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Conservation Revisited
By Stan Bernacki, Bernacki & Associates, Inc.

We have lately revisited a restoration project, completed over a decade ago, that required reproducing six XVIIIth century Chippendale dining chairs. The objective of this project was to replace six chairs that were missing from the original set of twelve. We wanted to evaluate and compare the appearance and wear after several years of use.

When the project was commissioned, the client agreed that the result was to produce honest reproductions. One of the features of this project was the finish. We needed to recreate a historically appropriate finish that would continue its maturing process similarly to the finish of the original chairs.

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Comfort Function Aesthetics

John Cannon of Cannon Frank, a prominent Chicago based
Interior Designer with an accomplished career, informally
discusses seating and design.

Interview by Diana Bernacki, Cinematronix, Inc.

Furniture Today has published a general report of the 2010 consumer buying trends survey. The report revealed that bedding was the top selling product followed by seating. This was the retail sector, which may not always reflect trends with Interior Designers, have you experienced this trend among your clients, and has there been a preference for custom versus manufactured?

I have mostly experienced the opposite, given the fact that most of our clients want exclusive pieces. We do a great deal of custom pieces including theater seating, lounge seating, dining and casual seating as well as custom bedding and custom beds.

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