Family owned since 1947,
Century Furniture has created finely crafted, luxury furniture with impeccable
design and quality. Striving to be the best furniture company in the world, Century
has built a team, that we consider one big family and encompasses our
company’s values, culture and makes us who we are today.
But, who are the people that make this company so unique?
But, who are the people that make this company so unique?
Alex Shuford III, CEO
The Most Unusual Thing in
Your Office: Ceramic
Black Sheep
Never Leave Home Without: My Moleskin notebook
and iPad with shortcut to "Century's Designer Studio" website
Favorite TV Show Growing Up: Scooby Doo
Android or iPhone: iPhone
Historical Figure You Would
Like to Have Coffee With: Steve Jobs
Book You Would Like to Read: Guns, Germs, &
Steel
Favorite Pizza Topping: Sausage
Why You Love Century: Century's culture of
"can do" and "treat people well" along with a history of
producing furniture people can love.
The Most Unusual Thing in Your Office: My office is boring, probably me
Never Leave Home Without: Yankees Baseball Cap
Favorite TV Show Growing Up: The Three Stooges
Android or iPhone: iPhone
Historical Figure You Would Like to Have Coffee With: Cy Twombly
Book You Would Like to Read: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy
Favorite Pizza Topping: Prusciutto de Parma
Why You Love Century: I really like the people and the history.
Guy Holebrook, VP Sales
The Most Unusual Thing in
Your Office: When
Rock House Farm's COO (Kevin Boyle) is visiting my office, he is by far the
most unusual thing. Beyond Mr. Boyle, my office has a window in it, which is
incredibly rare in factory offices.
Never Leave Home Without: Telling my wife and
two sons I love them.
Favorite TV Show Growing Up: Magnum PI (Tom
Selleck was my hero).
Android or iPhone: I'm an iPhone user
but respect the Google products. It's easy to integrate across platforms with
an iPad and an iPhone.
Historical Figure You Would
Like to Have Coffee With: My
Dad...not a historical figure to most people, but the one I miss and would
value the most.
Book You Would Like to Read: A new, unpublished Pat Conroy novel.
Favorite Pizza Topping: I'm a carnivore....meats, please...all of them!
Why You Love Century: Century is a unique place with
such a broad and deep offering of furniture and styling. However, there are
common threads that bind the company together as a whole. One main thread is to
always do the right thing for the customer...we simply refer to it as doing
things "The Century Way". I love that promise and responsibility. The
people of Century are the difference. I've never seen a more knowledgeable and
passionate team in the furniture industry.
The Most Unusual Thing in
Your Office: Hourglass. It was given to me by a friend and always reminds me how quickly time passes.
Never Leave Home Without: Coffee. With three young children, it is a must!
Favorite TV Show Growing Up: Smurfs. Was always surprised there was only one girl smurf.
Android or iPhone: iPhone
Historical Figure You Would
Like to Have Coffee With: Mother Theresa or the Dalai Lama
Book You Would Like to Read: My brother took
mine, so I'll say Jared Diamond's other book, Collapse :)
Favorite Pizza Topping: Sundried tomatoes
Why You Love Century: The people. The fact that there are individuals here that remember my grandfather and have watched the company grow and change through the years makes it special. We always say that Century is one large family and it's really true.
The Most Unusual Thing in Your Office: My office is the showroom (A Fountain)
Never Leave Home Without: Toothbrush/Toothpaste
Favorite TV Show Growing Up: Lost in Space
Android or iPhone: iPhone of course!
Historical Figure You Would Like to Have Coffee With: Hamilton
Book You Would Like to Read: The Secret
Favorite Pizza Topping: Roasted Red Peppers
The Most Unusual Thing in
Your Office: Fishing Lear
Never Leave Home Without: Wallet, Keys, Cell
Phone
Favorite TV Show Growing Up: Saved by the Bell
Android or iPhone: iPhone
Historical Figure You Would
Like to Have Coffee With: Thomas Jefferson
Book You Would Like to Read: One Hundred Years of Solitude has been sitting on my bedside table for a year
Favorite Pizza Topping: Pepperoni
Why You Love Century: No 2 days are the
same
The Most Unusual Thing in
Your Office: A
floating pen
Never Leave Home Without: Yeti full of coffee
Favorite TV Show Growing Up: Saved by the Bell
Android or iPhone: iPhone
Historical Figure You Would
Like to Have Coffee With: Leonardo da Vinci
Book You Would Like to Read: Dark Money
Favorite Pizza Topping: Pineapple
Why You Love Century: The people
The Most Unusual Thing in Your Office: Paint can that serves as a doorstop. (It was there before me.)
Never Leave Home Without: Y Burt's Bees Chapstick. I have one in my handbag and probably 3 locations in the house.
Favorite TV Show Growing Up: Full House
Android or iPhone: iPhone
Historical Figure You Would
Like to Have Coffee With: Julia Child
Book You Would Like to Read: The Art of Eating by M.K. Fischer
Favorite Pizza Topping: Pineapple
Why You Love Century: The People
Ben Ragland, Showroom Design Manager
The Most Unusual Thing in
Your Office: My
office walls that I specifically had to have painted pink
Never Leave Home Without: Making my bed, ever!
Favorite TV Show Growing Up: I Love Lucy
Android or iPhone: iPhone
Historical Figure You Would
Like to Have Coffee With: Betty White, lol!
Book You Would Like to Read: I’m not a reader, I
get bored with it too quickly.
Favorite Pizza Topping: I like it all, but it’s
not pizza without the cheese.
Why You Love Century:
