A.R.T. Expands Dark Contemporary, Launches Prossimo Collection

April 13, 2018  by Jason Schneider in Business Strategy, Industry   

Combining dark walnut with lacewood veneers and using both bright and soft nickel finishes, the collection includes bedroom, dining room, living room, and office pieces plus accents such as a counter-height kitchen island and a curio cabinet with mirrored back and silver-leafed doors.

“A.R.T. Furniture’s state-of-the-art factories have exceptional materials, machining, and finishing capabilities,” said Jeff Cook, CEO. “With Prossimo, we get to use them all. The blending of walnut and lacewood, for instance, requires running the two-tone cases down the finishing line multiple times, with a final rub with wool wax. It’s worth it.”

Among the collection’s signature pieces are an eight-drawer chest with an asymmetrical front of both walnut and lacewood set in a frame finished in silver leaf, and a Deco-inspired serpentine sofa in soft neutral fabric, accented with walnut and hand-applied nailhead trim.

“Consumers still want dark nickel-accented contemporary, but they don’t want predictable contemporary that somebody else could do on the cheap,” said Cook.  “With Prossimo, we truly are providing the next chapter in contemporary—exciting, fresh, and totally livable.”