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Business Operations: Furnishings Industry Associations

Here are key industry associations and links in the Furnishings & Office Products field:

• AFMA: American Furniture Manufacturers Association - Dedicated to fostering the growth and development of the furniture industry and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of furniture manufacturers in the United States .
• AF&PA: The national trade association of the forest, paper, and wood products industry.
• ANECMO: Association of Spanish Office Furniture Distributors
• ASOFA: American Society Of Furniture Artists. High-end functional art plus listings of woodworking schools, tools and publications
• AWID: The Association of Women Industrial Designers addresses issues facing women in the industrial design field.
• BCFA: British Contract Furnishing Association
• BIFMA: Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Organization
• BPIA: Business Products Industry Association
• British Design Initiative: Promoting growth and development of export business through ther employment of effective design on an international basis.
• BTA: The Business Technology Association is an international organization serving dealers, value-added resellers, systems integrators, manufacturers and distributors in the business equipment and systems industry.
• CFMA: California Furniture Manufacturers' Association
• CSIL: Center for Industrial Studies (Italy): Market trends, distribution channels, prices, efficiency indicators, opportunities for export, financial analyses, strategies and forecasts.
• CWC: Canadian Wood Council: Federation representing the solid wood products industry.
• The Carpet and Rug Institute: the national trade association representing the carpet and rug industry.
• DMI: The Design Management Institute envisions a future in which superlative design improves the world's products, communications, and environments - a future in which design is managed in the best possible way, and all industries, organizations, and managers value design as a crucial business tool.
• Design Online: A resource library of fine furniture to the trade.
• Design Web: Forum For The British Design Industry
• Dezignaré: Interior Design Collective Interior design networking and referral resources for consumers, students, educators and professionals highlighting industry news, events, universities, libraries, organizations, trade publications, design centers and more.
• Documentation Office for Fundamental Studies in Building Theory: - Zurich, Switzerland - Architectural Anthropology : Macro-Hypothesis of Habitat Theory of Culture.

• Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network:
• FIAA: Furniture Industry Association of Australia.
• FMLink: Internet-based service that gathers together the resources of over ten FM and RP-related publications and organizations, and makes them available in one place.
• GRAFMA: Grand Rapids Area Furniture Manufacturers Association: The first furniture industry advocacy group in the nation. This page by Pamela Lucas
• GSA: Government Services Administration: The purchasing arm of the US government.

• Industrial Design Network: Links to jobs, organizations, portfolios.
• IDSA: Industrial Designers Society of America is dedicated to communicating the value of design to society, business and government.
• Internet ArtResources: Searchable database of information on the visual arts with over 6,000 listings.
• iTech: provides supporting information on contract interior design in the areas of programming, space planning, furniture and materials.
• IHPA: International Wood Products Association

• LMA: Laminating Materials Association

• Malaysian Timber Council: A guide to Malaysian forestry policies and management
• Maryland Institute, College of Art: Established in 1826, the oldest independent, degree-granting, fully accredited art college in the nation.
• The Merchandise Mart: Commercial Furnishings and Building Products - The NeoCon® World's Trade Fair, featuring six shows in one - Neocon, Buildings Show™, DECOREX® USA, BPIA MarketPlace, NEWHospitality, and TechnoCon™ - attracts more than 800 exhibitors and 43,000 attendees to furnishings and commercial building products and services. This year at NeoCon 98, the trade fair celebrated its 30th anniversary.

• NAM: National Association of Manufacturers
• NCMEP: The North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership provides assistance, information and continuing education to the furniture industry throughout North Carolina
• New Designers in Business: This site aims to show you the creative talents of contemporary young designers working in the UK.
• NSSEA: The National School Supply and Equipment Association is a not-for-profit international trade organization serving the school market.

• OPaF: Office Products and Furniture Business Area: Serves the needs of companies manufacturing and/or supplying office equipment and office furniture in the UK
• New UK Architects Page: Nick Birchall has assembled an excellent collection of links with a concentration on U.K. sites and sources.
• RMI: The Rocky Mountain Institute - Fosters the efficient and sustainable use of resources as a path to global security.

• SEFA: The Scientific Equipment and Furniture Association serves as a forum for designers, manufacturers and installers of scientific equipment and furniture.
• SFIC: The Singapore Furniture Industries Council is the representative body of the Singapore furniture industry promoting growth and development.

• Value Created Resources: Promotes sustainable contemporary furniture design and manufacturing in British Columbia.