Smooth Operation - 06/05
After two years of silence, Staverton has reappeared. Sarah Brownlee meets the man pulling the strings.
Perhaps it’s because I’ve just returned from the famously self–indulgent Salone (the furniture show that unashamedly puts style before substance), but I’m rather excited by this sensible-looking desk system from Staverton.
In this case sensible certainly isn’t a euphemism for boring – we’re talking sensible in the best sense of the word. Functional, smart, and stylish, this product is just what you might expect from Staverton, a highly respected furniture company that went into receivership in 2002…
Confused already? Let me introduce you to Tony Cole (that’s the spiky-haired gentleman sitting on the product above) by way of an explanation.