Back in May we attended the Highlands Eichler Home Tour in San Mateo. The featured limited art print by Brooke Deane was showcased at the tour. We can’t help but pleasantly notice the young couple surrounded by an Eames Lounge Chair, Noguchi Table, and Jacobsen Egg Chair. It reminds us that these historic homes native to the San Francisco Bay Area are like jewelry boxes that hold some of the most precious pieces of mid-century modern furniture. If you love Eichlers or perhaps you live in one, come and see us. As enthusiasts we’d love to know what’s in your jewelry box!
The Tulip Chair & Table by Eero Saarinen is one of the most beloved pieces of furniture. We continue to marvel at its delicate and sleek structure. Steel construction not only revolutionized modern architecture, it changed the way we view minimalism, beauty, and function at the same time.
Often, we get to work on these pieces. Whether it’s touching up a base or tabletop or making new seat cushions, no job is too simple or small. We equally enjoy working on modern pieces like the Tulip chair as much as a heavily carved Baroque period chair. No contrast of style is too great for us. We love “Tulips” but daisies and roses we love, too!
For every new president, a budget to change the look of the White House is a major design over-haul every 4 or 8 years. The White House goes through changing furniture, artwork, and taking over major renovation and structural changes.
“For both public and private spaces, the president's family can sort through first-rate spoils instead of relying on shopping trips. There's a White House storage house with old furniture (like four-poster beds) and an art collection with about 500 sculptures, drawings, and paintings…”(www.slate.com- “How Much Can An Incoming President Change White House Décor”)
Here’s a look at the White House upholstery shop during John F. Kennedy’s presidency. We can only imagine the kind of work that was done here. Amazing antiques and luxurious fabrics at the finger tips of the interior designers and first ladies.
www.jfklibrary.org. KN-C21639 Upholstery Shop, White House
www.jfklibrary.org. KN-C21635 Upholstery Shop, White House
Do you remember Jacqueline Kennedy’s White House tour?
“On February 14, 1962, Kennedy took American television viewers on a tour of the White House with Charles Collingwood of CBS News. In the tour she said, ‘I just feel that everything in the White House should be the best—the entertainment that's given here. If it's an American company you can help, I like to do that. If not—just as long as it's the best.’ (The Film Archives-You Tube)
