Industry Spotlight Archives » BedTimes Magazine https://bedtimesmagazine.com/category/features/industry-spotlight/ Reporting mattress and bedding industry news Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:11:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-BedTimes-Favicon-BT-copy-1-32x32.jpg Industry Spotlight Archives » BedTimes Magazine https://bedtimesmagazine.com/category/features/industry-spotlight/ 32 32 Key Economic Shifts in 2026: What to Watch https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2025/12/2026-u-s-economic-forecast-what-to-expect/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:02:53 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=184028 Editor’s Note: The following article provides analysis and a forecast for the U.S. economy in general. It is not intended to provide a forecast specifically for the mattress industry. Also, […]

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]]> Licensing: How Bedding’s Venerable Business Model Is Adapting to New Realities https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2025/11/global-licensing-model-drives-international-growth/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:38:32 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=183941 Some of the biggest, most venerable brands in bedding were built through licensing arrangements, in which a brand contracts with a network of independent mattress producers to manufacture products under […]

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]]> Made Rite Bedding Brothers: New Industry, Old-School Goals https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2025/04/made-rite-bedding-brothers-new-industry-old-school-goals/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=148314 The brothers behind Made Rite Bedding might be new to the industry but their ambition is old school. Brothers Ryan and Michael Rowden didn’t plan on being in the sleep […]

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]]> Green Manufacturing: A Look At Harrison Spinks’ Sustainability Efforts https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2024/11/sustainable-strategies-in-manufacturing-at-harrison-spinks/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=146395 Harrison Spinks’ Ethan McGuigan strives for progress, not perfection, in sustainability. As the sustainability systems manager for bedding producer Harrison Spinks, Ethan McGuigan says nearly every day at work is […]

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]]> Companies With Staying Power: Savaré Celebrates Its Centennial  https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2024/10/savare-celebrates-its-centennial-companies-with-staying-power/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:08:13 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=145987 The hot-melt adhesives supplier was founded by a chemist focused on innovation and quality. Over 100 years later, its products have changed but its values haven’t. Family-owned Savaré, with global […]

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]]> Valerie Stranix’s Industry Journey: From Music to Mattresses https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2024/08/valerie-stranixs-industry-journey/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 11:25:21 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=145243 Valerie Stranix has moved from music to mattresses to medicine and now machinery. Here are a few things she’s learned along the way. Valerie Stranix says she never pictured herself in […]

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]]> BekaertDeslee Showroom Innovation Textiles: A Look into Design, Sustainability & More https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2024/07/bekaertdeslee-showroom-innovation-textiles/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:17:21 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=144639 BekaertDeslee’s U.S. designers create eye-catching fabrics that address value and sustainability. The BekaertDeslee U.S. showroom looks the way you imagine it would — only better. Racks of fabric samples span […]

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]]> Culp’s Design Team & Innovation: Meet the Clup Designers (In Their Own Words) https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2024/05/culp-design-team-bios/ Wed, 08 May 2024 19:59:02 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=144103 Christina Pennant “As a creative, my professional journey began in Great Britain and has continued its evolution over the past 20 years as a successful designer, manager and director across […]

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]]> Culp’s Design Team & Innovation: Inside the Fabric Powerhouse https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2024/05/culps-design-team/ Wed, 08 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=144082 Design is more than a creative process at Culp Home Fashions — it’s a collaborative affair. It’s 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, and Christina Pennant, director of design and merchandising for […]

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]]> Sustainability Innovator Courtney Panther: Driving Change at Sleep Number Corp. https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2024/04/sustainability-innovator-courtney-panther/ Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=143780 Courtney Panther, Sleep Number material recovery manager, embraces a good challenge. Most people want to avoid problems. Courtney Panther is not most people.  As the material recovery manager for Minneapolis-based […]

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]]> House of Kingsdown https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2024/03/kingsdown-design-mavericks/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=143209 The 120-year-old bedding maker embraces current fashion when it comes to mattress design. It’s about two weeks before the Las Vegas winter market, and Kingsdown Chair Mike James is already […]

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]]> How Industry Collaboration Is Improving Sustainability https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2024/01/how-industry-collaboration-is-improving-sustainability/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:33:58 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=142777 Working from a variety of angles, suppliers, recyclers and others are making it easier to recycle one of a mattress’ most challenging components — the pocketed coil unit. Pocketed spring […]

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]]> Total Look, One Stop https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2023/10/total-look-one-stop/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=141277 CT Nassau creates every textile element of the mattress, from the foundation fabrics to the top of the bed. Designing mattresses today is like starring on Broadway. It’s not enough […]

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]]> A Soft Dive Into Design https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2023/07/shifmans-designer-trade-program/ Wed, 12 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=139584 Shifman Mattress Co. is building a design trade program to expand its reach, both with designers and high-net-worth consumers. At High Point Market in October 2021, Shifman Mattress Co. quietly […]

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]]> Talking Bedding Design Trends With Thom Filicia https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2023/05/talking-bedding-design-trends-with-thom-filicia/ Wed, 10 May 2023 14:38:27 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=136058 The celebrity designer shares his thoughts on why it’s important for designers to become more involved in the mattress industry. World-renowned interior designer Thom Filicia counts Jennifer Lopez and Tina […]

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]]> Putting the Creative in Design https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2023/02/putting-the-creative-in-design/ Tue, 28 Feb 2023 13:44:59 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=134925 A specialty division of Beverly Knits, Creative provides the full package of mattress fabrics. Another project just landed at Creative — and it’s a fast turn. The directive came in […]

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]]> The Finishers: Quiet Components https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2021/01/the-finishers-quiet-components/ Mon, 04 Jan 2021 20:37:52 +0000 https://bedtimesmagazine.com/?p=116113 Don’t sleep on the importance of mattress tapes and fibers. Each has a role to play in making the bed attractive, cozy and comfortable

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]]> The Lowdown on Latex https://bedtimesmagazine.com/2019/10/the-lowdown-on-latex/ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:19:10 +0000 https://bedtimesmag.pte6eqsy-liquidwebsites.com/?p=108151 Demand for latex bedding grows as consumers appreciate the component’s natural origins and dip their toes into the category with accessories like pillows As the quest for better sleep leads […]

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