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Jean de Merry
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Jean de Merry, an award-winning French novelist (pen name: Jean Claude Libourel) from a family of leather tanners, and Christian Maroselli, a graphic designer, opened their custom-furniture store in Beverly Hills, CA, two years ago. It specializes in high-end, handmade, leather-upholstered armchairs. All pieces are made to order, and Jean de Merry also accepts new commissions. De Merry and Maroselli, who collect French Art Deco furniture, began their joint venture when they were asked to find similar furniture for friends. "Over time, we found it increasingly difficult to find Art Deco pieces," says Maroselli. "So we decided to have one-of-a-kind pieces hand-crafted by artisans, and our custom-furniture company was born." Products are available through the shop and the company website. (via Elements of Living)
Updated Apr 5, 2006
Daniel Scuderi
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Daniel Scuderi Antiques has been operating in the US since 1988, when the firm’s namesake brought his grandfather’s antique business over from San Cristafaro, Italy. The firm is known for its hand-carved antique reproduction furniture, favored by interior design firms such as Jed Johnson and Randall A. Ridless. Services include duplicating antiques and crafting new pieces based on drawings and photographs. Scuderi has workrooms and showrooms in New York City and Dania Beach, FL. (via Elements of Living)
Updated Apr 5, 2006
Distant Origin
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The Manhattan shop Distant Origin carries furniture manufactured on every continent and is the largest US importer of Fortuny lighting. The Soho store is known for its leather-covered case goods and embossed-leather upholstered pieces. "We started by importing furniture from Mexico 16 years ago," says co-owner Alex Hernandez. "And when we looked around the world and saw such beautiful products, we expanded our line." Many of Distant Origin’s pieces are offered in a selection of woods, parchments, leathers and finishes, and can be customized by dimension. (via Elements of Living)
Updated Apr 5, 2006
Bettencourt Woodworking
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Bart Bettencourt’s interest in furniture design stems from the days when his father, a contractor, took him to job sites in the Boston area. About four years ago, after working on exhibition installations in the woodshop of the Guggenheim Museum, Bettencourt opened his own furniture design and custom-cabinet-making shop in Brooklyn. He uses only green building products such as bamboo (considered the ultimate renewable hardwood substitute). "My work is a marriage between innovative design and protecting nature," he says. Bettencourt’s furniture can be fully customized. He also welcomes commissions. (via Elements of Living)
Updated Apr 5, 2006
Atelier Viollet
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Jean Paul Viollet comes from a family that has been woodworking since the 1830s. He moved from the Rhone Valley of France to the US in the early 1980s and opened his own workshop and showroom. Atelier Viollet is known for its Art Deco-inspired furniture featuring exotic materials, including shagreen, parchment, shell and horn. The firm’s own designs are made to order and can be fully customized. Atelier Viollet also fabricates new pieces in collaboration with interior designers, architects and retail clients. (via Elements of Living)
Updated Apr 5, 2006
Specht Harpman
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Husband-and-wife team Scott Specht and Louise Harpman met in the 1990s while students at the Yale School of Architecture. Their award-winning architectural firm, Specht Harpman, designs commercial and residential projects as well as high-end contemporary furniture for its clients and for others on commission. "Much of our furniture design is influenced by our love of found industrial artifacts," says Specht from his office in Austin, TX. "We have a large collection of things like metal castings, radio tubes and old machinery that inspires us. For our furniture, industrial craftsmen use some of the processes involved in making their products." Specht Harpman also has an office in New York City. (via Elements of Living)
Updated Apr 5, 2006
Maine Cottage: Colorful, Contemporary Furniture and Home Furnishings
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Sixteen years ago, Maine Cottage founders Peter and Carol Bass sensed a need in the marketplace for colorful well-made furniture. "Peter and Carol saw brightly painted furniture in magazines and figured out that those pieces were found objects painted for the photo shoots," says David Petersen, Maine Cottage’s VP and general manager. "There was no place to buy the pieces, so they set out to manufacture real furniture with simple architectural lines in fun colors." The Yarmouth, ME, company offers complete customization of its wooden pieces and 40 paint colors; they will also work with custom colors. All dimensions can be changed, and wooden accent pieces and knobs can be interchanged. Limited customization of colors and fabrics is available for their upholstered and wicker furniture. Maine Cottage furniture is sold through showrooms across the country. (via Elements of Living)
Updated Apr 5, 2006
Charles H. Beckley
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Shortly after the Great Depression hit, merchant marine Charles H. Beckley purchased the O.D. Baker Company in Boston, keeping it afloat with a West Point contract. Decades later, the company is now run by Beckley’s two great-nephews, Tim and Ted Marschke, and specializes in hand-stitched mattresses made on the factory’s original machines. Filler options include horsehair (the best seller), cotton and synthetic fibers. Every mattress is made to order, and dimensions can be customized. If desired, Beckley will cover a mattress and box spring in a customer’s own material. Available through Beckley’s Manhattan showroom. Trade only. (via Elements of Living)
Updated Apr 5, 2006
Norwalk Mattress
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Since 1918, Norwalk Mattress has been assembling mattresses to suit customers’ needs in historic South Norwalk, CT. Its mattresses are hand-made to order in standard and odd sizes, with filling choices in cotton, wool, latex and polyurethane. The family-run company is known for its Tranquility (latex and cotton) or Serenity (cotton alone) zip-open mattresses. With six interchangeable padded panels inside, these custom mattresses cater to couples who share a bed but not the same preferences in mattress support. Because the panels can be rotated, there’s no need to flip the mattress. All mattresses come with 15- to 30-year warranties. (via Elements of Living)
Updated Apr 5, 2006
Luke Raymond
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While studying industrial design at the University of Michigan in the mid 1990s, Raymond took part in a class sponsored by Corian, which challenged students to design furniture from the company’s material. The experience redirected his career toward custom-furniture design. Last year, after fashioning furniture for a lobby designed by New York City’s Rockwell Group, Raymond was hired as a designer by the renowned firm. Despite his day job, which itself often includes furniture design, Raymond frequently crafts furniture for private clients. Much of his work reflects the time he spent on Long Island Sound as a boy. “Growing up on and around boats has influenced my work,” he explains. “Boat design requires a sense of beauty and function that I try to incorporate in every piece of furniture I create.” All of Raymond’s pieces are made to order. (via Elements of Living)
Updated May 26, 2006
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