Hickory Furniture Mart announced that North Carolina furniture and artist icon Bob Timberlake has made his way back to the mart with a soft opening of his new Bob Timberlake American Home gallery last week and an official grand opening to take place with Timberlake on April 26 from 1-5 p.m. This grand opening celebration will kick off Hickory Furniture Mart’s annual Spring After Market Sale (April 26-29).
Bob Timberlake is shown inside Carolina Custom Leather’s Factory and Hickory Furniture Mart’s South Entrance.Timberlake will be talking to customers about his new American Made solid leather and wood furniture collection. He will also be signing his past and new artwork and taking pictures with visitors stopping by to see him.
Shoppers visiting the mart in person during the entire sale weekend will have the opportunity to register to win a $500 gift certificate to use toward a future purchase at his new gallery, located on Level 1 at the south entrance (off Catawba Valley Boulevard) inside the mart.
Bob Timberlake has partnered with Carolina Custom Leather to produce a line of upholstery products.Timberlake has partnered with local furniture manufacturer Carolina Custom Leather to produce his American Made leather upholstery products and with Ohio-based manufacturer Archbold Furniture to produce his American Made solid wood case goods products. He also used his downtime during COVID to create some inspirational new pieces of artwork for his collectors and art enthusiasts alike.
Timberlake’s new furniture and art collection will debut to an international audience during this week’s High Point Furniture Market.
“I’m 87 years young this year” said Timberlake, “but I still have a lot of artistry and design left inside of me to share with the world. I am so proud to get back to designing American Made furniture with all my upholstery pieces being made right here locally in the Conover/Hickory region of North Carolina.”