We were impressed. This past weekend we checked out Sylvester & Co. in Amagansett after being tipped off to them by the folks over at Tucker Robbins.
Started by Lynda Sylvester and Nancy Dow as a small housewares and coffee shop in Sag Harbor 16 years ago, the At Home shop is new and a natural outgrown of the original shop and much bigger vision. It features a beautifully edited collection of home furnishings from Tucker Robbins, Mitchell Gold Bob Williams, Robin Rice Gallery, Fritz Hansen and others. There is a complete vision here, and it is creative, eclectic and very warm and inviting.
I think I was there a couple of times. Is this in that big square where there are a bunch of buildings in one large lot, and also where that crazy good restaurant is? If so, you're right, the place is fantastic. Lots of interesting materials. Love it.
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Elizabeth, not Nancy
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Sure, everything looks nice, but gosh! So expensive! Sorry to sound negative, but re: those "Campaign Chairs"...did someone from Thailand or Malaysia earn just $5 to make those chairs so an American with a fat wallet would spend $205 on just one? No! Don't do it!
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Those chairs are lovely. However, (I'm sorry. I'm not hating) but those chairs must have a kid-free home. They do not look sturdy at all.
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As a recent first-time homeowner, I've been experiencing all kinds of sticker shock lately. And I started to think that a dining room table might be the most expensive thing I buy for my home, that is, until I discovered how much a set of dining room chairs would cost me. Taken from this perspective, $205 for a chair that would look great next to a dining room table seems perfectly reasonable.
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The wicker that is available today seems to be synthetic wicker which is somewhat repellant in concept although it certainly would stand up to the elements. These look like beautiful chairs and I would love to own them. However, it is not at all a shock to me that the Hamptons would have beautiful and unique home stores. They cater to one of the most affluent populations in American.
Maxwell, this is somewhat like your post on the perfect Puirforcat stainless steel flatware at Bergdorf Goodman's. It's not that hard to find beautiful, unique objects at the high end. That's what rich people like and buy. $205 for a wicker chair is not so expensive that it's completely out of the question. But it's close.
I've been wondering what happened to the inexpensive tub-like wicker chairs that were always around in the summertime when I was a kid. Are they still around? Or were they so environmental friendly that they rotted away? It would be fun to see those chairs reissued.
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