Ethan Allen Design Center Opens in Salt Lake City, Utah

Business Wire, March 06, 2009

DANBURY, Conn. -- Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (“Ethan Allen”), America's trendsetting interior design authority, is proud to announce the opening of a Design Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Farooq Kathwari, the Chairman, President and CEO of Ethan Allen, will be present on March 11th to celebrate the new Design Center's grand opening. The 25,000-square-foot Design Center is located at 10390 South State Street at the South Towne Center Mall.

“I am delighted to introduce the new Design Center in Salt Lake City,” said Mr. Kathwari. “It is truly a jewel in our crown. The energetic and talented Watson family, the authorized Ethan Allen Retailer in Utah, have created a brilliant showcase for the new Ethan Allen: eclectic, personal, smart, and deeply connected to the way people live now.”

Ethan Allen Design Centers focus on making beautiful, comfortable living easy and attainable. The company, which has a seventy-seven year history of fine craftsmanship, offers one-stop shopping for nearly everything for the home, of excellent quality, at an unexpected value. Sixty percent of Ethan Allen’s furniture and accessories are made in America; the rest come from the other best places on earth. In addition to offering 6,000 products in styles ranging from classic to modern, Ethan Allen Design Centers are staffed by design professionals who offer clients their advice and expertise on the house and take the guesswork out of planning and decorating their homes.

“It all starts with a plan,” said Michael Watson, District Project Manager of the Ethan Allen Design Center in Salt Lake City. “My family has been an Ethan Allen independent retailer for over 41 years, and we take great pleasure in helping people plan for their homes according to their tastes and budgets. When our clients are ready, we bring their dreams to life.”

“Now more than ever, people are investing in their homes,” said Mr. Kathwari. “We are proud to offer the quality, interior design solutions, and products that make that easy for people and save them time and money.”

About Ethan Allen Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE: ETH) is a trendsetting interior design authority. A strong American brand for more than seventy-five years, Ethan Allen is a global company that manufactures approximately sixty percent of its products in its United States plants. Ethan Allen offers complimentary personal interior design service and everything for the well-designed home on its cutting-edge website and in an international network of nearly 300 Design Centers. Ethan Allen also offers services such as attractive financing and free local delivery. For more information on Ethan Allen’s products and services, visit the all-new www.ethanallen.com.