Incollect Magazine - Issue 4

2023 Incollect Magazine 47 Curves and angles play in harmony in the Omni Large Dining Table With Acrylic Base. Made in the shape of a tapered rectangular base platform topped with a circular centerpiece from which radiate four graceful “arcs” flowing upward to support the tabletop, shown here in maple. Century Furniture Company — SUITE 200 Harley Ferguson Shuford, Sr. established Century Furniture Company in 1947 as an agent for local upholstery lines. Soon after he built a plant in Hickory, North Carolina and manufactured 18th-century-style mahogany dining suites. Century has continued to make elegant wood products and today offers more than 700 different items. The company’s international business began in the 1970s, with Harrods of London as its first customer and today they ship products to more than 40 countries around the world, making it one of the world’s largest privately owned furniture manufacturers. While the product quality remains the same or better, the business has changed as today customization is a part of the furniture business and being adaptable is critical. “In this very artisan world of custom furniture, we are using digital visualization tools to inspire and showcase to our designers and their customers what is possible so that they might allow us to craft something extraordinary for their home,” says Comer S. Wear, VP of Marketing at the Rock House Farm family of brands that includes the Century brand as well as Highland House, Hancock & Moore and Jessica Charles. Century is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and, Comer says, the goal is to keep doing what they have always done — serving the global interior design business. “We want to continue to partner with the best interior designers, and they push us forward in both design and service. While designs will evolve, our goal of being the most trusted furniture brand for the interior design industry will remain constant.”