Although economic concerns and the fluctuating housing market continue to plague manufacturers, FDMC 300 companies interviewed remain optimistic for 2024 and beyond.

Canadian-based building designer, David Fraser, and his wife, Karrie, started Bunkie Life in 2015. Their 'easy-to-assemble' cabins offer compact living spaces. These structures, known as bunkies, can be used as guest houses, home offices, studios, or personal retreats.

Sims-Lohman, which fabricates more than 30,000 granite and quartz countertops a year and cabinetry for more than 50,000 kitchens annually, has acquired the Florida-based The Legacy Cabinet Company.

Hardware Resources, a hardware supplier to the kitchen and bath industry, has updated its logo and brand statement to reflect its 'commitment to trade professionals.'

The Editors of GQ 64 have named "64 undeniable design upgrades, from sleeker glassware to wavier armchairs," as winners of its 2024 Home Awards competition.According to GQ, there has been a "wave of new DTC brands democratizing the art of good design, and a glut of smaller makers that are injecting fun and play into traditional types of furniture and décor."Winners were selected from the following categories:

Richelieu will host a day full of educational presentations and networking at its Trends Event, on June 6, at Richelieu Conference Hall.

Winning prizes from Castle USA included a TSM-12 Pocket Cutting Machine for the class winner and the Castle 110 Pocket Cutter for the individual entry.

Eric and Lori Marshall, co-founders of the Closet Training Institute, share insights from the China International Furniture Fair and Interzum China.

This group exhibition highlights the Southern California woodworkers that were consulted and filed for the Craft Video Directory.