Montauk Sofa Handmade in Montreal
It was 1995 when a young entrepreneur, Tim Zyto, created the first Montauk Sofa. Tim had grown up steeped in the old world tradition of sofa making. His father was the owner of Biltmore Chesterfield, a successful, well respected furniture maker, who sold to retailers across Canada. The original Montauk Sofa store opened in Montreal on a somewhat seedy patch of St. Laurent Boulevard, an iconic cultural corridor fondly referred to as the Main. Zyto brought in Danny Chartier, as head designer and executive manager and together they made up the yin and yang of what is today recognized as ...
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 ...
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