Styles set company apart

Press, 7 September 1989, Page 20

Styles set company apart

Contemporary dining furniture which is different and “a bit way out” sets John Turnbull Furniture apart from the more conservative market. The furniture is noted for its innovative design and high quality.

A fineness, slimness of line, high-backed chairs with elegantly tapered tops, with attention to comfort and appearance distinguish the furniture

which John Turnbull designs and manufactures in his Christchurch factory. “I like to think I have a feel for style and I can interpret market needs. , “My ideas are an interpretation of international trends and they also come from personal taste,” he says.

His dining furniture is made in either rimu or a high gloss painted finish. Black, white and grey are

popular colours for lacquer. As well as dining furniture he makes futon beds and wall units. Most of his tables are extending. Usually a suite comes with co-ordinating tables and chairs, but sometimes they are interchangeable. Tables can be oblong, oval or round. A popular style of table is the octagonal. Five dining suites will be on display at Furnish-

ing ’B9, four of them for the first time.

The Calais seven-piece suite for formal dining shown in rimu features a new high-back chair which would be at home in a traditional or modern setting. Two carver chairs for the ends of the table shows their return to popularity.

A new look is the black or white textured oak, either made in wood veneer or with a mela-

mine top. This gives the increasingly popular “wet” look.

This dramatic contemporary style is- being shown with three differently shaped tables — oblong, round or octagonal. The three styles of chair are Whizz, Lazer and Crofter.

Jenny and John Turnbull will be available to talk to the public at the show about their products.