26 July 2025, 16:24
By Furniture News Jun 30, 2025

July's issue: Best of both worlds

From traditional craft to mass production, we’re looking at both sides of furnituremaking in July's issue. 

You’ll see the direction of industrial design reflected in this year’s Design Guild Mark recipients, and our annual Best of British feature.

Made Smarter’s Will Kinghorn explains how furnituremakers across the UK can now access Government-funded support to adopt new digital tools – while Juliette Thomas shares her innovative yet controversial take on utilising AI in the design process, and Duncan Fergusson, the founder of this month’s cover star Sci Net, explains what’s next for furniture retail.

You’ll also find the second part of our Manchester Furniture Show preview, meet the people behind 100% Comfort, MattressNextDay and Mammoth, discover Gallery Direct's first exclusive retailer, and enjoy a snapshot of The Furniture Makers’ Company’s master’s installation ceremony at Mansion House.

Closing out the issue, Gordon Hecht suggests how to make your store more efficient, Steve Pickering evaluates staff happiness, James Twine looks at an employment landscape without ‘fire & rehire’, Victoria Robinson explains why robust T&Cs matter, and John Hubbard explores how to best communicate sustainability.

Read it here.


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