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Keith Haring art livens up mops and brooms

Dust pans from the Keith Haring collection

The Keith Haring Cleaning Collection from Casabella uses the late artist's imagery on mops, broom, dust pans and microfiber dusting cloths. Casabella's cleaning tools, kitchen and bath accessories and organizing products have received numerous design awards and industry recognition. It also markets the BE Gourmet line of food prep.

Colorful aprons, kitchen towels, pot holders

Peking Handicraft Inc. (PHI) introduced a new line of kitchen textiles by licensee Ellen Crimi Trent. Trent's designs for Peking Handicraft are done in five colorful designs. All the styles boast a whimsical look, using bright, bold colors and a fanciful duck adorned in a chef's hat.

The classic statements "Sugar and Spice," "Kiss the Cook," "Bon Appetit," "What's Cookin'?" and "Never Trust a Skinny Cook," enhance the look of all aprons and kitchen towels found in each style.

All of the designs are offered in four coordinating pieces: standard apron, half apron, kitchen towel, and pot holder.

5 new bedding ensembles

Outdoor apparel manufacturer Woolrich Inc. has added textile manufacturer JLA Home to its growing lineup of home furnishings licensing partners. Planned introductions will include a total of five bedding ensembles. Queen sets will include a filled duvet, adjustable bed skirt, two Euro shams, and two standard shams. Decorative throws, themed pillows, and sheets will also be available separately, and will provide a variety of custom looks.

The JLA product line is designed to complement Woolrich’s existing brand partners and their products, which include: Lynn Haney Collection (handcrafted Santas); Mohawk Home (floor coverings); Picture Source (wall art); Rowe Pottery Works (handcrafted pottery and garden décor); Shadow Mountain (home furnishings); Shady Lady (handcrafted lighting and accessories); and Whitecraft (indoor and outdoor furniture).

Better Homes & Gardens licensed furniture

Summerglen Drive is a new line of living room, bedroom and dining room furniture in the Better Homes and Gardens American Routes collection by Universal Furniture. Each piece has a dark, hand-rubbed mahogany finish that highlights the natural grain of the wood veneers.
Design details include round and square turnings, sliding doors with raised panels, oiled bronze metal accents and authentic plank details. The company says this furniture is scaled for the average-sized home. Universal Furniture introduced the collection at the High Point furniture market in October 2010.

Vintage Easter and Valentine's Day greeting cards

Caspari's new Winterthur Easter and Valentine's Day cards are inspired by designs found in the extensive John and Carolyn Grossman Collection currently housed in Winterthur's library. Caspari's charming cards feature chicks and bunnies, daisies, kissing lovers, angels, roses, and more. The designs are taken straight from the originals, which represent just a small sample of the Grossman Collection, a wonderful resource for designs. The collection consists of more than 250,000 pieces of ephemera dating mostly to the 1800s.

Pink-ribbon gifts

Midwest-CBK has a new line of Pink Ribbon Sisterhood gifts designed by artist and author Suzy Toronto. The new collection features pink ribbon graphics symbolic for the fight against breast cancer in Toronto’s signature style, with copy that reads “Supporting Each Other in the Ultimate Fight of Our Lives.”
The Pink Ribbon Sisterhood collection includes four best-selling gift designs including a mug, nightshirt packaged in a tote bag, ceramic tile wall plaque and journal/notebook.
The new Suzy Toronto Collection also features desktop mugs, necklaces, coin purses, and tiles. Each item includes an uplifting, empowering or humorous message that speaks to women. Each item is also accompanied by a story or poem.

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Fun, whimsical and serious decorative accessories

Tozai Home has enlisted a roster of internationally known artists to design decorative accessory collections. Here is a sample from the artists and from uncredited designers. See more in the Tozai catalog, available at the website of the International Home Furnishings Center, High Point. Or, see the company at gift shows this summer in Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York.

Magical Menagerie porcelain boxes from Natalie Lete, Paris

Mercury Drama Vases

Suzani embroidered notebooks. "Suzani" means needlework.

Sweet Children pencil cups and vases by M.L. Chiratorn Chirapravati, Bangkok

Hand-painted porcelain Bohemian jar by Jean Dange, Paris.

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Holiday paper goods from the Winterthur collection

Caspari has a new line of paper goods inspired by artwork in the Winterthur collection. Items include napkins, plates and greeting cards. In the Victorian era, trade cards served as advertisements that were often collected and pasted into scrapbooks. The turkey is inspired by a lithographed trade card in the Thelma Seeds Mendsen Collection housed in the Winterthur Library.

Serenading angels framed in gold are among the Christmas images on lithographed greeting cards in the John and Carolyn Grossman Collection housed in the Winterthur library. In the second half of the 1800s, the new art of chromolithography brought a vividness to paper objects enjoyed by people of all ages.

In the Victorian era, lithographed pictures of angels and Christmas trees heralded best wishes for the holiday. This angel lights the candles while decorating a tree by moonlight. The image is among the lithographed greeting cards in the John and Carolyn Grossman Collection housed in the Winterthur library.

Images of Christmas Trees laden with toys, sugarplums, and candles are among the lithographed scraps in the John and Carolyn Grossman Collection housed in the Winterthur Library. In the second half of the 1800s, the new art of chromolithography brought a vividness to paper objects enjoyed by people of all ages.

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Licensed decor from Winterthur

Among the many furnishings purchased for Winterthur are ceramics from the Staffordshire potteries in England. During the first half of the 1800s, the Adams and Sons factory produced earthenware dishes, which were hand-painted with a lively design of red roses and green leaves. Today referred to as “Adams’ Rose,” the dishes were listed as the “Pa. rose china 23” by H. F. du Pont, who used them for Christmas Eve dinners
Du Pont’s holiday tableware is the inspiration for the Adams’ Rose collection by Andrea by Sadek. The collection includes scalloped dishes, boxes, a tea-for-one set, mugs and planters.

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Vintage-inspired pillows by Jennifer Paganelli

Peking Handicraft expands its textile offerings by designer Jennifer Paganelli with six new, vintage-inspired pillows. The pillows are designed in two styles: embroidered and hook. They blend Paganelli's classic use of feminine colors and unique, sophisticated patterns.
Paganelli, who first debuted as a Peking licensee earlier this year, draws design inspiration from her past experiences and charming memories.
Peking Handicraft is an international manufacturer and wholesaler of home decor, tabletop and giftware items.

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Candice Olson for Norwalk Furniture

Designer Candice Olson introduced three contemporary upholstery silhouettes at the spring High Point market. The three groups, available from Norwalk Furniture, are:

Kiley Sofa and Conversation Ottoman. The sofa has a wide track arm and back accentuated with tall scattered back pillows. Ribbons of nailhead trim highlight the bold, geometric shape. Kiley is shown in a camel hair wool blend fabric with a suzani patterned accent pillow. The ottoman wraps around the sofa, functioning as ottoman, chaise and cocktail table.

Millie Sectional. Millie features five sharply angled surfaces that present multiple bunching configurations. Its plush loose pillows contrast with a thin padded seat cushion.

Sammy Sectional, Sofa, Condo Sofa, Chair and Ottoman. The sofa has a streamlined track arm design. Choices include tufted or untufted pillow backs, baseball stitching, and welting.

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Permanent floral arrangements

NDI offers a variety of permanent floral decorations for everyday use and for holidays. Flowers include orchid, lily, hyacinth, magnolia and peony. The catalog is arranged by flower, colorway and style. Styles include Provence, Sante Fe, South Beach Tropical, Wildflower, Window Sill Garden and Winter Holiday.

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Furniture from the Keno brothers

Leigh and Leslie Keno introduced a line of furniture for Theodore Alexander at the High Point market in April. The brothers appear on the PBS program “Antiques Roadshow.” The collection consists of 40 pieces, inspired by designs from the 18th century to the mid-century modern period.
The brothers are shown with the Skyscraper, an 80-inch-tall bookcase that can be used as a room divider. Also pictured are the four-drawer Contour chest and the 43-inch-long Float table made of striped ebony.

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Clock, cross and candles

The Peanuts 60th anniversary clock features Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and other charcters from the popular comic strip. From Mark Feldstein & Associates, the clock available in two diameters: 8 inches and 13 inches. The clock plays the “Linus and Lucy” song at the top of each hour.

The solar-powered LED Cross turns on automatically to illuminate the cross up to 8 hours when fully charged.

The company also offers the Flameless LED Vanilla candle (below)with melted top (set of 3). Each set includes a 4-, 5-, and 6-inch pillar Vanilla-scented candle. The auto on/off timer will turn on the candles every day at the same time for 6 hours.

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Karim Rashid's new ceramic tile line

Porcelanatto, a subsidiary of Spanish ceramic tile maker TAU Group, introduces a line of accent tiles from international designer Karim Rashid. The line, consisting of four series, is called NO-Stalgia. The company launched the products at the Cevisama trade show in Valencia in February (where I shot the photos, above). Its American debut is today at the Coverings trade show in Orlando.
Tiles measure 24 inches by 24 inches. Each of the four series features four colors. The collections are Sensory (Gray, Nude, Pink, Blue), Poetic (Blue, Aura, Pink, Midnight), Emotion (Fire Orange, Gray, Lime, Carbon) and Desire (Violet, Jet, Gray, Lime).

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Candice Olson's new upholstered furniture

Candice Olson is launching two new fabric collections and approximately 75 new fabrics for Norwalk Furniture, a licensing partner.
The new fabrics offer a range of colors that support two color palettes: Cognac and Mist, and Gold Mine. They join the 850 fabric choices offered by Norwalk, which can be coordinated on sofas, chairs and pillows. Fabrics include a range of new textured solids in chenilles, velvets and wool blends as well as classic patterns like damasks, paisleys and stripes.

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