CIRCA WHAT: The Peacock Chair
Origin of The Peacock Chair As early as the 1600s, European colonists began bringing back beautifully woven products and furniture made of rattan from locations in Southeast Asia. Although the origins of the Peacock Chair have been widely debated, most accounts trace...
Emerging trends and interesting finds at highpoint market 2022
I love keeping an eye out for new and interesting finds when at Highpoint market. Sometimes you come across products you would never dream of finding. I also like to catch emerging trends, just to see if my designer spidey senses are still on point. š First, Iām...
Circa WHAT :Tole (Chandelier)
The word tole refers to painted tinplate. Tole painting is the folk art of decorative painting on tin and wooden utensils, objects and furniture. Tole chandeliers are light fixtures made of metal and painted with enamel paint or lacquer. Vintage tole chandeliers trace...
CIRCA WHO: Buri Rattan
CIRCA WHAT: Buri is a type of palm tree that grows in abundance in the arid regions of the world. The dried leaves are removed and used for other products such as hats and fans. The hard rib is split with a sharp knife. The ribbon makes a strong, flexible fiber...
Circa Who Featured by Kristen Rivoli
Dreaming of palm trees and sandy beaches yet? October 30th brought with it a few inches of snow to Boston so sunshine and warm weather are on my mind for sure! I consider myself fortunate to have the opportunity to travel to Palm Beach for work. Since childhood, Iāve...
CIRCA WHO: Henry Olko
Henry Olko, who has a masterās in architecture, was a furniture maker for more than 30 years. The little-known American furniture designer Henry Olko often worked with pliable bamboo, willow, rattan, and leather-wraps. The vintage circa 1970s sculptural, was the...
CIRCA WHO: Betty Cobonpue
Betty Cobonpue is a Philippines-based designer, who in the 1980s created a line of furniture called Scultura. Cobonpue has described her design sensibility with a simple mantra: "No hard edges." In her work, lines flow smoothly through the entire piece. She often...
CIRCA WHO: Gabriella Crespi
Gabriella Crespi, a Milanese designer, best known for her sculptural furniture designs of the 1960s and 1970s. She issued her first line, the āSmall Luneā collection, in the 1950s. Crespi studied at the Polytechnic in Milan, where she garnered a fascination with the...
CIRCA WHO: Henry Link
CIRCA WHAT: Bali Hai Collection
Henry Talmadge Link (b.1889 d.1983) had been a banker in Lexington, N.C., and New York before he organized Dixie Furniture Company in 1936 with 90 employees. Dixie Company The company, now Lexington, still owns the Link brand and last marketed it several years ago....
CIRCA – GARDEN SEATS
Garden Seats may have evolved out of the Buddhist garden tradition, where natural elements like tree stumps and smooth rocks were used as seats. Though mainly used in the landscaped gardens, they started to be used indoors from the beginning of the Song Dynasty...