Q & A With Greg Grunloh: Restoring Mies van der Rohe’s Wishnick Hall
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do you restore and update a Mies van der Rohe masterpiece? Very carefully.
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At Danish Teak Classics, Rescuing Mid-Century Furniture Piece by Piece
Steven Swanson rescues furniture. Every year, the owner of Danish Teak Classics in Minneapolis ventures to Denmark, where he roams the countryside, plucking mid-century pieces from barns, back rooms and attics.
Swanson packs his forlorn treasures into huge crates and ships them over the ocean to his workshop in Minneapolis. Master craftsmen carefully rehabilitate each piece, teasing out the details that make each item special.
Fully restored, these modern classics go in display in the Danish Teak Classics showroom, where they await new owners and their perfect new homes.
In this Modern Showcase segment, Swanson gives us a peek into the process that brings these wonderful pieces back to life.
Willie Willette Works With the Grain
For nearly 20 years, Willie Willette’s life has revolved around wood. He puts wood front and center when he designs beautiful pieces of furniture. He and his fellow woodworkers at Willie Willette Works in Minneapolis turn walnut, cherry and oak into one-of-a-kind conversation starters. And yet, oddly enough, Willette’s life work is not about the wood. He […]