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On Trend With Earthy Interiors
Handworked Effects In Metallics, Stone, Tile, Wood Inform New Occasional Furniture
London Round Cocktail Table
Suggested retail $569
LENOIR, NC, April 7, 2008 — Occasional furniture should complement the rest of the furniture in a home. This Spring, Bernhardt introduces surface, storage, and office furniture right on trend with environmental and textural home interiors.
Emphasis is on materials with a natural look, authentic, and hand-crafted, often partnered with a modern shape. Designs range from the cleanest slab wood surfaces to sophisticated media room storage systems, all showing evidence of artisan handwork.
“There is a new level of sophistication in these occasional introductions,” says Heather Eidenmiller, director of brand development. “The designs may be refined modern or craftsman hammered and forged, but all include some form of evolved surface treatment.”
Some 30 skus in seven free-standing occasional groups include:
London 403. Sleek, high-end style, special effects materials. Cast steel with an aged brass surface treatment on the legs and domed stretchers, solar bronze inset glass tops, five tables. London Round Cocktail Table 403-015 (see here and photo sheet), W42 D42 H19, suggested retail $569.
Soho 404. Black light. Precise and minimal stainless steel forms with tempered black glass tops. Six tables, a console, and an artful 60-inch high display wall with black glass back panel.
Castilla Rectangular Cocktail Table
(with detail)
Suggested retail $619
Castilla 402. Dramatic flourishes. True terra cotta tiles with a hand-rubbed and variegated dark walnut stain and canted corners. Blackened brass finish on scrolling cast steel legs and metal grid shelf. Three tables. Castilla Rectangular Cocktail Table 402-021 (see here and on photo sheet), W54 D32 H20.5, suggested retail $619.
Scottsdale 407. Meticulous, artful use of materials. Tumbled travertine, square tiles with a protective matte topcoat line up on the surface. Traditional squared cast iron bases in a dark antiqued brass finish with black rub. Solar bronze glass shelves. Four tables, including a 32-inch console to support home entertainment equipment.
Kramer 408. One large medallion of intricate patterned metal shows through each round glass top. Oversized, urn shaped legs uphold carved wood frames in dark finished pin knotty cherry. Two tables, designed to complement the new Kramer Woodframe Sofa B4947 which features dramatic scrolling all around and is covered in an upscale fabric and fine leather combination plus satin weave toss pillows in medallion design.
Quebec 406. Cantilevered contemporary cabinets of thick birch veneer, top surfaces worked with a hand-hewn effect. Five tables. Plus home office furniture that works anywhere in the house: a hingedtop desk outfitted for equipment, a chairside laptop chest/recharging center on casters, a tall shelved cabinet, and a modern desk chair that swivels.
Bernhardt freestanding occasional introductions will be available to consumers in October 2008.
Prices shown in this press release are approximate retail prices in U.S. dollars and may vary by retailer.