Posts Tagged: furniture hardware
Interview With a Furnituremaker: Glen Huey
Posted by on Friday, February 3, 2012 in - leave a comment
Glen Huey is known not only as an exceptional craftsman, but also a thorough teacher. Amongst woodworkers, his plans are famously meticulous, demonstrating extreme care and attention to detail. As the former editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, Glen’s experience with various hardware lines is …
Going Modern With Macintosh
Posted by on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 in - 4 comments
• Okay. • I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. • The Macintosh style pulls from Horton Brasses are one of my favorites. • Sure. Charles Rennie Macintosh was a turn of the century architect who died in 1928 at the too-young age of 60, but the organic, minimalist lines of his designs …
Interview: Orion Henderson, The Head + The Heart of Horton Brasses
Posted by on Thursday, October 13, 2011 in - 4 comments
• Orion, you bought the company from your mother. What were you doing before taking over your family’s hardware manufacturing business? • I joined the company in 2001 and purchased the company at then end of 2006. Prior to joining the business I was in sales. • If you weren’t running … read more »
Object Impermanence
Posted by on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 in - 3 comments
• Did you see the October 3rd issue of The New Yorker? It includes an essay by Laura Collins on the undrar (wonder) of Ikea. House Perfect—Is the IKEA ethos comfy or creepy? is a balanced, conflicted look at the home furnishing mega-box that has revolutionized the flat packed design of how we …