Tag: furniture
Renowned designer Stephen Burks brings his novel vision of home furnishings to the High Museum
The pandemic was a time of reckoning for Brooklyn-based industrial designer and educator Stephen Burks, as it was for many. “We were forced to reexamine who we were as people, as a family, as a community,” he says. “We were confronting our domestic laws again.”
Furniture brand Burrow brings its mid-century-meets-Scandinavian designs to the Westside
It all started with a sofa—a ships-straight-to-your-door, easy-to-assemble, modular sofa to be exact. When Stephen Kuhl and Kabeer Chopra, co-founders of direct-to-consumer furniture brand Burrow, realized that buying furniture had its pain points, they set out to create an easier way to shop for and build furniture. In 2017, they began distributing their first sofa that came in easily moveable boxes and could be assembled without any tools. Since then, they’ve created timeless, no-fuss pieces of furniture for nearly every room in a house from bedrooms to offices.
Atlantans debut furniture lines for TOV’s all-Black-designed Voice Collection
New York-based TOV Furniture debuted the Voice Collection—which features designs by prominent Black designers, including Atlantans Erika Ward and Justin Q. Williams—at High Point’s spring market in April.
Atlantic Fine Woods recycles downed city trees into fine lumber
When siblings Laura and Joe Sissoko decided to start milling wood in 2012, it wasn’t for furniture, but rather for fine guitars and other musical instruments.
Love Me Do: A Beatles-inspired home office
An affinity for the Beatles was the starting point for John Byrne’s office, where the retired Coca-Cola exec now relaxes among his beloved British icons. Cartersville-based interior designer Beverly Baribault deftly channeled Carnaby Street—circa 1968—throughout the space.
Designer Tom Dixon chats about his new collection
Tom Dixon will be in town on the Atlanta leg of his Big Fat American tour on February 26, kicking off the release of his latest furniture collection, dubbed FAT.
What a pair! Complementing chic outfits with vintage furniture at Brick + Mortar
Fashion and furniture combine to create a beautiful romance. At least that’s the story at Brick + Mortar, the vintage and antique furnishings shop at Westside Provisions District. Local fashion designer Megan Huntz teams up with Brick + Mortar founder David Kowalski to match three garments with their fine furniture companions.
Joris Laarman’s technology-driven furniture will be on display at High Museum of Art
From a “living” lampshade made of genetically modified cells to Nintendo Rococo-style tables composed of metal pixels, the Joris Laarman Lab elevates engineering into an art form. Curated by the Groningen Museum in the Netherlands, the exhibition Design in the Digital Age opens at the High Museum of Art this Sunday and will be on view until May 13.
Local furniture line: Skylar Morgan Furniture + Design
Montana native Skylar Morgan’s furniture is the perfect blend of natural materials, minimalist lines, and practical construction—a style he calls American Modern.
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Plan your shopping trip to the Home Furnishings Capital of the World
High Point, North Carolina is home to more than 50 furniture stores offering unbeatable choices and prices, making them the centerpiece of a trip accented with adventure.