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How to Choose Chairs for a Church Renovation

Renovating a church is about more than updating a building. Churches, chapels, synagogues, and other spiritual spaces often carry decades or even centuries of history. Their architecture, furnishings, and interiors help create a sense of permanence and place. New seating needs to respect that character while...

fairfield chair

25 Years Later: The Fairfield Chair at Fairfield University’s DiMenna-Nyselius Library

This October marks 25 years since Fairfield University completed a major renovation and expansion of its DiMenna-Nyselius Library. When the transformed library officially reopened in October 2001, students returned to a building nearly twice its previous size, filled with new technology, expanded collections, welcoming study...

How to Choose Chairs for a Historic Building Renovation

How to Choose Chairs for a Historic Building Renovation

Renovating a historic building is an exercise in balance. The goal is to preserve the character that makes the building worth saving while preparing it for another generation of use. Furniture plays an important role in that balance. Walk into a beautifully restored library, university dining hall,...

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Why Joinery Matters: The Hidden Difference Between Chairs That Last Five Years and Chairs That Last Fifty

At first glance, two hardwood chairs may look nearly identical. They may use the same wood species, have similar finishes, and even share a classic design. Yet one chair may begin to loosen, wobble, or fail after just a few years of daily use, while...

Chippendale vs. Queen Anne Furniture

Chippendale vs. Queen Anne Furniture: Understanding Cabriole Legs, Pierced Splats, and Classic Chair Design

For more than three centuries, furniture makers have relied on a timeless vocabulary of design elements that continue to define elegant interiors today. Cabriole legs, pierced splats, ball and claw feet, tapered legs, and fluted detailing first appeared in the finest English furniture of the...

wooden arm chair

The Ultimate Guide to Wooden Armchairs: Durability, Comfort, and Timeless Design

Wooden armchairs have been a staple of institutional interiors for generations. From historic libraries and university reading rooms to private clubs, dining facilities, hotels, and restaurants, wood chairs offer a unique combination of comfort, elegance, and long-term durability. While trends in furniture design come and go,...

durable hardwood chairs

Durable Hardwood Chairs: The Ultimate Guide

Not all hardwood chairs are built the same. Some begin loosening within just a few months of heavy commercial use. Others are engineered to remain strong and stable for decades in demanding environments like university dining halls, libraries, private clubs, and hospitality spaces. The difference...

contemporary library chair

Contemporary Library Chairs

How to Choose Seating That Will Last for Decades   Walk through a truly memorable library, and you’ll notice something right away. It isn’t just the architecture. It isn’t just the books. And it certainly isn’t flashy furniture trends. It’s the feeling. The best libraries feel grounded, welcoming, and enduring. They invite...

Bank of England Chair

Federal Reserve Chair

Eustis Chair designed the Federal Reserve chair for a private university in South Carolina Eustis Chair's Federal Reserve chair is our version of the Bank of England chair....

A tribute to architect Robert A. M. Stern

Honoring Robert A. M. Stern

The design world has lost one of its most influential voices. Robert A. M. Stern’s passing leaves a remarkable void in American architecture. Yet his legacy endures everywhere his work invited people to gather, learn, and share in a sense of place. Stern’s architecture has...