The lighting of the newly put in Wanek Household and Ashley Furnishings Industries Everlasting Flame sculpture shall be held at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 12 in a dedication ceremony to be held in entrance of the American Residence Furnishings Corridor of Fame® constructing at 311 S. Hamilton St.  It’s the first everlasting flame in Excessive Level.

Impressed by the coveted Affie award introduced to every member inducted into the American Residence Furnishings Corridor of Fame, the Wanek Household and Ashley Furnishings Industries Everlasting Flame symbolizes the enduring spirit of the house furnishings {industry} and the inspiring accomplishments and improvements achieved by its leaders. The sculpture is surrounded by the Pathways of Honor courtyard.

“This inspiring everlasting flame sculpture is given in recognition of our {industry}, companions and associates who’ve created a legacy of excellence,” says Todd Wanek, president and CEO of Ashley Furnishings Inds., a longtime supporter of the Corridor of Fame and its management applications.  “Our {industry} is likely one of the only a few that’s an everlasting {industry}. Folks will all the time have houses and can all the time want furnishings to show a home into our house. The house is on the middle of life, and to us, our everlasting flame pays tribute to the {industry} and our leaders.”

Hand-forged of metal and coated with a bronze end, the sculpture stands 10’2” excessive by 5’2” vast and is positioned on a pyramid-shaped stone base. The design consists of 20 metallic “flames,” ranging in peak from one to 6 toes tall, gracefully interlaced to kind the commanding form which encases the everlasting, gas-burning flame.  The Wanek Household and Ashley Furnishings Industries Everlasting Flame was designed and constructed by Good, a world specialty fabricator and artistic agency in Orlando, which serves the points of interest, museum and hospitality sectors. The crew that labored on this mission included artists, engineers and craftspeople.

“It will change into the selfie that goes all over the world,” says Karen McNeill, CEO and chairman of the Corridor of Fame Board of Administrators. “Marketgoers and the general public that go to the Residence Furnishings Capital of the World™ will take pictures in entrance of this dramatic, one-of-a-kind landmark.  It’s designed to change into a customer vacation spot and a differentiating characteristic that underscores the ability and significance of the house furnishings {industry}.”

The Pathways of Honor options inscribed commemorative bricks given in honor of the place that we every name house and for the {industry} has given every of us a lot: a residing, lifelong mates and success.  A Pathways Brick publicly memorializes those that have ready the way in which for us and now will pave the way in which for future generations. Bricks will be given over time and shall be put in earlier than every Excessive Level Market.  They are often bought by visiting www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/halloffame. 

About The American Residence Furnishings Corridor of Fame Basis, Inc.

The American Residence Furnishings Corridor of Fame Basis, Inc., is an industry-wide group based to protect its historical past, to have a good time distinctive people who’ve made extraordinary contributions to the U.S. house furnishings {industry}, to encourage the subsequent era of modern leaders and to interact the neighborhood with the world of house furnishings. Our new house, which opened in April 2023, is a logo of the Residence Furnishings Capital of the World™ the place the {industry} gathers, the place we honor our leaders and inform our tales, and the place we study by way of displays, seminars and audio system. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit group, funds assist our historical past and management programming. The group is predicated in Excessive Level, North Carolina, at 311 S. Hamilton St., and will be reached at 336.882.5900 or by visiting www.homefurnishingshalloffame.com.