September is Baby Safety Month, sponsored annually by the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA). This September, JPMA is helping educate parents and caregivers on the importance of creating a safe sleep environment from naptime to nighttime.

Each year hundreds of deaths occur when children are placed in a sleep environment that is not specifically designed for children. The safest place for a baby or child is in a fully functional, properly assembled, JPMA Certified crib, cradle, bassinet, portable play yard, or toddler bed.

All new cribs on the market today must meet minimum government requirements. In addition, there are consensus performance standards, which are established by ASTM International with involvement of the government and recognized experts, to which JPMA certifies cribs, cradles/bassinets, portable play yards, toddler beds, bed rails and other durable infant products- more than 2,000 products in 21 categories.

Recent recalls of juvenile products highlight the importance of proper assembly and use of cribs. Cribs are intended to last for years (or multiple births) when properly cared for. So, with some careful planning, naptime and nighttime can be a pleasant and safe experience for parents and baby.

There is an abundance of material available today for parents looking for babygear safety information. Parents are encouraged to read through the safety tips at www.babysafetymonth.org  and gain powerful insight into safe sleep practices. A special section just for retailers provides ideas and helpful hints for promoting Baby Safety Month in-store. We invite you to celebrate Baby Safety Month 2010 and Make Every Night a Safe Night.

In an effort to further educate parents on creating a safe sleep environment, JPMA has developed a comprehensive safe sleep campaign. Together, with related industry partners, JPMA is committed to educating parents and caregivers nationwide on the best safe sleep practices to make every night with baby a good, safe night. For more information on this initiative, visit www.cribsafety.org.

Baby Safety Month exists to increase consumer awareness of safety issues surrounding the safe use and selection of juvenile products. Baby Safety Month started in 1983 when JPMA initiated "Expectant Mother's Day."  In 1986, it was extended to a week long celebration, until 1991, when JPMA sponsored the first "Baby Safety Awareness Month."

About the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association

The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association is a national trade organization that exists to advance the interests, growth and well-being of North American prenatal to preschool product manufacturers, importers and distributors marketing under their own brands to consumers. It does so through advocacy, public relations, information sharing, product performance certification and business development assistance conducted with appreciation for the needs of parents, children and retailers.

Learn more about JPMA at  www.jpma.org . Follow JPMA on Twitter @JPMA and connect with us on Facebook to learn about additional safety tips and JPMA initiatives.

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- Brand Offers a Unique Combination of Relaxed Elegance, Comfort and Affordability, Plus a Fresh new Take on Sofa Design and Individual Ordering

Sofasandstuff, the new sofa and furnishings brand that is taking the UK home furnishings market by storm, opened its first London showroom on 28 August (in one of its signature showrooms near the tube station at Parsons Green, West London). The opening forms part of the company's ambitious UK showroom opening programme offering tailor-made, designer sofas at significantly less than high street prices.

Sofasandstuff was set up by Andy Cussins, the founder and former owner of Sofa Workshop, to offer a fresh new approach to sofa design and home furnishings shopping.

Fast growing national brand offers tailor-made designer sofas at 30% lower than high street prices, with faster delivery times and no-quibble, money-back guarantee

The Parsons Green showroom, featuring the company's distinctive 'classic design with a twist' sofas, comes less than a year after the new brand was launched with a sophisticated website (http://www.sofasandstuff.com) and showroom openings in Fittleworth, West Sussex and Hungerford, West Berkshire.

Asked to explain why his new sofa brand has taken the market by storm throughout the UK, Andy Cussins, chief executive and design director of Sofasandstuff said:

'Sofasandstuff was set up in the belief that good design should be accessible to everyone and it should be fun. Everything about the Sofasandstuff brand reflects our core beliefs that comfort, pleasure, exceptional build quality and great value for money are what customers want. Our proposition is simple and straightforward:

    - We make beautiful sofas built to a very high quality
    - Our sofas are 30% cheaper than the high street.
    - We deliver them in half the time of the high street.
    - And we have a no-quibble money back guarantee if you don't like
      what you have bought.

'People tell us they really appreciate our friendly, relaxed, non-corporate approach to sofa buying. The showrooms allow our customers to see (and sit in) our exceptional sofas and to choose the exact styles and fabrics that will suit their homes, with expert advice and no high-pressure salesmanship. Our website is also very easy to use, offering a huge range of different style and fabric options.

'People can take their time, choosing exactly what they want, having it built to their own specification and delivered in record beating time. And all of this can be done with the added reassurance that if they aren't completely happy with their choice then they can return the sofa and receive their money back.

'The Parsons Green showroom provides customers with a much greater choice of individual, high quality, competitively priced sofas than they have ever had before. It will serve all of London, but especially customers in Parsons Green, Fulham, Chelsea, Kensington, Putney, Wandsworth, Pimlico, Clapham, Wimbledon, Twickenham, Sheen, Barnes, Battersea, Hammersmith, Kingston, Croydon and the West End.'

The new Sofasandstuff London Showroom is located close to the Parsons Green tube station and close to several bus routes. It has free parking and is outside the Congestion Zone. Sofasandstuff Ltd (http://www.sofasandstuff.com) is a company established by Andrew Cussins to provide high quality bespoke sofas and other furniture and home decor items at less than high street prices. Using a web commerce model, Sofasandstuff does not carry stocks of sofas or fabrics, instead relying on made-to-order service to offer customisation options and deliver lower prices and faster delivery times for customers. The company has showrooms at Parsons Green in London, at Fittleworth, West Sussex and in Hungerford, West Berkshire.

    Address: 7 Parsons Green Depot, Parsons Green Lane, London, SW6 4HH
    Tel: +44(0)2070788835, +44(0)2070788836
    The manager is Martyn Haydock

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Doyle New York, one of the world's leading auctioneers and appraisers, will hold an auction of Asian Works of Art on Monday, September 13 at 10am (EDT). The sale offers over 430 lots showcasing the arts of China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia dating from the Neolithic Period through the 20th century. Offerings include porcelain, pottery, jade, ivories, scholar's objects, bronzes, swords, textiles, screens and paintings. The exhibition will be on view from September 10 through 12. Doyle New York is located at 175 East 87th Street in New York City.

Highlighting the auction is an 18th century Chinese Imperial zitan side table from the Estates of Walter and Sonja Caron Stein of Long Island, New York. Estimated at $500,000-700,000 USD, this exquisitely carved table, or changzhuo, is crafted of rare zitan wood -- a commodity so expensive and highly-prized that existing stores of it were safeguarded in the Imperial warehouse and restricted for use by the Imperial Palace Workshop. An Imperial provenance is also suggested by the table's carved borders of five-clawed dragons, a symbol of the Emperor. The table is additionally decorated with borders of bats, representing happiness.

"Early Chinese furniture of zitan wood is highly sought-after, because of its rarity and its Imperial connections," said Marley Rabstenek, Doyle New York's specialist in charge of the sale. "A table such as this is certain to generate excitement among the world's most important collectors."

Chinese porcelains in the auction are highlighted by a blue and white glazed Meiping bearing the Qianlong Seal Mark and of the Period (1736-1795). In a private collection since the 1950s, the Meiping measures 9.75 inches in height and is estimated at $150,000-200,000 USD. Exceptional artistic and technical talent is evidenced in this piece, reflecting the precision of the craftsmen who worked the Imperial kilns during the Qianlong Period, most likely under the watchful eye of Tang Yin who supervised Imperial kilns during the Yongzheng and Qianlong Periods.

The selection of Chinese jades in the sale features a Qing Dynasty white jade diminutive pouring vessel decorated with a carved bat and estimated at $30,000-50,000 USD.

The fully-illustrated auction catalogue may be viewed online at http://www.doylenewyork.com. For information, bidders may call 212-427-2730 or email asian@DoyleNewYork.com.

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Inmod, a leading online furniture retailer, is proud to announce their earned position on the 2010 Inc. 500|5000 list, a prestigious list created by Inc. Magazine of America's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. Listed in the top 15th percentile of the Inc. 5000 list, Inmod is the #2 ranked and grossing furniture retailer on the list, and #32 in the entire retail industry.

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Inmod is proud to be featured on such a notable list that boasts alumni such as Zappos, Microsoft and Visa, in addition to prominent brands featured on this year's list such as Pandora and 7-Eleven. "The leaders of the companies on this year's Inc. 5000 have figured out how to grow their businesses during the longest recession since the Great Depression," said Inc. president Bob LaPointe. "The 2010 Inc. 5000 showcases a particularly hardy group of entrepreneurs."

A leading online retailer of modern furniture, Inmod's incredible growth throughout the recession has qualified them to be a part of the Inc. 500|5000. The Inc. 500|5000 list measures the last three years of revenue growth of companies that must be privately held, for profit and independent. Despite the height of the recession, Inmod increased their revenue by 417% from 2006 to 2009. The growth has steadily continued into 2010, which has been Inmod's best year yet.

Inmod was founded in 2003 out of a passion for great design and a vision to offer it at prices truly within reach. Inmod is a modern megastore with a constantly growing collection and a focus on eco-friendly options, as well as a specialty retailer that takes customization to a constantly evolving level. Recognized by Furniture Today as a top 20 Internet Retailer for Furniture, Inmod provides a customized shopping experience with "Design Your Own Pillow" and "Design Your Own Duvet" and remains the premier online retailer of modern classic reproduction furniture. Reaching out to home and contract market, Inmod prides itself on an exceptionally high level of customer service on sales, projects and budgets of all sizes.

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Design Within Reach, Inc.  (Pink Sheets: DWRI), a retailer of the world's largest collection of modern furniture, today announced that its board of directors and stockholders have approved a one-for-fifty reverse stock split of the Company's common stock.  The Company's common stock will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis at the open of trading on Friday, August 27, 2010.  No fractional shares will be issued in connection with the reverse stock split; any fractional shares will automatically be rounded up to the nearest whole share.

Upon the effectiveness of the reverse stock split, every fifty shares of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock will automatically be combined into one issued and outstanding share of common stock without any change in the par value of the shares.  Following the completion of the reverse stock split, there will be approximately 5 million shares of common stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis.

It is expected that a "D" will be appended to the Company's ticker symbol to indicate the completion of the reverse stock split and that after a 20 trading-day period following the reverse stock split, the ticker symbol will revert to "DWRI".

About Design Within Reach, Inc.

Design Within Reach, Inc., founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, is the source for the best in modern design. The Company markets and sells its furniture and accessories to both residential and contract customers through its retail Studios in the United States and Canada, http://www.dwr.com/ and its San Francisco-based phone sales team at 1.800.944.2233.

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