Contemporary Furniture Maker David Margonelli

DAVID MARGONELLI IS ONE OF MAINE'S PREMIER MASTER FURNITURE MAKERS. HE HAS BEEN BUILDING MUSEUM QUALITY PIECES FOR NEARLY FORTY YEARS. HIS FLEXURE LINE OF FURNITURE FALLS INTO THE CATEGORY OF CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE, YET EXHIBITS QUALITIES, SUCH AS SIMPLE, CLEAN LINES, AND FUNCTIONALITY, FOUND IN SHAKER FURNITURE. THE IDEA FOR HIS FLEXURE LINE WAS BORN OUT OF HIS CLIENTS' NEEDS FOR VERSATILITY IN SMALLER SPACES. ALL OF DAVID'S PIECES ARE HANDMADE, AND ARE OF THE FINEST QUALITY AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET.

FOR INSTANCE, DAVID DESIGNED A CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE ROUND TABLE, WHICH EASILY SEPARATES INTO TWO DEMILUNE TABLES, WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH HIS CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE SQUARE TABLE, FORMS HIS CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE LARGE DINING TABLE. SO BY PURCHASING ONE LARGE TABLE, YOU ARE REALLY BUYING FOUR TABLES.

FLEXURE, BY DEFINITION, IS A CURVE, TURN, OR A BEND, AND FLEXURE FURNITURE, WITH ITS CURVES, OFFERS MULTIPLE SPACE-SAVING APPLICATIONS. DAVID’S CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE WARDROBE, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS AN “S” CURVE FRONT WHICH GIVES YOU MORE ROOM WHERE NEEDED IN THE CONVEX, FOR HANGERS, AND A NECESSARY SMALLER SIDE, IN THE CONCAVE, FOR DRAWERS. THE “S” CURVE FOOTPRINT IS GRACEFULLY SMALLER WHERE IT SITS, BLENDING INTO THE ROOM, AS OPPOSED TO THE TRADITIONAL BULKY, ELEPHANT-IN-THE-ROOM, BOX-STYLE WARDROBE. OTHER CHESTS IN MARGONELLI’S FLEXURE LINE USE CONCAVE AND CONVEX CURVED SIDES WHICH “NEST” TOGETHER TO SEEM AS ONE LARGE CHEST, OR STAND BEAUTIFULLY ALONE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE ROOM.

AS FLEXURE APPLIES TO REPOSE, OR SEATING, IT UTILIZES SMALLER FOOTPRINTS, AND CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT STRENGTHS IN VERSATILITY. HIS CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE SOFA CAN COMFORTABLY ACCOMMODATE A PERSON WHO IS OVER SIX FEET TALL, AS WELL AS SOMEONE WHO IS FIVE FEET TALL. ITS CURVES MATCH ITS ACCOMPANYING PIECES, WHICH BLEND TOGETHER IN AN INVITING, COMFORTABLE, SMALLER FOOTPRINT.

MARGONELLI’S CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE COCKTAIL TABLE FITS EITHER A GLASS TOP, OR AN UPHOLSTERED TOP. FOUR SMALL COCKTAIL TABLES CAN BE LOCKED TOGETHER TO FORM ONE LARGE SQUARE TABLE, OR ARRANGED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS TO PROVIDE EXTRA SEATING WITH A PLACE TO SET A DRINK. (SEE VIDEO)

DAVID MARGONELLI IS A MASTER, WORLD-CLASS WOODWORKER AND ARTIST. HE LOVES WHAT HE DOES, AND IT SHOWS WITH EVERY SINGLE HAND-CUT DOVETAIL, HANDMADE DRAWER PULL, AND IN EACH DESIGN BORN OUT OF HIS CLIENTS' NEEDS. HIS SHOP IS NOT A PRODUCTION FACILTY. DAVID, AND THE TWO TALENTED CRAFTSMEN WHO WORK WITH HIM, MAKE EACH PIECE TO ORDER, ENSURING METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL. FROM THE CAREFUL, DISCERNING SELECTION OF THE WOOD, TO THE FINAL COAT OF HIS TRADEMARK OIL/VARNISH MIX, EVERY PIECE THAT ENTERS HIS SHOWROOM IS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. HIS CUSTOMERS WILL TELL YOU THEY ARE NOT BUYING FURNITURE ... THEY ARE PURCHASING ART.