Intern Spotlight: Lauren Coffey

Lauren Coffey is currently interning with OFS Brands, a furniture manufacturer and parent company to First Office, Carolina, Loewenstein, and Styline Logistic,s located in High Point, North Carolina.  Lauren’s supervisor for her internship is Jessica Sanders, brand manager for Loewenstein, who also focuses on marketing. 

During her internship, she has been a part of several projects. She assisted with the fabric and finish selections, floor plans, and space planning for a tradeshow in April. She has organized in the company by making a spreadsheet for the finishes of veneers and laminates by supplier, brand, product, and sales. Not only does OFS Brands strive to accommodate their customers every day, they also prepare for NeoCon (The National Exposition of Contract Furnishings), one of the largest tradeshows for contract furnishings with 700 showrooms and exhibits in Chicago, Illinois. OFS Brands has a large showroom that displays their new products for each of their brands. Lauren has assisted Jessica with the new products that are being shown for Loewenstein by helping choose the fabrics and finishes, assisting with photography for new products, and developing brochures and the website.

OFS Brands corporate office is located in Huntingburg, Indiana. Lauren had the opportunity to go to Indiana, tour the office, manufacturer plants, and a showroom. She also sat in on meetings about new finishes, plans, and deadlines for NeoCon coming up in June.  Lauren has gained a lot of knowledge of contract furniture and has truly enjoyed being a part of OFS Brands.