Part 2, graduate of architecture, designer and visualiser, Jonathan Muller, shares his expertise on how to get your furnishing products in front of architects and specifiers. By building a 3D model of your products, and offering it for free download, you are creating...
In this second instalment, graduate of architecture, designer and visualiser, Jonathan Muller, shares his expertise on how to get your furnishing products in front of architects and specifiers. By building a 3D model of your products, and offering it for free...
In this first instalment, architect and designer, Jonathan Muller, shares his expertise on how to increase your turnover of locally designed and constructed furniture tenfold…..Or even more! You don’t do it by clinging to an outdated business model where powerful...
PART 1 In this first instalment, architect and designer, Jonathan Muller, shares his expertise on how to increase your turnover of locally designed and constructed furniture tenfold…..Or even more! You don’t do it by clinging to an outdated business model where...
A further three furniture product safety recalls have been reported this week, with all three posing a potential choking/suffocation hazard to young children. Concerns are increasing over product that is not only unsafe, but that also does not contain the necessary...
Well furnished: Increased residential building construction activity has promoted demand – a summary of recent IBIS World Reports. The AFA has summarised a range of Ibis World Reports on behalf of its Members. This report is in relation to Furniture Retailing in...
BEWARE there is a new Phishing Scam Alert circulating at the moment posing as the Australian Taxation Office. You may receive an email that requests your credit/debit card details. Do not click on the link in the email or disclose your personal information. This scam...
In recent times the headlines have read ‘IKEA Re-announces recall of MALM and other models of chests and dressers due to serious tip-over hazard; 8th child fatality reported; consumers urged to choose between refund or repair. These headlines have been related to US...
Websites and digital marketing tools are considered a vital element for the survival of every industry, especially yours! Consumers of furniture and furnishing services are high volume users of digital platforms when making their purchasing decisions, especially as a...
Are you aware that your business is responsible for any product that you import, manufacture, sell, supply or distribute? This means that you can be held liable for any defect or other condition that renders the product unsafe and results in injury, death or damage....
Co-located with the Australasian Hospitality Industry Exhibition, FURNITEX Commercial is the go to event for procurement officers, specifiers and property developers looking to fit out, design, refurbish, upgrade or modernise their commercial properties. Furniture and...
Sofas that have been falsely sold as ‘leather’, recliner mechanisms that don’t work properly causing injury, lounge cushions that come apart at the seams, complaints handling call centres that refuse to take calls, sub-standard repairs and toxic smells that emit from...
Each year, thousands of people end up in emergency rooms after serious chair accidents. People fall when chairs collapse, fingers are severed by chairs with jagged edges, hands get crushed between seats and their bases and stems or bases can snap causing serious body...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dr Mariagrazia Squicciarini – Senior Economist, Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation will give the keynote address at the Industry 4.0 Conference to ensure delegates benefit from the latest OECD insights on the topic of Jobs, work and skills in the...
What do you get when you join Australia’s largest gift fairs, hospitality show and Australia’s iconic Furnitex? Visitors will go on a journey of discovery and explore the many offerings of the furnishing industry showcasing the world’s exhibitors, international trends...
