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STANDING UP FOR CHANGE

A Statement from our CEO regarding recent events

As an industry, and community, we have all watched with broken hearts as our country has been roiled by the loss of trust between citizens and the institutions sworn to protect us. This conversation transcends business, politics, and more because it centers around the value of human life and requires us to empathize with those who experience discrimination and police violence disproportionately.

*Chalk Art created by Tulsa residents on the AHHA TULSA building at Boston and Archer. Photographer Colleen Stiles*

Headquartered in Tulsa, Ok, the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, these issues are especially close to home. We at IMAX whole-heartedly support and empathize with the peaceful demonstrations demanding justice for George Floyd and others impacted by systematic discrimination. We stand behind our employees, customers, and friends by saying BLACK LIVES MATTER and also acknowledge there is work we must do to make our company, and this industry, a more inclusive space for Black businesses, designers, and consumers.

What makes this industry amazing are the diverse and creative minds that propel innovation and inspire change – we believe a more inclusive environment can benefit us all. We are listening, we are learning, and we are reflecting on how we can and will do better to help move our industry and this nation forward.

Al Bulak, CEO IMAX Worldwide Home

Al Bulak
CEO IMAX Worldwide Home

Featured Image: BLACK LIVES MATTER mural painted June 2oth, 2020, by over 50 community activists on Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa Oklahoma, site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Photographer: Michael Cawthorne

June 24, 2020 0 comment

IMAX carries a wide selection of wall art.

IMAX Worldwide Home Products the Look

Wall Décor You’ll Adore

written by Colleen Stiles

IMAX artisans from around the world create statement pieces in every style.

For an easy and relatively inexpensive way for consumers to refresh the look of a room, wall decor is the go-to decorative accessory. For furniture stores and retailers, it’s an easy add-on ticket item that doesn’t take up a lot of real estate and at IMAX, it’s one of our favorite product categories.

We constantly challenge our artisans and craftsmen to push their creativity to the next level and they never disappoint. This allows us to offer a diverse selection of wall decor including oil paintings, dimensional art, wall clocks, mirrors and handmade paper art, for every lifestyle. Recently Arda Bulak, Vice President of Marketing, accompanied our buying team to several of our wall decor suppliers to get a look behind the scenes.

“It was an incredible experience to see the artists working,” Arda shared. “Each painting truly is a work of art. What was even more striking were the boisterous personalities and fun work environment. Many of the artists have worked for years, creating countless works of art hanging in the homes of consumers.”

Like any artist’s studio, the facilities were full of canvases, drying racks and lots, and lots of brushes, cans and tubes of paint. Once the artist’s original painting is approved, they then recreate the work over and over, hanging finished canvases from ceiling racks to dry. Color, texture and beauty abound here, where hand-painted works of art are accessible to everyone.

“We often receive goods in the mail or pick them up from a local retailer and forget that these works of art have traveled across the world and come from the hands of true artists,” Bulak said. “Here at IMAX we take pride in bringing the work of artisans all over the world into your home.”

Click here to see our diverse selection of wall art on imaxcorp.com.

January 29, 2020 0 comment

IMAX Worldwide Home the Scoop

Hello, Gorgeous!

written by Team IMAX

Meet the new imaxcorp.com, your destination for style.

Behind the scenes here at IMAX, we’ve been working on a total overhaul and redesign of our website. After a stealthy soft-launch last week, we can now officially announce to the world that the new and improved imaxcorp.com is live.

Designed and developed by Whereoware, a full-service digital agency and software company with proven experience in the industry, the new website will enhance and empower the online shopping experience for our diverse user base including retailers, designers, and sales representatives. In other words, it’s much more than a makeover; there’s a lot of horsepower under the hood.

Thanks to an intuitive navigation system and advanced search options, users can easily browse products on the website by category and shop according to a variety of criteria including trend, collection, color, material, price and more. Robust filters help refine results, and products are displayed according to preferred sorting options and page layout views.

In addition to having full access to the entire product line along with pricing and inventory information, registered users also enjoy improvements such as:
• Centralized account information including order status, history, and invoices in the new Retailer Dashboard.
• The ability to print or save Wishlist portfolio PDFs with or without pricing information.
• Shopping from anywhere, on any device, with responsive design providing a better mobile experience.

The site has landing pages dedicated to IMAX’s collaborations with licensed lines by Trisha Yearwood Home Collection, PGA TOUR Home Collection, and Winchester. Also, luxury lifestyle brand Nakasa has been integrated into the main IMAX website, with a landing page and full section dedicated entirely to the high-end designer favorite.

What are you waiting for? Click through to imaxcorp.com right now and experience it for yourself. Existing IMAX customers can instantly activate their accounts with the Express Registration option upon signing in for the first time. Trade professionals interested in creating a web account can sign up on the Become a Dealer page.

August 15, 2019 0 comment

IMAX Worldwide Home Market the Scoop

IMAX RE-IMAGINED

written by Colleen Stiles

New Merchandising Team Make IMAX Showrooms Your Destination for Style This Summer

IMAX has built a reputation in the industry as trend and lifestyle experts. This summer, prepare to be carried away to exotic locations and destination hotspots at market. Our new merchandising team is hard at play, completely re-imagining the IMAX product line through globally inspired destination vignettes and curated collections for every style – not to mention loads of retail merchandising ideas ready to implement back home.

Robert Germain joined our team last fall and has fully embraced the role of Director of Merchandising for IMAX Worldwide Home. His vision and enthusiasm are energizing the line with brilliant visual inspiration that showcases the entire product line in a new light. Our summer market showrooms will feature the theme, “Destinations: The Inspiration Behind the Product,” and will take you on a style journey from Morocco to Manhattan, Santiago to San Francisco and beyond.

Robert Germain, Director of Merchandising for IMAX Worldwide Home

At the age of eighteen, Robert began working in floral design, and with the incredible support and encouragement that he received for his first floral basket, he found his path. His journey took him to Three Hands where he served as Merchandising Director for ten years, and has now led him to his destination at IMAX. Robert attributes his success as a visual merchandiser to his inherently creative flair, inspiration from the world around him and the bonus of a truly collaborative team.

Robert and Shannon at work in the IMAX Tulsa showroom

Shannon Heer, who’s worked with Robert for years, joined his team when he came to IMAX and has painted her way into our hearts. Her vivacious vision, boundless energy and faux finish wall techniques take the showrooms to a next-level wow factor.

Completing the team, Lanier Castaneda and Chris Hancock keep things on-trend and ahead of the curve. With a youthful artistic perspective, solid design sensibility and a hands-on approach to work, they make things happen.

These four merchandising powerhouses have worked together for eight years and IMAX is thrilled to have them together again in our showrooms. Be sure to make IMAX Worldwide Home YOUR DESTINATION for summer markets.

Shannon, Robert and Laneir, angels of the Tulsa IMAX showroom

May 15, 2019 1 comment

IMAX Worldwide Home the Look the Story

Golf: A History of Style

written by Deanna Venable

In honor of National Golf Day, I wanted to do a deep-dive into a sport that is near and dear to nearly 60 million people around the world. When you talk about golf, it always evokes the same imagery – an immaculately green lawn on a clear summer’s day, clean-cut men and women walking to and fro, wheeling and dealing with clients and business partners. Somewhere in the distance is a flash of argyle, a man polishing a silver trophy, and most importantly, a clubhouse sitting on the edge of the green.

Golf didn’t originate in the United States, but it has somehow managed to worm its way into American culture like no other sport. This, in my opinion, is largely due to its storied history and iconic look. Golf was born on the windswept coasts of Scotland. Played on links, 19^th century gentlemen would wear knickers (a kind of short pant worn with high socks) and thick jackets to protect them from the cold ocean wind. These were usually made of warm tweed fabric, which paired nicely with touches of Scottish tartan and argyle, both of which remain a staple of golf style to this day.

A gentlemen’s sport from inception, Golfers are always in search of a fine balance between comfort and style. No other aspect of the game emphasizes this concept better than the clubhouse. Clubhouses are as intrinsic to the sport as putter and the grass. They are inviting places, warm with the promise of a cool drink and a respite from the sun. Due to their sophisticated roots, clubhouses generally feature comfortable furniture in high-end fabrics, dark wood, polished silver accents, and upscale traditional décor.

See our PGA TOUR collection, Mulligan, online or in our showrooms.

April 30, 2019 0 comment

IMAX Worldwide Home Products the Look Trending

Adobe Trend

written by Jonnette Lynn

Adobe is an updated take on southwestern with a nod to mid-century modern. Earth tones and natural wood create a warm, organic palette which allows accents such as artisan glass vases with golden-rimmed mouths and rose-toned abstract wall art to shine in subdued glamour. Adding variety to the mix, ribbed galvanized metal pieces feature gold accents around openings and along edges. This stylish execution is integrated into a set of serving trays, a pair of oversized floor vases and a round wall mirror. Accent furniture in mixed wood grain tones is taken to the next level with a signature chest constructed with a beautiful geometric pattern inlay of mixed woods. A console showcases both light and dark wood and is completed with shiny metal details. Incorporating a dash of glam, a velvet cushioned stool with a gleaming gold metal leg frame makes a dynamic focal point. An aloe plant inspired votive, shiny copper-finish wire bowls and earthenware jugs with an artifactual appearance round out this high-style, cosmo-western trend.

65900 Saunders Wall Mirror

Minimum Order: 1
Dimensions: 34.75″w x 5.75″

26373 Ceramic Succulent Candleholder

Minimum Order: 2
Dimensions: 6″h x 8.75″w x 8.5″

10285 Mid Century Cowboy Wall Art

Minimum Order: 1
Dimensions: 59″h x 39.5″w x 1.5″

40903, 40904, 40905 Geode Glass Vases

Minimum Order: 2
Dimensions: Large 12.25″h x 5.5″d
Medium 10″h x 7.25″d
Small 8.5″h x 5.5″d

17095 Shiloh Wood Side Table

Minimum Order: 1
Dimensions: 40″h x 31.5″w x 16″

16391, 16392, 16393 Creek Vases

Minimum Order: 3
Dimensions: Large 15.5″h x 6.75″d
Medium 11.75″h x 6″d
Small 9.5″h x 5.5″d

40909, 40910, 40911 Loletta Glass Bottles with Stoppers

Minimum Order: 2
Dimensions: Large 14.25″h x 4″d
Medium 12.25″h x 4″d
Small 10″h x 6″d

84274 Leni Bull Wall Mount

Minimum Order: 1
Dimensions: 23″h x 27.5″w x 7″

65901 and 65902 Saunders Oversized Floor Vases

Minimum Order: 1
Dimensions: Tall 31.5″h x 9.5″d
Wide 24″h x 13.5″d

September 7, 2018 0 comment

IMAX Worldwide Home Market the Scoop

Nothing But Blue Skies!

written by Colleen Stiles

After the long winter, we’re quite pleased to see that Summer has finally(!) arrived and business is on the upswing. Consumers are shaking off their cabin fever and we made sure our customers were ready for them with trend-right product introductions at both the winter and spring markets. Among the hits were the new color way additions to Connie’s Essentials line, including Marine Blue, Apple Green, Coral and Mellow Yellow, and lamp designer Becky Fletcher’s new lamps with her signature, embellished shades.

Our new distribution center and warehouse facilities in the Los Angeles area, which opened in January, are now coming fully online as well. We’ve operated out of four buildings in Tulsa for decades, so the IMAX team is energized to finally have our entire distribution facility located under one roof. We want to thank everyone for weathering the transition with patience and good humor. We’re all looking forward to more efficient operations, and we know you are too.

Just as exciting was the June 2nd grand opening of our new 10,000-square-foot showroom that our SO/CAL customers will enjoy access to on a daily basis. Of course, all of our customers are invited to shop the showroom anytime you are in the area, and we think it’s definitely worth seeing. For the first time ever our visual team was presented with a blank slate and the result is a refreshing, and idea-packed shopping experience that underscores the creative strengths that set IMAX apart in the marketplace.

June 5, 2014 0 comment

IMAX Worldwide Home Rep of the Month the Scoop

Rep of the Month: Brad Belcher of Blend Sales Group

written by Renee Chilton

IMAX is lucky to have a rep force full of energetic and interesting people. It’s true! Each rep has their own story to tell of what makes them who they are. To help you get to know our sales team a little better, we decided to feature a rep each month right here on our blog.

We would like to introduce you to Brad Belcher, our December rep of the month!

We’ve asked Brad a few questions, and posted his answers below. After you get to know him, if you like Brad as much as we do (and we know you will), be sure to say “hi” in the comments section below the post.

November 25, 2013 0 comment

IMAX Worldwide Home the Scoop

A Letter from the President

written by Renee Walker

Support Typhoon Haiyan Relief Efforts in the Philippines

In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, our thoughts and prayers go out to the countless victims that are recovering in the path of destruction. Reports of nearly 13 million people affected by the superstorm are desperately in need of food, water, shelter and medical attention. This is not someone else’s problem. Each one of us has a responsibility to humanity, whether it is in our own back yard or thousands of miles away.

Volunteers are reporting significant damage and the extent is still unknown. We all must do what we can to help provide supplies and deploy specialists not only to the heart of the damage but to all who have witnessed the first hand devastation.

It is with heartfelt sincerity that we ask you to join us in supporting relief efforts by providing a monetary donation in any amount that you choose. We have committed to match 100% of your donations.

Al Bulak
President, IMAX Corporation

November 21, 2013 0 comment

IMAX Worldwide Home Rep of the Month the Scoop

Rep of the Month: Becky Jones of Appleman Schauben

written by Renee Chilton

We would like to introduce you to Becky Jones, our October rep of the month!

We’ve asked Becky a few questions, and posted her answers below. After you get to know her, if you like Becky as much as we do (and we know you will), be sure to say “hi” in the comments section below the post.

October 3, 2013 0 comment

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