More Manufacturers than you can shake a stick at

So I spent my day creating a list of all the Furniture Manufacturers I have ever contacted. WOW - I really have never looked at the industry this way.

I only speak to modern and contemporary furniture manufacturers so there are a great many that I never look at, and that simply makes this all the more amazing.

Hundreds and hundreds of high end, specialized, fabulously skilled, marvelously prolific manufacturers in Europe alone. Further more I have to assume that my personal knowledge of this landscape merely describes the tip of the ice burg. There must be many more whom I have either managed to miss at the shows or who do not have a trade show presence; companies that go to their smaller local shows but not to the large expensive international ones.

What I'll be looking for at the shows

The Paris show is really about high style. It defines chic and fine taste in a way that really turns my head. Its not the most cutting edge, not necessarily brimming with innovation, but there are always some really remarkable newcomers, that make you rethink concepts as mundane as 'a chair' or 'a chandelier'.

That said my primary reason for going is for the solid quality and elegance I have come to expect, and the wondrous old world luxury.

Once Again T'is the season of Furniture Shows

These are the shows that I consider a must see for the spring season. Its a grueling schedule but somebody's got to do it:)

Paris: Jan. 25 - 29, 2008
Las Vegas: January 28 - February 1, 2008
Milan: April 16 - 21, 2008
Brazil: April 28th - April 30th 2008