SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Interior design and home remodeling companies are vying to lure more skilled workers since the demand for renovation and remodeling has grown sharply since the outbreak of the coronavirus. In the past, home interior work could start as soon as five days after customers placed an order for furniture [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of interior design and home organization books have marked robust growth on the back of the prolonged ‘stay-at-home’ trend resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to local online bookstore Yes 24, sales of the books that are classified as ‘interior design’ and ‘arrangement and storage’ in the [...]
Danbury, CT, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Ethan Allen continues the relocation and repositioning of its retail network by opening new Design Centers, both in the U.S. and internationally. In the U.S., the company recently opened new Design Centers in Albany, New York; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Cincinnati, Ohio, as well as a first-of-its-kind Design [...]
BUSAN, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A startup company in Busan has developed a service that allows users to view a building after completion with ultra-high-resolution images that are close to reality. The Busan Center for Creative Economy & Innovation (BCCEI) reported on Thursday that AD, selected for the project to support innovative start-ups, has [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – DIY interior design, or self-interior design, is trending among South Koreans. According to market research firm Nielsen Korea, the number of online mentions of “self-interior” related to “moving” on online communities and SNS platforms doubled from a monthly average of 5,256 in 2015 to 10,460 in 2016. Although “to [...]
GOYANG, South Korea, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Federation of Furniture Industry Cooperatives is hosting a special fair for a wide variety of interior furniture at Goyang’s KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition & Convention Center). With some 350 companies showcasing their wares, the exhibition presents modern and antique furniture for all age groups and [...]
GWANGJU, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean interior design firms have participated in Maison & objet, one of Europe’s largest trade fairs for interior design, for five consecutive years, introducing Korea’s star designers to the world stage. This has been part of the “Designtag” project initiated by the Seoul Design Foundation. Established in 2009, the [...]
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SEOUL, Korea, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – An average individual from the upper crust of Korea spares 1 million won each month as surplus fund and most likely to spend it on wheels. On April 10, Visa Card came up with survey analysis of the top 20 percent rich people from 11 different countries, in [...]