Current Projects
Academic Furniture
Kenyon College - over 100 tables for one of the college's dining halls
Mt. Ida College - 17 tables for new dining center
Corporate Furniture
Northbridge - Large conference table and frame for marker board
Michael Blackman Associates - 6 coat trees for Houlihan's Restaurants
Residential Furniture
Custom low table with drawers
248' of custom, freestanding bookcases
Trapezoid shaped chest
Custom round Element Extension Table
Custom square Element Extension Table
Breakfast table and corner cabinet
Library Furniture
We are not working on any library furnishings at this time
Shows and Events
Huston & Company exhibits furniture at several shows each year. We also schedule events in our showroom from time to time. Please check back periodically to learn about newly listed shows and events.
IT'S OUR 20th ANNIVERSAY!
We are very excited to celebrate 20 years of Huston & Company. Bill
Huston founded Huston & Company in 1988 in Poland Spring, Maine and moved
to our current location in Kennebunkport in 1995, where we continue to design
and build unique, long lasting and simply elegant furniture for clients
throughout the country. As the summer draws near, we are planning several
anniversary events here at our workshop and showroom. Please check back to learn
more about these events so you can celebrate with us.
Exhibiting
Artwork by Pamela Johnson - Beginning July 2008
Click
here to see Pamela Johnson's work
An exhibition of the fine paintings of friend and local artist, Pamela Johnson,
will be on display here in our showroom beginning in July. Pam will
introduce her new works created on board with palette knife, along with a
display of her well-known and collected watercolors. While her work will be
on display all summer, an official opening will be scheduled for early fall.
Fine Furnishings Show – Providence, RI - October 24-26, 2008
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here to view the Fine Furnishings website
This is one of the country's best, juried furnishings shows. Open to both retail customers and the trade, Fine Furnishings has a wonderfully diverse list of exhibitors displaying and selling
custom furnishings of the highest quality. If you've never been to this show -
it's a must see. 2008 will be our 10th year as an exhibitor. At Fine
Furnishings '07, we were approached by a local news and information channel. View the
video (link below).
Video
from Providence Fine Furnishings on NECN (click here)
NAIS Annual Conference 2008 - New York City
- WRAP UP
At the end of February exhibited at the annual conference of the
National Association of Independent Schools. We have exhibited at NAIS
conferences before and always find them enjoyable and successful. We enjoyed
meeting with architects and heads of school from all parts of the country.
Maine Wood 2008 - Rockport, ME - WRAP UP
Center for Furniture
Craftsmanship
Huston & Company was selected to be a part of Maine Wood 2008,
the first-ever statewide, juried exhibition of contemporary Maine woodworking.
The exhibit took place at the Messler Gallery at the Center for Furniture
Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine, November through March. Two of Bill Huston's furniture designs
were chosen for this exhibition: the Curva
Console Table and the Duo Bed.
Maine Wood 2008 included juried works from many of Maine's woodworking
disciplines: furniture makers, turners, carvers and sculptors. The variety of
design and materials represented was impressive. It was a privilege to be
included.
News from our Showroom and Workshop
Ah, Spring is on her way. It's raining instead of snowing and we can see the
ground for the first time in many months. It's been a long winter here with over
20 snowstorms and cold temperatures. Our shop has been very busy this winter and
continues to have a full workflow into the spring. In the showroom, we are
preparing for an exhibit of artwork by Pamela
Johnson through the summer, beginning July 11. Not to mention this year is Huston &
Company's 20th ANNIVERSARY - so we are in the planning stage for several
anniversary events for later this summer. Please check back for updates on these
events.
You can find our advertisements in the following publications these days:
Accent
Home & Garden
Maine
Home + Design
Independent
School Magazine
Tourist News
We are also on the air several times each day on WBACH's
Kennebunk and Portland channels and sponsoring MPBN's
Fresh Air.
Modern
Woodworking featured our Duo Bed in their Portfolio page of the
March 2008 issue, page 104.Check it out.
Sara Schneidman Rugs - The wonderful, bright, colorful rugs that we've displayed and sold in our showroom and at tradeshows for years are being discontinued. If you've ever thought about purchasing one, now is the time. We have a limited supply left here in the showroom (all at 10% off). If you are interested in grabbing one up before they're gone, give us a call and we can tell you what we have available.
In place of the discontinued line, Sara
Schneidman has a new line of Tibetan Rugs. We have a handful of the new rugs in
the showroom now. These new rugs are handknotted in Nepal of 100% Himalayan Wool
or a wool/silk blend and very luxurious. The Tibetan Rugs are made of custom
dyed yarns and, as always, designs come from Sara's original artwork. Give us a
call if you'd like a brochure showing Sara's new rugs. In the meantime, here is
an example of the new designs:
We hope you have enjoyed browsing the pages and catching up on our new furniture designs.
We are continually updating and improving the site and would love to hear your comments. Just click on the email link on the “Contact Us” page and share your thoughts.