Alden Parkes, a high-end furniture maker known for interpreting trends with a twist, offers its take on elegant simplicity this upcoming High Point Market with new pieces for the bedroom, dining room and home office.
“Our customer travels, is interested in art, design, architecture and fashion,” said Lynne McArdle, President of the Jacksonville, Florida-based company. “They want their home to be a retreat but also want to draw on their many experiences. Our new pieces translate that dual desire by combining a cool-toned palette with subtle artisanal details.”
Crisp, clean white takes center stage at Alden Parkes this market with a number of the new pieces in Glacial, a bright white painted finish. Among the stand-outs in white are the Fortuna nightstand, an angular two drawer side table with the surprise of a raised veneer overlay across the front; the Mid-Century-inspired Williams sideboard with a fretwork overlay across its two center door fronts (the sideboard is available in an all-white Glacial finish with brushed brass hardware, or a combination of white and walnut with brushed stainless steel hardware); the Glacial white Triangle sideboard with a hand painted geometric pattern in gold leaf with black accents (the sideboard is also available in black with gold and silver leaf); Savannah dresser and Savannah nightstand come in two finishes, Glacial with shagreen drawer fronts and Greystone on Oak veneer, both accented with brushed stainless hardware, beautifully simple and highly functional, offering abundant storage; and the casual Clearwater dining table, a round table on a conical base, available in Glacial or in a walnut veneer on a burnished brass base.
Continuing the light and airy mood, Alden Parkes is also introducing several pieces that incorporate glass in fresh and interesting ways. True to its name, the Seaglass console marries a top of aqua glass set in a carved frame with slender legs finished in silver leaf; the Galaxy dresser has six painted glass drawer fronts framed in burnished brass leaf; and two new mirrors—the elaborate segmented Victoria mirror, framed in white, and the Clifton floor mirror, a single panel of mirror glass held in place with eight clips, finished in either gold leaf or silver leaf.
Rounding out the new introductions are two stand-alone pieces that showcase Alden Parkes' expertise with wood and metal—the Etna bar table, a useful tall pedestal table in kona wood accented with hammered metal, and the Suffolk work station, with four drawers and shelves in a driftwood finish with a stainless-steel top.
