Brown Jordan's Wave Chaise Wins Top Design Excellence Award.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 13, 2002 Brown Jordan International, Inc. ("BJI BJI Bemidji, MN, USA - Bemidji Municipal Airport (Airport Code) "), the premier designer, manufacturer and marketer of fine luxury and contract furnishings furnishings the extra type or quantity of hair on the head, tail, ears or legs, specified for a particular breed. For example, the feathers in setters, the beard in Bearded collies, the eyebrows in Schnauzers. , took center stage today as its Wave chaise lounge won the Lillian B. Winchester Best of Show in the 2002 Design Excellence competition. Brown Jordan's Wave chaise lounge was selected as the top design from more than 80 entries in this year's contest. The contest is held during the International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market and is co-sponsored by the Summer & Casual Furniture Manufacturers Association and the Chicago Merchandise Mart, where the event is held. The award honors the most innovative casual furniture designs introduced during 2002. The Wave collection is entirely innovative with its broadly proportioned silhouette silhouette (sĭl'  ĕt`), outline image, especially a profile drawing solidly filled in or a cutout pasted against a lighter background. and welcoming design. Contoured seating surfaces twist in a ribbon-like profile, giving the chair a sense of motion and enhancing its parabolic par·a·bol·ic also par·a·bol·i·caladj. 1. Of or similar to a parable. 2. Of or having the form of a parabola or paraboloid. shape. Wave's two-way stretch fabric continues this concept of motion through its ability to provide the user with an intuitive and resilient suspension seating system. BJI's Executive Vice President of Product Development and Marketing, Lou Rosebrock, stated, "This design epitomizes the unique, upscale and luxurious image for which Brown Jordan is famous. This new design is exciting, future-forward and a smart choice for today's retail environments." Brown Jordan's Parabolic Series(TM) of fabrics used in this design, most recently seen in office or contract trade furnishings, has been intelligently adapted to upholster specially designated Brown Jordan seating collections. The fabric has been engineered for UV stability, indoor and outdoor use, and achieves a distinctive texture and comfortable seating surface that breathes. This is an exclusive arrangement between the fabric supplier and Brown Jordan to develop the outdoor application of this fabric, while offering a leading-edge design in casual furniture and upholstery upholstery, general term for household fittings, hangings, curtains, cushions, and covers. It refers to stuffed, padded, and spring-cushioned furniture, such as chairs and sofas, or to the usually decorative materials and fabrics that cover them. . Brown Jordan International, Inc., designs, manufactures and markets casual and contract furniture under the brand names Brown Jordan, Pompeii, Winston, Vineyard, Atlantis, Stuart Clark Stuart Rupert Clark (born 28 September 1975, Sutherland, New South Wales) is an Australian Test cricketer who plays for the New South Wales Blues and Hampshire. He bowls right-arm fast medium deliveries. , Casual Living, Loewenstein, Charter, Woodsmiths, Texacraft, Tropic Craft and Wabash Valley The Wabash Valley is a region with parts in both Illinois and Indiana. It is named for the Wabash River and spans the middle to the middle-lower portion of the river and is centered at Terre Haute, Indiana. The term Wabash Valley is frequently used in local media. . Brown Jordan International's corporate office is located in Pompano Beach, Florida Pompano Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean just to the north of Fort Lauderdale. The Nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As of 2006, the U.S. with offices and manufacturing facilities located throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Brown Jordan International, Inc. is an affiliate of Trivest Partners, L.P., a private investment firm, which is a leading provider of equity for middle market corporate acquisitions, recapitalizations and growth capital financings. Since it founding in 1981, Trivest has sponsored more than 115 acquisitions and recapitalizations, totaling approximately $2 billion in value. Trivest recently closed its third institutional investment fund, Trivest Fund III, L.P., with $316.1 million in total commitments. For more information, please visit http://www.trivest.com. |
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