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TV Cabinet Maker Touchstone Touts Partnership with ShopNBC

Walter Verfenstein — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:55:10 +0000

Touchstone Home Products, which manufactures “lift” cabinets for flatscreen televisions, today announced a two-part agreement ShopNBC. Touchstone’s products will be available for sale through the retailer’s usual electronic channels and will also help spruce up its Eden Prairie, Minnesota, sets. Apparently Touchstone has already scored some good publicity on TV. Company Vice President Frank Quinlisk, said “Some of the best exposure Touchstone’s received has been on various home improvement and home fix-up shows, where our cabinets have been displayed. Now viewers who are excited about our cabinets have a direct connection to make their purchase. ” Touchstone Press Release Nov. 1, 2011

Stylist.com Interviews Shabby Chic Designer and QVC Newbie Rachel Ashwell

Walter Verfenstein — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:29:55 +0000

Sylist.com interviewed Rachel Ashwell of Shabby Chic fame, who is making her premiere on QVC today, and came up with a few interesting tid-bits. She never tires of white. She would choose the late 1800s, if she could pick a historical era in which to live. And she suggests bringing a flashlight, if you go flea-market shopping in winter. (You only think you see the color in poor light.)

Ashwell also explains that her new QVC line (which premiered today) doesn’t compete with her Target line because they offer products in different categories. “The Target line has bedding and bath and we’re not doing that for QVC, which has more casegoods and accessories.” Stylist.com Oct. 26, 2011

New Jonathan Adler Home Decor Collection to Debut on HSN

News for HSN, Inc. - Google Finance — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:31:01 +0000

New York- based interior designer Jonathan Adler will launch a new collection of home decor and accessories, October 12th, during HSN's Home Design Event, an annual showcase of the newest fall collections. This latest collection, which will highlight happiness as an integral component of its design philosophy, will be called Happy Chic by Jonathan Adler. In the announcement, Adler lauds his new business partners with this encomium, which might have evoked laughter a few years ago, "...There is no place chicer than HSN!" HSN Press Release Jul. 14, 2010http://www.jonathanadler.com/shop/images/jonathan_pic.jpg

Liora Manné to Launch Indoor/Outdoor Mats on HSN

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:49:28 +0000

Israeli-born textile designer Liora Manné will launch a new line of novelty floor coverings — for poolside, the bathroom, etc. — 0n HSN, May 17th, at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. ET. Home Textiles Today May 12, 2010

Colonial Williamsburg, VA, to Make QVC Premiere

admin — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:55:36 +0000

Cindy Cragg

QVC will launch the Williamsburg: Home for All Seasons collection on Presidents’ Day, next Monday, Feb. 16. The collection, licensed by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, will include bedding, rugs, pillows, glassware, lamps, topiaries, wreaths, and decorative accessories. Williamsburg home stylist Cindy Cragg will guest-host the 2 p.m. premiere. Home Textiles Today The Virginian-Pilot Feb. 2, 2009

Nate Berkus Follows Father’s Footsteps to HSN

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:40:11 +0000

Designer Nate Berkus

The senior Mr. Berkus, Mike, is a lifelong sports-memorabilia collector, dealer and card-show promoter, who sold collectibles on HSN years ago. Now, son Nate, the famed interior designer and Oprah guest, will make his HSN debut on Monday, Oct. 13. Nate Berkus will particpate in HSN’s Home Design Event, a five-week series of hour-long, trend-driven shows running through mid-November and produced in conjunction with ELLE DECOR. According to the designer, Berkus’ line will include a new mix of products for HSN — including affordable, custom upholstery that can ship in two to six weeks. A couch, for example, is priced at $600. Source link includes a lengthy interview with Mr. Bewkes, covering his experiences surviving the 2004 Tsunami in Sri Lanka, coming out to his family as a gay man, and working with Oprah. Windy City Times Oct. 8, 2008