- Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Bernhardt Furniture
Co. have launched the fourth lifestyle furniture line from their
partnership, calling it the "Opal Point Collection."
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Bernhardt
Furniture Co. have launched the fourth lifestyle furniture line
from their partnership, calling it the "Opal Point Collection."
The introduction includes 52 furniture SKUs with 39 new pieces
of upholstery coming in early 2006.
- Connecticut Valley Furniture by Eliphalet Chapin and
His Contemporaries, 1750-1800
This groundbreaking study provides a framework
for classifying case furniture made in this region of the United
States, which has a rich cabinetmaking tradition. The authors
isolate centers of style that formed around Wethersfield, East
Windsor, and Colchester, Connecticut, and the Springfield-Northampton
region of Massachusetts. Particularly useful are the glossary
and biographies of selected cabinetmakers. 445 illustrations in
color and black-and-white.
- Stamford Office Furniture
Stamford Office Furniture announced that
Diane Firestone has been appointed as business development vice
president.Prior to joining Stamford Office Furniture, she worked
at Wright Line, LLC.Firestone holds a B.A. in economics and finance
from Herbert H. Lehman College.
- Furniture at Esplanade
Furniture at Esplanade: Red Door Interiors
will open a 17,500-square-foot store in Esplanade, which is getting
a $3 million makeover. The store will carry furniture and home
accessories. Esplanade, on Corporate Boulevard, includes Sullivan's
and The Melting Pot.
- Ming Furniture in the Light of Chinese Architecture
This is the first book to treat the close
relationship between Chinese buildings and the furniture created
to appoint them. Handler describes how construction, decoration,
and function coalesce in a piece of furniture and how these factors
mirror the concepts behind Chinese architecture. Following a discussion
of room use, Handler divides her probing study according to furniture
form. 193 colorplates, 5 illustrations.
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