Councill Intellectual Property

[hglaber]

Wow - it's not often we see stories about furniture production moving into Grand Rapids. Usually it's the other way around.

[puremichigan]

What great news for Grand Rapids! Councill furniture is beautiful--let's hope the quality and craftsmanship continues. It's a nice boost for Michigan! Thanks for getting the word out.

[drcollie]

I still have several pieces of Councill on my showroom floor, all aggressively priced if anyone is interested.

[simplicityseeker]

I was excited to discover this news. Councill had a few pieces that I was really interested in -- just didn't have the money saved for them yet. Hopeful the quality remains excellent, though since they're associated with Kindel, I'm hopeful.

[drcollie]

Councill has been acquired by Kindel, who also bought Karges. All three brands will be made at the same facility in Michigan, by the same craftsmen. I had the Rep for the company in here yesterday and we talked about it for 2 hours. There are many pieces I would like to buy in on the three brands, but quite honestly I think most my customers will be price-adverse to them. For example, this chest has an MSRP of just shy of $ 10K. Would folks be willing to pay a price of $ 4,700 or so in my store on it? I'm not sure I have that market? I think a lot of people that buy in these USA-made super premium brands are the 1 %'ers who hire decorators and have then do their home. My customer base is mostly folks that shop for themselves and have a budget in mind. I'm listening though...tell me what you think?

https://www.kindelfurniture.com/product.php?id=56

I already am a Councill dealer, and I can get Kindel and Karges at this time, though that window may close if another local Wash DC store picks them up. Like most small businesses, I cannot afford to carry expensive inventory that doesn't move, so I have to try to gauge what there is a market for.

[Kevin]

My two cents...

Personally, if I am going to spend that amount of money for a piece of furniture, I will commission a piece of furniture from one of the master craftsman in Duane's network of furniture builders. When I have a viable choice, I prefer to support individual craftsman and small businesses. Commissioning a piece of furniture through Duane accomplishes both.

[djjm]

If Kindel is trying to sell high quality wood furniture with the finest detail, why are the pictures on their website such a low resolution? Those pictures look terrible. If I were buying, the website would only scare me away from their product. What are they thinking?