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...Joe Gebbia, Airbnb co-founder I have a collection of midcentury modern chairs....
...One pivotal deal came in late 2020 when furniture retailer Nitori launched a $2bn unsolicited bid for rival Shimachu....
...They are claiming damages of at least $2mn following the sale at Sotheby’s for $2.5mn in January of an Adrian Ghenie painting Barasch and Grossman co-owned; they allege that Schiff still owes them $1.8mn...
...Separately, through sales in Hong Kong in October and London last week, Sotheby’s has quietly racked up more than £100mn from the refined collection of 400-plus pieces of art, furniture, porcelain, jade...
...Also in Paris, Sotheby’s wrapped up its mammoth auctions of 1,131 pieces of furniture and other objects from the mid-17th-century Hôtel Lambert (October 11-17)....
...The “unmasking” of American shoppers as they shed pandemic precautions “could lead to a Roaring Twenties type of consumer exuberance”, RH chief executive Gary Friedman predicted on his upmarket furniture...
...Apollo Global has raised $13bn for its first flagship buyout fund since co-founder Leon Black left the private equity group last year over his long association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein...
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on July 30. ©2022 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Greg Jensen, co-chief investment officer, said: “We’re in a radically different world.”...
...The editorial team can be reached at techasia@nex.nikkei.co.jp...
...Letter in response to this article: All consumer goods must have ‘end of life’ policies / From Simon Hudson, Managing Director, Oxley’s Furniture Blockley, Gloucestershire, UK...
...Patio furniture and riding lawnmowers were among the “big-ticket”items that were selling particularly well, according to Home Depot....
...Vy Le, co-founder of Do Ventures, said the country must capitalise on this moment....
...Mindful Grey L’Oxygéné (£15, nailberry.co.uk)....
...His nuts-and-bolts approach to politics stems from his background as a furniture maker and city mayor....
...She is keen to highlight the practical measure of reusing fair furniture....
...Some 100,000 orders a day go through Wayfair’s online US furniture site, for everything from sofa beds to accent pillows....
...SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son was once regarded as an outsider by Japan Inc....
...Others taking part include BMW, the IMAS Foundation from the Ikea furniture empire, and the Swedish pension funds AMF and Folksam....
...A version of this article was first published on May 20 by the Nikkei Asian Review. ©2020 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...She is chiefly associated with the influential US design company Knoll Associates, which she co-founded with her first husband, German-born Hans Knoll, in 1946....
...As a result, there is a group of interesting lifestyle brands emerging, including MO&Co, the womenswear retailer that has recently opened two stores in London, and the furniture maker ZaoZuo, which aims...
...“In 2018, we will intensify our market share efforts in Appliances, Mattresses and Furniture, while continuing to take steps to modernise our apparel assortment and omni-channel,” said chief executive Marvin...
...South Dakota’s attorney-general, will on Tuesday urge justices at the Supreme Court to abolish the exemption, in a case that his state brought against three other online retailers, including Wayfair, a furniture...
...There remains uncertainty, however, over co-investment plans related to fibre....
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