‘I guess it is obvious given the content of my collection that I am inspired by the art, architecture and decoration from the mid 20th Century,’ confirms Stainow, ‘not only in France but also in America, the Continent and England. When it comes to materials, I love brass; it is such a cheerful material, yet also rich and sophisticated.’
Stainow says the company’s signature piece and also its best seller is the Table Basse, a wonderful handcrafted coffee table made in her favourite brass and glass and wood, which is based on a mid 20th Century design. ‘We have made it in endless versions,’ she describes. ‘Rectangular, square, small, large, walnut base, oak base, patinated and natural brass.’
The team also occasionally undertake commissions for clients who come to them with a specific idea, providing drawings and computer generated replicas of a final product to reach the go-ahead needed to begin making. Once a decision is made the lead time is usually between 8 and 12 weeks, depending on the piece. At the moment they are making a glass and brass coffee table for a client in NYC based on a mid-century model which she had spotted in Paris but was too small for the space she was planning for.