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Standard Home - Introduction
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While some business owners sell a product to simply make a living, with little or no emotional attachment or deep interest in what they are selling and how they sell their product, I knew somehow my creative business life had to be different than that to have staying power. The clincher for me was not only the hunt for the beautiful old piece of furniture (which is a big one), but the constant learning curve up-swings, the desire to dig deeper for more information, both regarding small business management, as well as design research, and finally, genuinely, understanding the rich historical context in regards to the furniture I sell.
I knew if I sold new furniture, contemporary reproductions, and things you can buy at Target, Urban Outfitters, and IKEA, Standard Home would not gather the interest and customers it has and continues to attract. Thus, my commitment to oldies but goodies prevails. As the excess of new fangled furniture and doo-dads (some well built, some not) fills every temporary glossy one syllable design magazine, the burden of proof lies not on me. As every revival bounces off that page and into the shops up and down the street, the vintage road becomes wider, the vintage seeking customer base stronger, and my gas bill higher. I wouldn't trade my freedom, the beautiful old things I regard and sell, the knowledge I have, or the company I keep for a million bucks.
Standard Home is stocked with classics, such as designs by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Miller, Edward Wormley for Dunbar (perhaps my favorite and I know I am in good company here), Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb, Italian Plastic designs by Vico Magistretti, Heywood Wakefield signature pieces, a plethora of Danish Modern Furniture by the Big Cheeses, and the early designs of Florence Knoll and Russel Wright. Along side you will find pedigree-less furniture that grabbed my attention just as quickly; organic material from my friend and shopkeeper Burton's escapades to the Philippines square up with heavier than thou basalt rock chunks serving as side tables. You'll always find a thing or two that seems peculiar, but most things that appear unrelated are frequently not.
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