Actress Jaclyn Smith To Introduce New Furniture Accessories Line

Furniture World Magazine

Art & Frame Direct/TIMELESS INDUSTRIES, a Global manufacturer and Distributor of specialty furnishings & accessories here, will unveil a line of accessories inspired and designed by actress Jaclyn Smith that will complement Ms. Smith’s recently announced home collection with Largo Inc. The Jaclyn Smith Home Accessories collection will be introduced at the Home Furnishings Market in High Point, N.C., in October. Last month, Largo, Inc., a Houston-based importer of bedroom and dining furniture and Ms. Smith announced a special Jaclyn Smith Home furniture line which will also be introduced at the Home Furnishings Market in High Point this fall and available in retail stores in 2003. "My line of accessories and collectable pieces will enhance our Largo furniture collection," Ms. Smith said. "Largo and Art & Frame Direct have been associated with each other for several years now and both companies respect the quality of the other. We will offer a beautiful collection of accessories with product excellence. Our accessories will be inspired by the furniture pieces we’re developing with Largo. It’s essential that both collections are compatible. There’s no question that the artisans at Art & Frame Direct/ Timeless Industries will be able to enhance the presentation of our beautiful furniture assortment." The Jaclyn Smith Home Accessories line continues Art & Frame Direct/ Timeless Industries expansion. The company has undergone significant growth since its founding in 1991. "We remain committed to being a major force in this industry and over the years have worked very hard at developing top selling products, our national distribution network and most importantly servicing our loyal customers- To whom we have become a reliable source to a world of great selling decor. This new alignment of ourselves with Jaclyn Smith’s legendary talent and integrity is an incredible opportunity for our growing company. We cherish her and are very excited about her designs," said George Eouse, President of Art & Frame Direct / Timeless Industries. "We are also very pleased to be partners in this venture with a quality company like Largo, Inc., one of the fastest growing furniture manufacturers in our industry." Art & Frame Direct, which has more than 13,000 accounts worldwide, has showrooms in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, High Point and Los Angeles, with distribution centers established on both the East and West coasts has grown quickly by offering its customers great value, selection and cost savings with many popular programs such as its guaranteed freight programs. The company, an early pioneer in the field of framed art and mirrors quickly emerged as an industry leader and combined its design experience and customer satisfaction with its products and service to aggressively expand into all forms of home furnishings and décor, now with 10 distinct catalog divisions featuring a full spectrum of decorative accessories, including wall décor, sculpture, lighting and a variety of furniture and architectural elements. Art & Frame Direct became a Timeless Industries – designing products that last a lifetime. The collections will be presented collaboratively. Art & Frame Direct’s High Point showroom is located adjacent to Largo’s space in the Center Theatre Tower. "We join Ms. Smith in selecting Art & Frame Direct as a partner for the Jaclyn Smith Home Collection by Largo," Wakefield said. "We are looking forward to Ms. Smith’s line of accessories being shown with her Largo furniture line in the Largo showroom in High Point this October." Smith, who became famous for her role as Kelly Garrett on Charlie’s Angels, has also starred in the critically acclaimed Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, one of the most highly rated telefilms of all time, as well as in George Washington, Florence Nightingale, and a number of television miniseries based on the novels of Sidney Sheldon and Danielle Steele. Smith’s charity work is recognized globally. She serves as a spokesperson for numerous organizations, including the American Heart Association, works diligently to combat cancer and heart disease, and is the permanent chairperson for Ability First. Smith emphasizes that her first priority is her family, which includes her husband, Bradley Allen, a pediatric heart surgeon, and son, Gaston-Anthony, and daughter, Spencer-Margaret. "My work has always been very exciting and interesting, but to me, my family must come first," she said. Smith’s family has homes in Southern California and her native Houston. In 1985, Smith pioneered the concept of celebrities developing their own brands rather than merely endorsing others. Her signature clothing and accessories have been purchased by more than 100 million women nationwide. The market research firm of Kurt Salmon and Associates acknowledges Smith’s as the most successful sportswear collection in its category in America today. The Women’s Wear Daily 100 ranks her ahead of some of the world’s most famous designers, including Yves Saint Laurent, Halston, DKNY, J.Crew and Perry Ellis. Jaclyn Smith’s business interests are managed exclusively by Sterling/Winters Company of Los Angeles, California. Ms. Smith’s long time lawyer Tom Hoberman, of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren and Sloane in Los Angeles, California, negotiated the deal on her behalf. Promotion and marketing for Jaclyn Smith Home will be handled by Fyock & Associates, a full-service communications firm in Winston-Salem, N.C.