Duncan Taylor put together a flyer for the event, as well as the grand opening of their new luxury shop (or should I say ‘Store’ – it is in America after all). Special guests flying out to represent Scotland are Kenny, another furniture designer Maurice Geddes from Huntly up in the north east of Scotland, and artist Ian Gray who specialises in paintings of distilleries.
The store is at 1020 Mission Street, South Pasadena. The Google Map is below, we think it’s the shop that in the Google Street view is boarded up. Not after Wednesday!
Here’s the information from the flyer that’s got the discerning lovers of all things Scottish ( high quality hardwood furniture included ) asking for tickets to the opening event;
Duncan Taylor Whisky recently commissioned leading Scottish furniture designer Kenny Donaldson to create a range of inspirational furniture for whisky lovers.
The range has more than just a hint of whisky – it’s whisky through and through. Casks from Duncan Taylor’s very own bottlings have been incorporated into the designs, and the end result is furniture which makes a dramatic and unique statement.
Situated in the west coast of Scotland, Fairlie Furniture specialise in custom building individual pieces crafted from native hardwoods. It is a family business started by Kenny’s father Jim. His original inspiration was a desire to recover windblown trees, and use the wood to create furniture of distinction.
As Kenny puts it,
“It’s the unpredictable Scottish weather which creates the incredible character in the grain of our wood. The climate produces wood which is complex, distinctive and unique. In that respect it’s very much like a fine whisky.”
From his workshop in the hills overlooking the Clyde, Kenny uses his design experience to best realise the beauty of this wood. Graduating with a degree in product design from Caledonian University in 1995, he has gone on to establish himself at the forefront of Scottish furniture design. His work has featured in numerous interior design magazines and journals.
