
{"id":2005,"date":"2012-05-28T10:48:08","date_gmt":"2012-05-28T14:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hickoryfurniture.blogs.eprevue.net\/index.php\/proudly-still-made-in-america\/"},"modified":"2012-05-28T10:48:08","modified_gmt":"2012-05-28T14:48:08","slug":"proudly-still-made-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/proudly-still-made-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Proudly Still Made in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-meta\">Last Updated Monday, May 28, 2012<\/div> <p>Hickory, North Carolina has long been known as a cultural heritage center for fine furniture manufacturing.\u00a0 Generations of skilled North Carolinians continue to honor their family legacies by designing and building high-quality hand-crafted furniture at affordable prices.\u00a0 Many of the world\u2019s most popular furniture manufacturers either started their journey in this region or branched off from other family businesses that began building furniture here.\u00a0 Hickory Furniture Mart continues to offer multiple lines of American Made product throughout the Mart.\u00a0 Not only are these lines still proudly Made in America, but many are also still proudly Made in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFor some, the term \u2018Made in America\u2019 is a thing of the past \u2013 yet at Vanguard Furniture, the term resonates without 400 employees, many of whom are second and third generation furniture craftsman.\u00a0 I think it is important to note that we intend to continue our legacy of crafting our upholstery in America and we feel that our customers should be proud to buy Vanguard Furniture upholstery, not simply because it is made in North Carolina but because it is the best furniture we know how to make.\u00a0 Period.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Andy Bray, Vanguard Furniture<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMaking our upholstery in America is so important on many levels.\u00a0 First, we\u2019re helping the economy by keeping jobs here, jobs that generations of families in our local North Carolina community have made a living at with skill and pride.\u00a0 Second, it means investing in American innovation and technology \u2013 we\u2019re always looking for ways to do things better, faster, more economically and in an even more earth-friendly manner.\u00a0 Third, it is so in tune with the way we have always run our business.\u00a0 We\u2019ve been involved in every aspect since day one and are on site at the factory so we can ensure personally our upholstery has the quality, comfort, and style our brand stands for \u2013 something much harder to do when manufacturing overseas.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>&#8211; Mitchell Gold, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have made a conscious effort from the day our doors opened inside Hickory Furniture Mart to ONLY offer American Made furniture throughout our entire showroom.\u00a0 We partner with some of the world\u2019s most skilled Amish craftsmen who custom design and build every single piece of furniture to meet your exact specifications.\u00a0 Our furniture will not only last you a lifetime but can be passed along to future generations.\u00a0 We proudly represent that highest quality American Made manufacturers and builders, which allows us to support the American economy and workforce every day.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0Misty Harden, Amish Oak and Cherry<\/p>\n<p>See our complete list of <a href=\"\/furniture\/department-type.aspx?made%20in%20usa=yes\">all American Made furniture available inside Hickory Furniture Mart<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Updated Monday, May 28, 2012 Hickory, North Carolina has long been known as a cultural heritage center for fine furniture manufacturing.\u00a0 Generations of skilled North Carolinians continue to honor their family legacies by designing and building high-quality hand-crafted furniture at affordable prices.\u00a0 Many of the world\u2019s most popular furniture manufacturers either started their journey [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2005"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=2005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}