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Bograd's Sets Matsuoka Opening
April 14,
2010 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on April 15, 2010
Bograd's Fine Furniture in Riverdale, N.J., will host the American retail debut of high-end Japanese manufacturer Matsuoka during an invitation only event April 27 at the retailer's Hamburg Pike location that will feature an evening of sake and sushi tasting.
"For more than 80 years, Bograd's has been offering its customers the very best furniture from around the world," said Mark Bograd, president of Bograd's Fine Furniture. "We are honored that Matsuoka chose Bograd's as its first retail destination in the United States."
Matsuoka is the 140-year-old company known in Japan for its beautiful customized furnishings that are crafted of exotic materials and rare woods. Australian designer Christian Lyon has designed two new collections exclusively for Matsuoka International. The Moderne Collection is a celebration of Deco inspirations, while the "Metropole Collection" explores a softer, feminine, sensitivity accentuated with rounded edges and curves.
The Bograd's store in Riverdale will display several Matsuoka International signature pieces designed by Lyon including: the Moderne Tortoise Commode featuring Zebrano veneers skillfully applied in an intricate hexagon pattern to cleverly conceal storage doors and drawers, topped with rich Emperador marble; the Metropole Opera Dining Table crafted of Silver Sycamore veneers in a meticulously radiating swirl pattern; the Empire Sideboard done in exquisite Celebes Ebony; the Torii Console in sumptuous Red Sandalwood; the Arc Cocktail Table crafted in Pearl Japonica and expressive smoked Birds Eye Maple veneers; a Silver Sycamore Peg Side Table and Drum Table in scorched Paulownia.
Matsuoka International President Kevin Reilly and Matsuoka Chairman Taku Moritsugu will be on hand along with Christian Lyon to speak about the significant heritage behind the Matsuoka brand, and the simplicity and detail of its designs. For more information about Bograd's Fine Furniture and Matsuoka International, click here and follow the link to Matsuoka International.