Tahoe Seating, of Carrollton, Texas, announces move to new manufacturing facility due to consistent growth.

When asked about the consistent growth and upcoming move, Adam Cox, Principal of Tahoe Seating, said, “We have been frugal over the past 5 years staying in a smaller facility as Rick and I believe in taking small, fiscally responsible steps, but the limited space began to hinder our productivity. The new manufacturing facility is twice the space, conveniently located and a cleaner presentation for our dealers and reps. The move was well overdue, the transition was seamless, and our Manufacturing Director never missed a beat in production.”

“Just look at me, 6’7” and 300 lbs, bigger is better!” said Rick Neverdousky, National Sales Director of Tahoe Seating. Mr. Neverdousky also concurred with Mr. Cox stating, “with some anticipated growth in commercial markets, this space is greatly needed.”

Tahoe Seating’s hair on hide and cowhide furniture is hand built per order and inspected at every production point during manufacturing, making this a true custom built product. Available from our e-commerce site and authorized Tahoe Seating dealers in North America, customers should allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery from order.

As the manufacturer, Tahoe Seating offers custom cowhide furniture and seating, hair on hide furniture, southwest furniture and fine southwest style furniture through e-commerce and our network authorized dealers. Tahoe Seating’s Collection cowhide furniture, hair on hide furniture and fine southwest furniture has over leather grades from the world’s finest tanneries. Tahoe Seating’s manufacturing facility is based out of Carrollton, Texas just North of Dallas.

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Woods may visually be hard but can be soft in the illusion. Aswoon, by Susan Woods, focuses in highly original well-designed pieces that cross the line between design, form and function. Form meets its function with her sleek and eco-chic masterpieces.

Aswoon also offers consultation and cooperation with their clients when creating custom or limited edition works with different materials such as metal, wood, plaster, paper and other associated materials. Her project, the “New Wave” line, is made of made of bent plywood; each piece is designed and handcrafted by Susan Woods to the client’s specifications. So much more than a chair, it is a work of art destined to be a conversation piece for a lifetime.

Undulating panels of molded poplar plywood turn elegant space dividers into architectural additions, though some see them purely as sculpture. These rippling partitions stand up to ten feet, imbuing any room with an effusive earthy air. Some serve as multi-use functional objects.

In addition, the New Wave Line comprises of artistic furniture such as lounge chairs, public seating, wooden couches and tables.

The pieces shown, partially prototypes, can be custom-reproduced in any size and with different finishes or coatings. Others already shape the interior of public spaces or private living environments.

Visit www.aswoon.com to see more of their eco-chic designs.

For today’s city dweller, it is quite difficult to have a gym in the comfort of their. Fitness equipments can be an eyesore and would definitely consume a space. This is one of Prero’s concepts – to create appealing and flexible furniture that wouldn’t just carry your bottoms but can also be quality fitness equipment for those who chose to stay home with their fitness regimen.

The Life Fitness Otto-Bench is a combination of a multi-adjustable bench, Olympic bench press and free weights into a sleek, stylish and perhaps most importantly, inconspicuous long ottoman. It is geared towards healthy and successful professionals living in a city environment such as condominiums or apartments to compliment their healthy lifestyle and a tool that is handy when they are unable to go to the gym for a quick tone up.

A born and raised from Chicago, designer Gabriel Prero began his interest in design when he was just a kid asking his father with different questions as they fixed their house. And at his high school days having shared a dorm with a friend, they both explored creating and designing from whatever that fabricated their minds. Today his creation wasn’t just utilized in school but also in the real word.

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I have once featured the rocker chair from designer Laurie Beckerman. But I have been itching to find out from her personally about some informations on this cute piece she had created.

It was her favorite piece to feature in different trade shows because people got enticed seeing it and most of all had enjoyed watching people sitting and rocking with it.

I especially love to show it at the trade show because to really see people rocking in it and laughing is justan unbelievable feeling for me to witness especially when two children rock in it.

Why was it called Tete-a-Tete?

It was called Tete-a-Tete simply because this is a name given for a type of seating that sits two people in position to engage in intimate conversation. In French, it means face to face. The original Tete-a-Tete seat was actually designed during the pre-Victorian era. What differentiates this modern version, is that it’s composed of rocking lounge chairs and is fabricated in Corian, which is a seamless and sensual material by Dupont that is also perfectly suited for the outdoors.

The main concept of this chair is too simple. Two seats are comfortably distanced from each other, representing two people tht are separate and private, yet are joined together by one arm, and meet together for a moment, and rock in unison. It is indeed a distinct feeling that while you were conversing to someone just as adjacent from you, you were at the same time rocking together as if you’re like kids playing.

What inspires you from creating this unique piece?

The inspiration to design something like this came about when visiting a friend in upstate New York. He lives on this amazing property that used to be a horse farm — so there are so many different landscapes — open spaces, woods, gardens, a creek and wooded passages that surprise and open up into secret clearings. As walking around I was thinking how wonderful to suddenly stumble upon some kind of sculpture/seating where two people can just sit and talk and look around at all the beautiful surrounding woods and nature.

It is indeed finding a simple way of intimacy and fun while sitting comfortably with Tete-aTete! Thanks Laurie…

I remember myself being lured with huge furniture displayed in some shops that I used to visit before. I ended up dreaming of having my own castle ornamented with different furniture, facilities and accessories. But still I manage to wake myself up reminding myself of the real world I’m into.

Generally people works in a city and opting for a space that fits their lifestyle. When I happen to leave my parents to be in the real world working, I did come to a moment to choose a nice place to live in after work. Of course one should always consider the space and what would fit into it. Having a limited space to live requires planning. You wouldn’t want to load your place with different stuffs or you’ll just create clutters all over, making your place too constricted to move around.

This is one of designer Akemi Tanaka’s concepts in creating his furniture, “creating big ideas in small spaces”. With his Tagei (versatility in Japanese) and Futaba Coffee tables you’ll definitely save an extra space, both made from bamboo plywood making them environment friendly. More than just a table the Tagei is a convertible coffee table, it can also be a bench or an ottoman and can be transformed to have two side tables. But it doesn’t just end with that. Tagei also has storage underneath its cushion. The Futaba is also a table but can be transformed into a green love seat designed to be a folding chair.

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It doesn’t just maximize your space with a single function, a table and extra seating all made in one!

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Another piece of art that astonished me is the “Tete-a-Tete Rocker”. This is one of the furniture exhibited by Laurie Beckerman designs in the 2008 International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) in Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City. This design was also part of the exhibit happened last January 17 - April 11 2008 at the Nhow hotel in Milan, Via Tortona 35.

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Born in Brooklyn, Laurie Beckerman took her bachelor’s degree in anthropology from New York University, finished her bachelor’s degree in architecture from Pratt Institute, and started to design a housing project in Brooklyn and Harlem for the Pratt Architectural Collaborative after her graduation.

Her passion in creating her own style of furniture designs enkindled when she first created a table from using a stone for the facade of the Jewish Museum., where she mostly spent her break time at the stone yard of the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine to perfect her learning for craft and carvings.

This modern version of lounge chair Tete-a-Tete Rocker is made in Corian (material from Dupont) with Height: 2′-6″, Length: 5′-0″, Width: 3′-6″ and are available in all colors by Corian. This rocking lounge chair is designed to give an intimate conversation among two people and at the same time enjoying the comfort of seating with privacy.

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Bean bag chairs are a voguish form of furniture made by fabric and usually filled with little pieces of styrofoam or PVC pellets. They were staggeringly best-selling as a stylish article of furniture during the late 1960s and early 1970s; their fame resumed in the mid 1990s, as companies began marketing chairs filled with shredded polyurethane foam, bearing down a premium for the added comfort provided by their products.

From the 1970s furniture, the bean bags now reappear in the design world of interiors with an eye popping new forms and new fabrics. One major aspect designers consider in creating their best work is the space. Style, texture and colors are all important but combined with flexibility is a major plus. I just happen to gaze to one of Lojoball’s design, from the word ball, which makes a really big sense to me. I was captured with its unique style and flexibility. I thought of those times I am living in a limited space with my dorm mates during my college years. I told myself these beanbags are perfect for the place.

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From Europe Lojoball introduces their products in New America with concept of utilizing any space without even compromising the comfort. Lojoballs are flexible enough to be used as a stool, footrest and the best part, a lounge chair. Just zip and unzipped it and you’ll create a different cool design without any hassle in considering the space. Plus it can also be used in outdoors since it is also inflatable and comes with a stylish tote bag. Lojoball products are formed with beans on it’s rear to mold the shape and carry your bottoms and its back is inflatable to support the lower back.

Behind Lojoballs success in design are the couple Kirsten and Stefan Knox from UK. The Lojo has captivated the attention of the crowd when it was first introduced at IMM - International Furnishing Show in Cologne, Jan 2008 and has also captured the eyes in its launching at ICFF 2008.

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Have you tried having some guests you least expect to come over your house? Do you have those tough moments when you’re running out of space or rooms for your extra guests? I have come to discover a unique design from marujafuentes - the leaning-molds. I think this is perfect when you invite friends to come over at your place partying. In this kind of event oftentimes guests chose to stand and chat the whole night with friends having a toss of drinks with their hands. But at the end of that everyone will get weary of course, when you don’t have any spare spaces your walls are best to place this leaning molds. Instead of sitting, they can comfortably lean against it for support. These leaning molds are formed with two recycled plastic molds with the same shape. These pieces look like a puzzle and they are designed to fit together and can also be used in either individually or in composition.

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Another cool design I found from them is the seating and also a table system called “flower pods”. Like the leaning molds it could also function as a puzzle. Its cool design and organic shape can transform any space, making it flexible that it can be arranged in different ways.

A designer raised from Puerto Rico, Maruja Fuentes attained her Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture at Catholic University of America, pursue her Master’s in Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology and also took furniture and textile design at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She believes that the importance of concept is what makes every design unique and best. Things that are unnoticed and those that are taken for granted are her best choice and her objective of making all her furniture environment friendly.

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