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Ordering Custom – What You Need to Know
You've seen it a hundred times.. a client falls in love with a piece of furniture but the manufacturer doesn't offer COM or you need it in a special size or there's something about it that's just not quite perfect. As a design professional your first thought is,...
How to Avoid Tariffs Without Really Trying
Regardless of your political affiliation, one thing is certain - it appears that tariffs are headed our way, again. Despite what some may say, tariffs are taxes paid by the company or person that brings an item into the country, not by the country or vendor that...
Your referral is so appreciated!
There is no bigger compliment than receiving the referral of an existing customer or fan. As a small, family owned and operated business we do not have the big budgets and sales force to attract new buyers - we have to rely on the help of our friends and customers to...
Investing to Improve Lead Times
The most confounding part of this crazy business is lead times. Not only are designers forced to worry about getting their clients to actually make a decision but then they have to enter the lead-time-labyrinth to coordinate fabrics, furniture, shipping and finally...
Visit the Plant During Market!
Fall Market 2024 is right around the corner and we want to be part of your Market Plan! After last Fall Market we made the difficult decision to close our showroom on N Wrenn St. (that little space cost us more than $60K per year!) but we still want to see you! Please...
The Pearl Collective Podcast
A few weeks after Market I had the pleasure of being a guest on The Pearl Collective's podcast. We filled the hour with a bunch of information about Ted Scott Designs, how we run the company and why our business model is so different than other factories. More than...
Custom Lead Times – Why so Long?
Lead times are always a sticky situation in building furniture. Once a client gives the green light for their designer to move on a project everything goes into warp speed in their mind. It doesn't matter if it took the client months to make a decision - once that...
Showroom Information
Ted Scott Designs operates a to-the-trade-only showroom that is open during Market and by appointment in cooperation with custom art vendor, Itinerant Studio. Location: 410 N Wrenn Next to Modern History, on the block just north of the new Gaby Showroom, next to Our...
Quick Ship Program
We are kicking off the new year with a brand new Quick Ship program on our most popular styles! Here are the details: Quick Ship only applies to specific styles and trims No customization is allowed on Quick Ship items including changes to dimensions, skirts,...
Introducing Ted Scott Designs
We know we kinda surprised you with this new name and we’re sure you have questions! Here are some of the questions we would ask if we were you. If we forgot something - let us know! We’ll gladly answer any questions or concerns you may have! Why is the name...