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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.

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.

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|

October Moodboard

10/8/2019

New Collection: Ray Booth for Hickory Chair

8/19/2019

New Collection: Ray Booth for Hickory Chair - Available at Hoff Miller

"I am so honored to share
my collection with you. The
collection’s inspiration comes
from a place that challenges
us to re-think our expectations
of home — how we interact
with our furnishings, as well
as the very forms and materials
themselves.”

August Moodboard

8/7/2019

August Moodboard #selamat

Style Spotted: High Point Market's Style Report

6/10/2019

"Century introduced their Gemma Bed in collaboration with Carrier and Company. Fully upholstered and adorned with two-toned metal, its striking brass hinge detail mixed with the curvature of the bed to provide a stylish melding of masculine and feminine."

"Curvaceous lines have been a growing trend in European design over the last few years and it has definitely influenced American manufactures this season.
I loved the creative ways everyone from Ray Booth for Hickory Chair and Ralph Lauren for Visual Comfort have used these forms to great effect."

"The most prominent trend I saw at Market was the interpretation of nature,
not only in color (green) but also in product construction and application.
The Poppy Armoire by Selamat Designs is the perfect example. It's constructed of a wood frame, white lacquer doors and raised gold and rattan motif. The intricacy was exquisite, a beautiful display of natural sophistication, and a nod to Art Nouveau."

"Gilded leaves, an abundance of wicker, along with crocheted light fixtures, complete with hanging, beaded tassels (Selamat Designs), all blended together and harkened back to the Golden era of 1950's Cuba, and in more recent memory, Celerie Kemble's home in the Dominican Republic."

click here for full report

June Moodboard

6/3/2019

June Moodboard: Petite Flemenco Umbrella, Santa Barbara Designs

June Moodboard: Durian Swivel Chair, Century

June Moodboard: Pindler Fabrics

June Moodboard: Ballerina Ottoman, Century

June Moodboard: Blanche Daybed w/ Trundle, Highland House

June Moodboard: Julia Chair, Hickory Chair

June Moodboard: Mirasol Umbrella, Santa Barbara Designs

June Moodboard: Joni Skirted Slipper Chair, Century

June Moodboard: Quince Tub Chair, Hickory Chair

June Moodboard: Flannery Console Table, Highland House

June Moodboard: Pindler Fabrics

June Moodboard: Bennett Chair, Hickory Chair

June Moodboard: The Santa Barbara Umbrella, Santa Barbara Designs

June Moodboard: Chloe Ottoman, Hickory Chair

June Moodboard: Armless Dining Banquette, Century