McGuire Furniture Showroom Park Ave. NYC
Artistic creators collaborating with furniture and industrial design entities---have conjured up
brilliantly...think Michael Graves -architect with Alessi and Target...
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| Kendra Reichenau, President of McGuire Furniture (left)-and Jordan Betten (right) |
One such (new) fusion is courtesy of McGuire furniture-a sixty years old, family run company known for its beautifully crafted, hand rendered furniture---and
design collaborations with several noted artists...AND Jordan Betten, designer of leather apparel, guitar cases and other accessories with a rock and roll swagger---
LOST ART.
We attended a festive evening at the NYC-Park Avenue showroom of McGuire and simply marveled at the hand made chairs ---consisting of exotic skins, and trims-like crystals-that Betten magically crafted into 'statement seating units.'
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The hand constructed chairs...which obviously are available -in a very limited fashion (from $7000+)...were showcased under spotlights...as were several doodle-like whimsical paintings ---and some Lost Art apparel---by Betten-that gave attendees a direct reference to the kind of craftsmanship that one can wear...and hang on a wall-as well as sit on.
Each chair took months-to make-all done by hand...
Probably not for households with cats that like to scratch the furniture...
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F.Y.I. ---the meeting of the minds that yielded this effort was a result of Vanderbilt University-where Betten-an Economics grad (we were impressed)...and Kendra Reichenau's husband attended college. Two thumbs up for that alum network.
IMHO: A glam and spacious furniture showroom is a natural spot for a cocktail soiree...
words/images Judith Ecochard
