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Ekornes Unveils Five New Products In North America - 07.03.2008

Somerset NJ – (January 2, 2008) – Ekornes announced today that five new products will be shown at The Las Vegas Market in January 2008:

North American Debut Of Stressless® Jazz Prompts Early Orders - 07.03.2008

Somerset NJ - (December 10, 2007) - The new Stressless® Jazz reclining chair took center stage at the Fall 2007 Furniture Market in High Point, North Carolina, making its North American debut, and aided by the excitement of the company's dealers about this new product, consumer orders are already being placed. The Stressless® Jazz features simple lines, clean surfaces, an elegant base, and a visible stainless steel frame, the first steel-framed Stressless® chair in over a decade.

Stressless® and the American Chiropractic Association - 07.03.2008

"The average person spends a great deal of time sitting in chairs and sofas. Therefore, it is very important to choose furnishings that are built using sound ergonomic principles. Ekornes uses those very principles and that is why the ACA is proud to endorse Stressless® seating by Ekornes." Those words were spoken by Dr. Donald J. Krippendorf, President of the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), in February 2003, when the Stressless® recliner, manufactured by Ekornes, was given the endorsement of the American Chiropractic Association.

Stressless Recliners - A Brief History - 07.03.2008

The Ekornes story began in 1934 when Jens E. Ekornes returned from abroad with machines and remote production expertise. The company he started at that time produced mainly mattresses and mattress springs.

In 1971, Ekornes had patented their reclining chair and the Stressless® recliner appeared for the first time on the Norwegian market. The original chair had a metal base -- the wooden-based chairs would not debut until 1981.