Hearth & Home July 2015

Parting Shot: Room of Curves

By Richard Wright

The client wanted an over-the-top outdoor living space designed as an outdoor movie theater,” says designer Ryan Hughes. “It includes a fire feature, a television, and a water feature flowing behind the television into a planter with agave plants.”

Working with a small space, Hughes was able to create seating for a large number of people by using the serpentine design of sofa and benches. The back walls are of white quartz; the three amber-colored, six-in. wide panels next to and behind the TV are of Hirsch glass that is backlit with LEDs; they form the surface on which water slides down.

The striking chimney is faced with translucent glass panels. In the ceiling is a light fixture that was hand-made in the Philippines of oyster shells. The home is in Tampa, Florida.

Ryan Hughes Design/Build, 4769 Juniper Drive, Palm Harbor, Florida 34685.
Phone: (727) 940-2653, www.ryanhughesdesign.com.

Perspective:
July at the Mart

When you arrive in July for the Preview Show, the first thing you’ll see will be a park-like setting where concrete and cabs used to be. An area 15-by-150 ft. next to the river is now reserved for grass and seating.

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Makeover at The Mart

By Tom Lassiter

Now in its ninth decade, the Grande Dame of Chicago trade is being given the spa treatment.

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Moving Forward!

By Tom Lassiter

Terri Lee Rogers is a determined runner and CEO whose steady management of OW Lee has consistently earned the praise and approval of specialty retailers.

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Pioneers in Design

By Bill Sendelback

Smart and persistent marketers Niels and Alyce Wittus have been introducing North Americans to European hearth product design for almost four decades.

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Today 2015

By Richard Wright

For the fifth year, Maxine Lauer, CEO of Sphere Trending, shares her (painstakingly acquired) knowledge of trends that are affecting your business.

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Tomorrow 2016

By Richard Wright

If you’re in the patio business, the toughest decisions you make all year involve fabrics – color, texture, pattern. Maxine Lauer explains what consumers will be looking for next year.

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Niche Player

By Richard Wright

During the ’90s, Pat Moynihan made a highly respected name for himself as president of Waterford Irish Stoves U.S. Today he has his own line of wall-mounted gas fireplaces – the Sólas line.

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Ideas That Work!

By Lisa Readie Mayer

Here’s some tips to grow your grill and outdoor kitchen sales.

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Reflections

By Charles Vernon

Charles Vernon, former CEO of Gloster Furniture who retired this past September, discusses his very successful career (there’s a surprise at the end).

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Business Is EXPLODING (Affari Sta Esplodendo)

By Bill Sendelback

Once again, Ravelli returns to tackle the North American pellet stove market.

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A Tool for Every Task

By Lisa Readie Mayer

Barbecue accessories are practical, fun and, oh yes, lucrative products for retailers.

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2015 May Business Climate

In early June, Hearth & Home faxed and emailed a survey to 2,500 specialty retailers of hearth, barbecue and patio products asking them to compare May 2015 sales to May 2014. The accompanying charts and selected comments are from the 203 useable returns.

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