What’s in it for all of us?

What do  Apprenticeship Support Australia, Red Points, FURNITEX and Design Furniture all have in common? These businesses are all Australasian Furnishing Association Members, but all for different reasons. The Australasian Furnishing Association (AFA) is the peak...

Who wants to be the next furniture mogul? Parents take note.

Is Australia gearing up to find the next furniture mogul the likes of IKEA founder, Ingvar Kamprad? Federal and state governments are coming together to provide $187 million to fund 20,000 new apprenticeships over the next four years. This investment recognises the...

Australian Border Force seize “Australian made” fakes

The Australian Border Force (ABF) is continuing its operational focus on trade enforcement, seizing ten Chinese-made pianos falsely claiming to be Australian made. Pianos are considered furniture products and as such have the same regulatory requirements as other...

FIGHTING FAKE DESIGN FURNITURE ON ECOMMERCE PLATFORMS

Thanks to AFA Partners Redpoints, and Gus Hazel of James & Wells for delivering this really informative AFA dedicated WEBINAR ‘Fighting fake design furniture on ecommerce platforms’. In case you couldn’t make it, here’s the link to the webinar on demand so...