Let’s Tauk Furniture
SEATING DESIGN THROUGH THE AGES Furniture, dating as far back as the Neolithic period, is a part of the human experience. Inspired by the French term “fournir”, furniture is intended to support various human activities like seating and sleeping. It is a form of decorative art and a fundamental element of our existence. Did you know… The first evidence of man-made seating sits in a preserved 3000 B.C. Neolithic Scottish village called Skara Brae. Having little access to timber, residents created dwellings as well as interior furniture from the ample supply of stone nearby. Flat-sided rocks serving ...
Gastown Steamy Window
Family-owned, carbon-neutral Montauk Sofa just opened their sleek new store in Gastown at 228 Abbott. The 6,000 sqft open concept space had been under heritage renovation for over two years, and as you can see the end result is pretty stunning. Scout film-makers Sean Horlor and Steve Adams (of Steamy Window) went and previewed it for us the other day. Click the video above for our exclusive look see… source: Scout Magazine ...
Diary of a flustered filmaker
We arrived at the new Montauk store in Gastown late Friday night. We had trekked in from Northern B.C. and the shock felt by the hive of activity we encountered in this stunning urban space jolted our senses. Having spent weeks cocooned in the British Columbian hinterland we were now in City mode. We maneuvered thru the chaos of construction workers, window washers, electricians, installers, caterers and staff – all in hyperdrive and jockeying for position in preparation for Saturday’s launch party. Our mission (should we accept it) was to show a film on the history and philosophy of Montauk Sofa, ...
The firm
TO VISIT MONTAUK, YOU MUST TRAVEL THE AMERICAN EAST COAST OR VISIT THE SHOWROOM OF THE MANUFACTURER OF THE SAME NAME IN NEW YORK, TORONTO, CHICAGO, CALGARY, VANCOUVER, OR MONTRÉAL – THE BIRTHPLACE OF THIS DYNAMIC UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE MANUFACTURER. Tim Zyto’s father owned Biltmore Chesterfield who went bankrupt in 1989 during a serious economic crisis in Québec. A young Tim, who studied sociology at Concordia, was studying business administration at McGill when his father died. He quit school and decided to get into business. He opened the Biltmore company on Boulevard St-Laurent with a partner, but due to different ...
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