Hickory Business Furniture

Design of the Hickory Business Furniture showroom was approached on two levels. The first was obvious--making the physical space work for product display. The second, of more subjective nature, entailed completing the commission as part of the firm's image-building campaign.
Spatially, the site was difficult. Small at 1,200 sq. ft. and of awkward Z configuration, its only redeeming feature was an approximate 42-ft. expanse of windows along the Mart's corridor. This then became the basis for the scheme, forming an up-front gallery for existing products. Newer items--from The New Traditionals group and also from the firm's recent import program--would be exhibited in the showroom's core.
In progression, one...