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TRYSTCRAFT arose from a passion for design and a desire to find the perfect furnishings to complete two mid century modern house restorations. The first was a Frank Lloyd Wright inspired 1958 home in Lakeland, Florida and the second a 1959 Japanese post and beam home in Kalamazoo, Michigan - We're working our way slowly through the years! Aesthetically, I have a love for minimalism, beautiful wood grain and expressive design elements. Furniture that clearly shows how it goes together and holds itself up stems from my love of structure in architecture. While my interests...Read More

Trystcraft

Established in 20151stDibs seller since 2021

Featured Pieces

Frank Lloyd Wright Coffee Table and Lounge Chairs
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Usonian Plywood designs by Frank Loyd Wright reproduced by a woodworker in Ohio about 10 years ago. Based on plans of the original furniture from FLW’s Swanson House, these reproduct...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Plywood

T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings Nesting Tables for Widdicomb
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Rare nesting tables designed by T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb in the 1950s. Featuring Gibbings' signature Klismos legs inspired by classical Greek furniture, walnut inlay tops...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut

Peter Hvidt Solid Teak Dressers
By France & Søn, Peter Hvidt
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Highly sought after pair of solid teak five drawer dressers designed by Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard Nielsen for France and Son in the 1950s. Featuring the distinctive smile shaped ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Teak

Wendell Lovett Bikini Chair
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Strikingly unique 'Bikini' chair designed by Seattle based architect Wendell Lovett and designed in the 1950s. Original 1950s production was limited to around 20 chairs and the plast...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Acrylic

Kofod Larsen Rosewood and Leather Armchair for Harald Gjernøe
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Kofod Larsen armchair in leather with Brazilian Rosewood legs designed for Harald Gjernøe circa 1954. This curvy lounge chair is Ib Kofod Larsen's take on the barrell type armchairs ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

Laverne Marble Dining Table by William Katavolos, Ross Littell & Douglas Kelly
By Laverne International, Douglas Kelly, Ross Littell and William Katavolos
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Classic Carara marble dining table with solid stainless steel legs designed by William Katavolos, Ross Littell & Douglas Kelly in the 1950s. Produced by Laverne International, this i...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Carrara Marble, Steel, Chrome

Vintage Mid Century Modern Architects shelving unit
By George Nelson
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
From well known mid century modern architect's Pittsburgh studio, this minimalist shelving unit features a combination of solid walnut shelves, grooved walnut shelves and walnut slat...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Steel

Paul McCobb Drop Down Desk and Credenza for Winchendon
By Winchendon, Paul McCobb
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Vintage Paul McCobb drop down desk unit with credenza on bench made by Winchendon in the 1950s. Part of McCobb's hugely popular Planner group which made sleek modern accessible for t...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Maple

George Nelson Steelframe Lounge Chairs for Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Classic minimalist George Nelson armchair design 5080 from 1950 for Herman Miller. Featuring a stripped down, angular steel frame, oversized natural finish birch plank armrests and s...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Massive 1970s teak planter coffee table
By (after) Raymond Loewy
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Stunning 1970s Danish conversation pit table from a Detroit mid century modern home. This huge teak platform floats on casters and is definitely not your everyday coffee table! Stand...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Teak

Arne Norell Wenge and Calfskin Sirocco Safari Chairs
By Arne Norell
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Rare Wenge wood and original calfskin sling Sirocco model safari chairs designed by Arne Norell in 1964 and made by his company Norell in the 1960s. Simple through dowel construction...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wenge

Mexican Modern Lounge chair and side table/ottoman
By Clara Porset, Michael van Beuren
Located in Kalamazoo, MI
Superb vintage mexican modern lounge chair and side table in the style of Michael Van Buren and Clara Porset. Simple organic modern forms and a wonde...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Reed, Mahogany

More About Trystcraft

Our living room in our 1958 home.

Our home in Kalamazoo, Michigan, designed by local architect Norman F. Carver

Our living room with copper faced fireplace and built in sofa.

Our home as seen from the ravine

A beautifully patinated pair of Borge Mogensen Spanish Chairs

Bruno Mathsson's sinuous chaise lounge

The elusive Elizabeth chair by Danish deisgner Kofod Larsen, in Rosewood.

Eames RKR rocker by the Alexander Calder sculpture 'La Grand Vitesse'

Organic modernism by Isamu Noguchi and George Nakashima