BASSETT, Va. — After a successful launch in April, Bassett Furniture is building on the popularity of its Newbury collection for fall market.
Bassett representatives said that the introductions for the October market highlight products that include natural materials and handmade, artisanal pieces. Newbury, a whole home collection, incorporated natural materials including grasscloth, pencil rattan and textural gesso finishes in the first product launch, and a signature piece of the original collection featured blue-striae patterned grasscloth.
To complement the original product line-up, Bassett is adding a new signature green grasscloth to the mix, along with numerous woven rattan pieces that marry well with the existing collection. Included in the new product SKUs are natural rush dining chairs and several rattan chairs designed to work either as dining chairs or accent seating. Other new additions include a wood cocktail table with a rush base, available in two finishes.
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Anne Spilman Souter, creative director at Bassett who led the development of the Newbury collection, said the new rush and rattan pieces speak to today’s growing consumer demands for natural, sustainable products with handmade construction stories.
“This a living, breathing category for us that will continue to evolve,” Souter said. “These materials feel very current, but also timeless. They pair beautifully with our gesso and grasscloth-texture finishes and complement our blend of traditional and modern casual upholstery shapes and fabrics.”
Bassett is also unveiling a series of versatile, custom handpainted chests with handmade artisan appeal. Appropriate for use in bedrooms, living rooms and entryways, the new custom pieces leverage the resurging trends in high-end hand-painted botanical and chinoiserie wallpapers.
“All three chests in the series are truly freehand painted, with no stencils or patterns, making each a unique work of art,” Souter added, noting one was inspired by 18th and 19th century vintage botanical prints. Another features a blue dimensional chevron pattern, and another, a green star pattern reminiscent of vintage folk-art. All of the chests feature custom hardware in an antique brass finish.
“The early positive reactions to the Newbury line and its use of natural materials excited us and sparked the creativity behind the design of these new additions,” Souter said. “These handpainted pieces are very on trend right now and something we haven’t seen in the furniture industry yet. They also reflect Bassett’s ongoing dedication to handmade, artisan craftmanship.”
