingonberry jam.