Tomorrow’s Antiques – Today’s Luxury Home Furnishings
We’ve been hearing and reading a lot about legacies lately; whether in sports, business, politics, as a person, and as parents. If you ask us, those last two are pretty important. As individuals, our lives can have a lasting effect on so many others; including plenty we’ve never even met face-to-face. In our particular space, building a legacy of luxury in one’s home begins with investing in what we call, “Tomorrow’s Antiques”.
These are, of course, the luxury home furnishings available today and which will continue to provide a luxurious lifestyle for generations to come. This, then, is a legacy of quality and beauty in property with a life legacy of someone who can see and appreciate life's finer things. (Not to mention the wherewithal to afford them.)
Considering a Legacy Alters a Designer’s Perspective
A designer’s legacy is one thing while contemplating a client’s legacy – and choosing pieces to realize it – is a very different thing. The level of intimacy required between client and designer is almost staggering. After all, not only must the designer get to know and understand the client’s needs and wants, but the job requires helping a client to first define their legacy and then figure out the steps required to make it real.
The Kravet Family of Brands
All Kravet fabric brands grade into the upholstery frames.
Levels of Luxury
Edge – opening price points, cleaner more modern feel.
Smart – Quickship program offers hundreds of frame choices in over 2000 fabrics that ship in 10 days. Custom capabilities.
Design - more stylish with many options to customize both upholstery and case pieces.
Soliel – outdoor furniture.
Lee Jofa
Comes from a distinctively English point of view.
Custom options are available for both upholstery and case pieces.
Brunschwig & Fils
Comes from a distinctively French point of view.
Premium luxury and tailoring.
Many custom options are included at the base price.
Donghia
Original and forward-thinking furniture designs by Angelo Donghia.
Made in the original workshop that Angelo commissioned in the 1960s.
Quality of the highest standards.
Holland & Co
Bench-built antique reproductions built in small workshops in England.
They honor and emulate the way furniture was built for centuries and to the highest standards.
Finished with a French wax polish in your choice of wood species and select finishes.
With more than a Century of catering to the needs of dealers and designers, as well as their legacy-minded clients, the lasting creativity, energy, and commitment to the highest quality, Kravet truly is the industry leader.
Taking these concepts to the next level can be very challenging for a dealer or designer of any level of training and experience.
The good news is, that Ted remains available for design business coaching and furnishing dealer consulting. With a legacy of more than 30 years of experience, from the East Coast to the Rocky Mountain Region, Ted’s experience, knowledge, and vast connections in the trade can become another arrow in your quiver. Simply… Contact TD Fall today.