Like I said, I'm not talking much about contract furniture here, but I'm making a small post about Hickory Business Furniture of North Carolina for a couple reasons. This new line of theirs, the "C Collection" is by Yves Behar, who's a fantastically talented designer. I also thought these pieces would work just fine in a residential environment, although they are fairly starkly modern. The modern stuff may not fit my tastes 100% of the time, but of course there is a place for it, and beautiful is beautiful. Also, the booth rep was kind of flirty with me. I didn't mention that sales tactic in my Booth Rep Critique Post, but let it be known, if you have good-looking booth reps, Flirty is always a good thing.
The lines are very Minimalist, obviously, which I very much like, but it's also got a very strong presence and some muscle to it. The rep encouraged me to sit on it because it's so comfortable, and it really was wonderfully comfortable. I also happened to plop myself right down next to Behar, himself.
He was busy talking to someone on his other side, but he looked at me and I think I told him his sofa was very comfortable.
For some reason, I'm not feeling the black as much, but it's still very nice. I love the white. This is another one that could truly benefit from a creative choice of unusual upholstery fabric, although I'd want to be careful to not ruin the effect of this.
It's like he's taken the same soft, simple, curving form and interpreted it in a different way, with the woodwork this time. But these would look great in the next room over from the first pieces.
So here's the sofa, floor lamp, and occasional table:
The lines are very Minimalist, obviously, which I very much like, but it's also got a very strong presence and some muscle to it. The rep encouraged me to sit on it because it's so comfortable, and it really was wonderfully comfortable. I also happened to plop myself right down next to Behar, himself.
He was busy talking to someone on his other side, but he looked at me and I think I told him his sofa was very comfortable.
Anyway, here are the chairs:
For some reason, I'm not feeling the black as much, but it's still very nice. I love the white. This is another one that could truly benefit from a creative choice of unusual upholstery fabric, although I'd want to be careful to not ruin the effect of this.
The side chairs I think complement the loungey pieces in such an interesting way:
It's like he's taken the same soft, simple, curving form and interpreted it in a different way, with the woodwork this time. But these would look great in the next room over from the first pieces.
Hickory Business Furniture
828-328-2064
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