Tell Your Story To The American Furniture Hall Of Fame Foundation in High Point

Furniture World News Desk on 10/17/2014

If you haven’t told your story to the American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation, don’t miss the next opportunity during the High Point Market, Monday, Oct. 19, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the AICO showroom, IHFC Commerce 802. Video tapings may be done solo or with someone else.

“Our Tell Your Story Project is one of the most engaging and fun services that the Hall provides,” says Bill Kimbrell, president of the Foundation. “Not only are we preserving our favorite stories, but we are sharing them through interactive kiosks of the Wall of Fame in Furniture Plaza, on our website and during the Banquet for all to enjoy. It’s such a simple but meaningful thing to do.”

Michael Amini, founder of AICO/Amini Innovations provides a videographer during the High Point Market. Each interview takes only about 10 minutes, start to finish.

New stories taped during the April Market were by Barton Bienenstock, Furniture World Publisher; Don Dreher, DMI Furniture/Flexsteel Industries; Bill Fenn, LADD; Darrell and Stella Harris, Furnitureland South; Keith Koenig, City Furniture: Steve Hodges, Steve Hodges Associates, Inc.; Irwin Novak, King’s Furniture; Martin Ploy, AICO President and Jane Seymour with AICO/Amini Innovations. These will be added to the previous stories including Doug Bassett, Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co.; Don Belgrad, formerly with Schnadig Furniture International; Pedro and Carlos Capó, El Dorado Furniture; George Cartledge III, Grand Home Furnishings; Bill Child, R.C. Willey; Caroline Hipple, HB2 Resources; Bob Maricich, International Market Centers; Dan Minor, Southwood Furniture; Reyna Moore, Norwalk Furniture; Dave Palmer, formerly with the World Market Center; Stu Perlmutter, Harold’s Furniture; Travis Rose, Rose Brothers Furniture; Paul Toms, Hooker Furniture Corp.; and Clark and Craig Young, from Bradington-Young.

Appointments are encouraged but not required for each 10-minute taping. For questions or to reserve a time, email Lauren Estep, lestep@furniturehalloffame.com.

The stories, captured on video, serve four purposes. Excerpts will be presented at our 2015 October Banquet, on the Foundation website, www.furniturehalloffame.com, and on kiosks at the Wall of Fame in Furniture Plaza. They also are entered into the Foundation archives for future use as a video and written transcript.

The Foundation is also collecting company history books and historic photos to build its collection and further preserve the industry’s history. These materials can be sent to the American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. at 202 Neal Place, High Point, N.C., 27262.

The American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. is an international, industry-wide organization founded to honor those individuals whose outstanding achievements have contributed to the continued growth and development of the U.S. furniture industry, as well as to research, collect and preserve our cultural, economic and artistic history. Membership includes eligibility to vote for inductees into the American Furniture Hall of Fame, and the opportunity to help preserve the history and heritage of the industry. The organization is based in High Point, North Carolina at 202 Neal Place, and can be reached at 336.882.5900.