The problem is that these designers don't have a factory behind them. With no factory, they can never ever get into a "furniture store". Therefore, for most Americans, they do not exist.
I'm tired of spending thousands of dollars (Henredon and others) on stuff that is destined to end up at the curb on bulk trash day. From what I can see as I pass through furniture stores, everything (mass market oriented) is designed to be "temporary" and discarded as fashions change next year.
Changed my sig...