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Hickory Chair: Positano Collection by David Phoenix

12/20/2021

Hickory Chair: David Phoenix's Positano Collection

New from Hickory Chair, The Positano Collection, designed by David Phoenix was a big hit at High Point Market this past October. The introduction includes 25 pieces of seating and case goods inspired by the relaxed, high style of the iconic seaside enclave.

“I named the collection after one of my favorite places on earth,” David says. “I’ve lived by the sea for most of my life, recently relocating from Los Angeles to Palm Beach. But Positano has a unique spirit and style—maybe it’s the hills dotted with villas and the cafes on cliffs and how the whole town seems to pause to watch the sunset together—it’s chic and magical.”

David Phoenix

Hickory Chair: David Phoenix's Positano Collection

Hickory Chair: David Phoenix's Positano Collection

Hickory Chair: David Phoenix's Positano Collection

Hickory Chair: David Phoenix's Positano Collection

While the entire collection channels the laid-back glamour of the Amalfi Coast, standout pieces include the Sydney dresser (below), which wears oversized hardware inspired by David’s favorite vintage jeweler, David Webb, and the sculptural Marquesa Sofa and Sectional (above).

“David challenged us with this collection,” says Skip Rumley, Hickory Chair’s Creative Director. “David’s pieces are fresh, sophisticated and modern, and through our finishes and textiles, they lend themselves to both formal and casual relaxed aesthetics. I know the new collection will provide both inspiration and solutions for designers and their clients around the world.”

Hickory Chair: David Phoenix's Positano Collection

Hickory Chair: David Phoenix's Positano Collection

Hickory Chair: David Phoenix's Positano Collection

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Hickory Chair: David Phoenix's Positano Collection

The Positano Collection features curvy silhouettes, smaller scale options, and charming, unexpected details, both decorative and practical. David selected lighter, open-grain finishes from Hickory Chair’s expansive selection of paint and stained finishes to showcase on each piece of this exciting new collection.

View full collection here

Hickory Chair: Everett by Skip Rumley

3/22/2021

For the past eight years, Skip Rumley has led the fashion and design aesthetic for Hickory Chair bringing such talents as Ray Booth, David Phoenix and Susan Hable to create collections for the 109-year-old company. In this role, Skip has been responsible for leading product innovation, merchandising the product assortment and creating fashion-leading collaborative collections with each of our design partners. During his storied career, Skip has forged a career engaged with some of the most prestigious luxury brands in the furniture industry where he has designed interiors for showrooms and galleries as well as designing furniture, lighting and accessories.

The Everett Collection is rooted in Skip’s twenty-year journey through the world of design. He has learned to ‘speak a lot of languages’ as style, fashion and form have evolved. He lived in a modern glass house and recently moved into a 1940’s Cape Cod home. He loves the tension that occurs when combining traditional and modern forms. He loves references to classic design and the excitement that is created when they are mixed with both soft organic silhouettes and architectural forms. He believes that interiors should be both masculine and feminine - when married together it creates a lovely dynamic.

We want our pieces to be a canvas that truly become functional art once our craftsmen build it with the specifications from the designer.

Hoff Miller Haunted House

10/30/2020

Welcome to our Haunted House.
Enter if you dare.
Watch out for ghouls, ghosts, goblins, and witches.
Find exact product links below each room (with pricing shown for the daring designers).

Limbo Acrobat Chandelier || Eve Mirror || Manor Buffet || Dragon Lamp || Cockatoo Chair || Clara Tete-a-tete || Candela End Table

Susan Hable: Denver Design Week, Hickory Chair, and more!

10/19/2020

DENVER DESIGN WEEK

Textile Artist. Designer. Writer. Painter. Sculptor. We invite you to experience the wonderful creative process of Athens-based Susan Hable and get a behind-the-scenes peek into what inspires her. With a fine arts education, her curiosity allows her to expand outside her origins of bold and graphic textiles into writing books, designing furniture, painting wall art, and creating sculptures.

SOURCES FROM VIDEO

Hable Construction
Susan Hable Art
Hable for Hickory Chair
Oaxaca, Mexico
Aspen, Colorado
Paul Soldner
Gio Ponti
High Point Market
Soicher Marin (available through Hoff Miller)
Generation Lighting (collection Spring 2021)
Garnet Hill
Westpoint Home (collection coming soon)
Soicher Marin Wallpaper

INSTAGRAM FOLLOWS

Also, don't forget to check out Modern In Denver's article from earlier in the year!!
Driven by Art

HABLE FOR HICKORY CHAIR

Sisters Susan Hable Smith and Katherine Hable founded the NY-based textile company Hable Construction in 2009. Named after their Texan great-grandfather’s 20th century road construction business, they now pave roads of a different sort as leaders in textile design while expanding their studio to create furniture and decorative
accessories for the home.

Ideas are distilled from travel and life adventures to simple forms with integrity and most of all thoughtfulness.

On Our Boards: New Arrivals from Century

9/1/2020

We've put together some design boards that feature our new arrivals (that are arriving as we speak, or coming soon!). Many of our selections are from Century's Carrier and Company collection, Thomas O'Brien's collection, some other faves, and a little of Highland House, Hancock & Moore, and Maitland Smith mixed in. Oh, and we can't forget the amazing indoor/outdoor fabrics we selected from Pindler! Below each board you'll find links to all the products.

We hope you enjoy this preview of our new showroom vignettes!

Slab Top Dining Table (see all the options!) // Dorset Chair // "Flannel" Sunbrella (Pindler) // Madison Side Chair
// Back: Sunbrella "Madeira" (Pindler) // Seat: Performance Fabric "Spice" (Pindler)

Roundup: Swivel Chairs

8/3/2020

ROUNDUP: SWIVEL CHAIRS

The swivel chair has come a long way since it was invented by Thomas Jefferson. It's said that he modified the English-style Windsor chair with various parts, including casters used in rope-hung windows. Jefferson sat upon this chair when he drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

Nowadays, the swivel has evolved from a desk chair into a lounge chair, bringing function and versatility to your home. This blog is a roundup of our favorite swivel chairs from our brands. You'll find a style for every design aesthetic -- plus, many of these chairs are currently on our floor for you to see and sit in person!

Tip: When you click on each image, it will bring you to that product's page, where you'll find dimensions and specs -- and if you're logged in (as a designer), you can save products to project folders and access pricing.

CALLA

CAHILL | on the floor

JEAN

Work From Home - In Style

4/6/2020

. . . and comfort!

As we all adjust to working from home, you may be dreaming of creating a home office space for yourself or your clients. Or you've noticed how uncomfortable your (now daily) chair is. In any case, we have you covered with comfortable and stylish executive chairs, dining chairs if you'd rather have multi-use, and desks. Below you'll see what we have to offer in quick ship, off the floor, and special order.

Click on product images for links to product info and pricing (when logged into our Virtual Showroom)

Asheworth Campaign Desk
|special order|

Laurent Dining Chair
|special order|

Liv Swivel Tilt Chair
|Special Order|

Logic Swivel Tilt Chair
|Available Off The Floor|

Selamat: Morris + Co

3/2/2020

MORRIS + CO. X SELAMAT

Selamat recently introduced a new collection inspired by the designs of the British heritage brand. Morris + Co. was founded in 1861 by William Morris, an artist who valued simplicity, craftsmanship and sustainable home décor, heavily inspired by flora and fauna.

A selection of Morris + Co.’s internationally recognized designs have been reinterpreted by Selamat as furniture, lighting and accessories, beginning a new chapter in the ongoing history of the Morris + Co. design library.

Century Furniture | Carrier and Company

11/26/2019

Century Furniture - Carrier and Company - Hoff Miller

"We've created a versatile collection intended to blur the lines between current and classic, allowing designers and consumers to make each piece their own, knowing they were designed with style and longevity in mind."

- Mara Miller and Jesse Carrier

October Moodboard

10/8/2019