SONYA      CHRIS               TANI                 CLAUDIA





TOUR OF OFFICE




All photos by Andrea Burns.




MODERN FURNITURE | LIBRARY & DATABASE |
CUSTOM MADE FURNISHINGS | REQUEST FORM
ABOUT OUR COMPANY | GLOSSARY OF MODERN TERMS | LINKS TO OTHER SITES
PICK OF THE WEEK























kennedy@decorativearts.com
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Chris has been in the antiques business for over 20 years. He began collecting Mission style furniture (early 20th century) but developed a passion for modernism. He is a veritable expert on modernism, and when he's not on the road picking, he can be found organizing his papers on his Dunbar desk. Showroom Pick
Russel Wright's 1937 nightstand for Conant Ball, featured prominently in Russel Wright: American Designer. Retail: $395. More info.
















cpa@decorativearts.com
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Claudia handles all the creative direction for the company, which includes webmastery, identity design, scanning pictures, and making filemaker databases look pretty. Through weekly meetings and astrology updates, she attempts to unify the staff. Showroom Pick
1946 Widdicomb modern chair. Slight curves give it elegance. Retail: $175. More info.
















sonya@decorativearts.com
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Sonya, a.k.a. Sales Director, a.k.a. promotional brainstormer is fundamental in helping Chris keep up with customer requests for groovy modern furniture. Showroom Pick
1950 Heywood-Wakefield single-bank, Student's Desk (M783W) with open bookcase on opposite side. Retail: $650. Shown here with a 1937 Heywood-Wakefield Airflow desk chair (C3321A) with replaced mohair seat. Retail: $95. More info.
















tani@decorativearts.com
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Tani does all our bookkeeping and filing, but has the most fun working with the out-of-print books and magazines in our library. In fact, shešs titled herself DESIGNbase® manager, and will personally provide you with custom reports on modern furniture and designers, photocopies of catalogs in our library, and send you the books we have for sale, including DESIGNbasešs first published work. Showroom Pick
Mahogany Dunbar desk with black leather inset and 2 pulls. Retail: $1,250. More info.