In a news article I found on the St. Paul Business Journal, a former Dept. 56 executive has launched his own giftware company.
From the article: "David Dewey, who helped develop the hand-crafted lighted villages and other lines that made Department 56 famous, started One Hundred 80 degrees in January 2008 with Tennessee-based designer Stephen Brown.
The new giftware business already had more than $1 million in orders from retailers this year, more than triple the $300,000 in orders it had at the same time in 2008. This year, Dewey believes he’s on track to more than double the $2 million in revenue he had in 2008.
Such growth is an achievement in an industry that has been taking a beating as Americans concerned about their pocketbooks turn away from discretionary spending."
There is no product information available from their company website, but you can read some extended biographies on the founders.
It looks like they will have a Christmas line, Halloween line and Glitterville -- and it looks like giftware as opposed to any village pieces.
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From the article: "David Dewey, who helped develop the hand-crafted lighted villages and other lines that made Department 56 famous, started One Hundred 80 degrees in January 2008 with Tennessee-based designer Stephen Brown.
The new giftware business already had more than $1 million in orders from retailers this year, more than triple the $300,000 in orders it had at the same time in 2008. This year, Dewey believes he’s on track to more than double the $2 million in revenue he had in 2008.
Such growth is an achievement in an industry that has been taking a beating as Americans concerned about their pocketbooks turn away from discretionary spending."
There is no product information available from their company website, but you can read some extended biographies on the founders.
It looks like they will have a Christmas line, Halloween line and Glitterville -- and it looks like giftware as opposed to any village pieces.
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