American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Announces Induction Theme and Pacesetter Sponsors
Furniture World News Desk on
4/17/2025
American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation has unveiled its 2025 theme: Soar on the Winds of Change and announced its Pacesetter sponsors.
“We study the business trends extensively to create the theme, and this year, no matter what your perspective, this is a time of great change,” says Karen McNeill Pond, CEO, Hall of Fame. “With its share of challenges also comes a period of innovation and creativity. The key is to use the momentum to ride the currents and to use them to your best advantage.”
Soar on the Winds of Change will introduce upcoming changes at the Hall of Fame. The organization of leaders is celebrating two years in our new home, after hosting nearly 170 events, awarding 11 Home Furnishings Fellows from High Point University to participants in the Leadership Institute, the lighting of the Wanek Family and Ashley Furniture Eternal Flame, the installation of more than 100 bricks in the Pathways of Honor, and preparation of a new education initiative for our museum.
We could not have done any of this without ongoing support from the industry and our Pacesetter sponsors: ANDMORE, Ashley Furniture Inds., Broyhill Family Foundation, Carpenter Company, Coconis Furniture and Mattress 1st, Crestview Collections, Gardner-White, Gat Creek, Glen Raven, High Point Market Authority, Hooker Furnishings, La-Z-Boy, , Leggett & Platt, Loloi, Markor International Home Furnishings, ManWah, Prestige Arts, SURYA/Global Views/Mitchell Gold + Bob Mitchell, Raymour & Flannigan, Springs Creative, and Tempur Sealy.
The Hall of Fame Induction Celebration will be held Sunday, Oct. 26, at the Sheraton Greensboro Four Seasons. The selection process is underway and the 2025 inductees will be announced in early June.
The American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc., is an industry-wide organization founded to preserve its history, to celebrate exceptional individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the U.S. home furnishings industry, to inspire the next generation of innovative leaders and to engage the community with the world of home furnishings. Our new home, which opened in April 2023, is a symbol of the Home Furnishings Capital of the World™ where the industry gathers, where we honor our leaders and tell our stories, and where we learn through exhibits, seminars, and speakers. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, funds support our history and leadership programming. The organization is based in High Point, North Carolina, at 311 S. Hamilton St., and can be reached at 336.882.5900 or by visiting www.homefurnishingshalloffame.com.