Self-taught, he practiced “the lost art of making furniture well,” producing pieces for collectors, presidents and even the ...

With no Chippendale to turn to, more and more modern architects are trying their hands at the designer’s art, turning out a new kind of furniture to fill the empty rooms of their new buildings.

Since time immemorial, one question has evaded humanity — how to match the rug with the room? But one rug salesman believes we’ve been asking the wrong question this whole time. “What we say is: ‘A ...