The Case for Custom

Your wedding gown wasn't off the rack. Neither was your $6K Brioni suit.

Celeste saw our recent post with a dining banquette that, in her words, “made my Aquazurras jealous.”

Well shucks, Celeste. Now you’ve gone and made us blush.

To be fair, the custom channel- tufted buttery leather cushions are damn sexy, as was intended.

Naturally, Celeste now wants a magazine-worthy dining room of her own to debut

at her annual New Year’s Eve soiree, the hottest ticket in town.

It’s November 18, ya’ll.

And unlike her favorite strappy sandals perched comfortably at the local boutique, our bespoke furnishings don’t come with overnight delivery. Accounting for seat height, back pitch, cushion firmess, arm profile, and 13 other production factors to ensure total comfort, we craft one-off, site-specific pieces tailored to each client's singular profile.

And while those haute couture ateliers won’t show you how the sausage is made, we’re a bit scrappier than their Madison Avenue PR behemoths. So here’s a behind-the-scenes

tutorial sponsored by reality.

1) INSPIRATION

Ideas are doodled on a napkin, or captured in shaving cream on a steamy mirror when an epiphany drops during a shower. We draw heavily from literary, historical, cultural and artistic references—like the buxom reclining nude in this Henri Rousseau oil painting spotted at MoMA which inspired the color and silhouette of this banquette and of the home's wider palette.

2) DEVELOPMENT

We filter site conditions, suitability and client preferences through our own lens of intuition and imagination. Then we rigoroulsy refine each concept with consideration of function, fabrics and details to inject each piece with singular character.

3) PRODUCTION

We work intimately with expert upholsterers and craftspeople who share our design philosophy and drive toward distinction and employ both traditional techniques and the latest in technological advances.

4) CULMINATION

Paired with iconic classics, edition collectibles, sought-after antiques, and cutting edge contemporary offerings, our custom furniure solutions elegantly resolve the most challenging of areas. The result: signature spaces defined by uncompromising quality, compelling detail, and boundary-pushing design.

We’re wizards, yes. But also realists. Our 16-20 week process for custom furniture allows for sufficient conceptual cultivation to produce the magnetic spaces that drew you to our page. Sacrificing quality, your satisfaction or our hard-won reputation for speed won’t happening on our watch.

Your favorite fashion house would agree.

So sit tight... we build actual greatness over here.

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