Consortium of Home Furnishings Suppliers from Poland Attending High Point Market

Furniture World News Desk on 4/9/2024

Hoping to satisfy the trend toward smaller homes, a consortium of home furnishings suppliers from Poland will be at the April market here with assortments of case goods and upholstery specifically targeted toward smaller living spaces.

Census data confirms that the median square footage of floor area for single-family starts in the US hit a zenith at 2,519 during the first quarter of 2015, and has subsequently dipped by 13% to 2,191, as of the second quarter of 2023.

According to Tomek Wiktorski, a spokesman for the Polish furniture makers here at market, Europeans have traditionally lived in homes, apartments and condos much smaller in size than those of American homes.

For example, the size of the average Polish apartment in 2022 was a mere 560 square feet. The average house in Poland was 1,360 square feet.

Wiktorski added that in addition to having a long history producing this type of furniture, other advantages from buing from these producers include shorter lead times, lower transportation costs and simplified logistics.

U.S. retailers can have products from Poland delivered as quickly as three weeks, Wiktorski maintains, adding, “And, by keeping inventory in Poland and ordering based on real-time-demand, businesses can reduce inventory costs and improve cash flow, ultimately boosting profitability,” he explains.

At market, buyers can preview goods from these key Polish producers by visiting the fifth floor of the C&D building.  There, they can shop goods from Homenestery, Spin Furniture, Intermeble ,Gala Meble, Wajnert, Black Red White along with the newest exhibitor from Poland, Krysiak, which will debut two new collections of fully assembled oak bedroom collections and one new dining collection. 

Homenestry, meanwhile, returns with redesigned iterations of their European high-runner Bond upholstery, armchair and sofa, all reimagined for the American market.

Spin Furniture, meanwhile, has put a new spin on its offerings by showing its first outdoor collection at this market.  The new groupings, called Yacht, Fregata and Cliff frames incorporate stylish modern and organic shapes.

Intermeble, which serves the mass market both in Europe and Canada, will be on hand with  new RTA goods that in addition to good looks are said to offer low transportation costs, low warehousing costs and affordable drop shipping.

RTA will also be front and center at the redesigned showroom of Gala Meble (C&D 5-H) with entertainment products, products for the dining room and mudroom, all designed with smaller living spaces in mind.

Wajnert will be on hand as well with a full line of. Upholstered goods as will full-line source, Black Red White.

Wiktorski, who has spearheaded the consortium of Polish suppliers coming to High Point since 2020, noted, “Each of our partners exhibiting at the High Point Market has done their homework  regarding style, shape, décor and dimensions in order to bring new introductions that will work well in the U.S. market. “

The consortium is under the umbrella of The Polish Chamber of Commerce of Furniture Manufacturers supplied by The Polish Trade and Investment Agency.