Tuesday, June 4, 2013

A Renaissance in American Furniture Making

I'm currently taking a class about the National Gallery of Art's recent acquisition of the Kaufman Collection, a collection of American-made furniture from 1700-1830. Which has me thinking about the state of American furniture making.   

The Kaufman Collection

One company, Stephen Plaud, works hard to make quality hardwood furniture that is made in America. Here's a sampling of some of their work:
The homepage on their website. 

Gorgeous bed!




What a Renaissance of American furniture making! I just love these beds and the spirit they bring! 

Something to note, when one thinks of the colors of Colonial America we tend to think of muddy reds, greens, and yellows, but new research shows that these colors were actually bright and brilliant and not muddy at all. Time to rethink all of the historical collection paint fans we might have. 

-Grace

2 comments:

  1. Thank goodness- those colors are so drab. A rebranding of colonial times would be awesome.

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  2. I'm currently taking a class about the National Gallery of Art's recent acquisition of the Kaufman Collection, a collection of American-made furniture from 1700-1830.
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