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Contact:

Rick Lewis or Galus Halasz

RG Furniture Design

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Brooklyn, NY 11215

Tel/Fax: 718-383-7174

Email: contact@rgfurnituredesign.com

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RECYCLING NYC HISTORY: MODERN DESIGN FROM ANTIQUE LUMBER

= Brooklyn, New York, February 1, 2005&= #8212;RG Furniture Design celebrates its first year anniversary with resounding success. Following the May 20= 04 exhibit at the Brooklyn Designs Expo, this Brooklyn<= /st1:place> furniture design team welcomed the steady flow of new clientele and press exposure. RG Furniture Design creates modern furnishings from reclaimed antique lumber. They have expanded their original = line of furniture to include new table, seating, lighting, shelving and home accessory designs.

“We design according t= o our aesthetic and build pieces that we would want to live with. So we were quite happy to see that= other people responded so enthusiastically” says Galus Halasz of RG Furnitu= re Design. “Our success has given us the opportunity to put new ideas into production.”

Each minimalist designed pie= ce is individually handcrafted to preserve the aesthetic richness and historical patina of the wood. Unlike wo= od that’s made to look old, antique lumber reveals the authenticity and character of age. The quality of the wood = and the touch of the artisan combine to create furniture that is both sculptural and functional. “I initially eng= aged with this material, while creating sculpture reminiscent of my paintings. In my work, subtle shifts of tone,= rich texture, and a whimsical use of inscribed line convey a historical sense of space and time,” says artist and co-founder Rick Lewis.

“I have enjoyed workin= g on a one-to-one basis with our clients to produce custom designs. The pieces have to fit the client’s spatial environment and lifestyle. So we work with them from the desi= gn inception to the completed project,” says Mr. Lewis.

= RG Furniture Design hand selects lumber from historic buildings under demoliti= on in New York City. “We are as concerned with ecological preservation as we are committed to attractive design. We use lumber already extracted fr= om forests in order to preserve our natural resources. ‘Green Building’ supports environmental restoration, and gives new growth timber time to mat= ure,” explains Ms. Halasz.

The loft-style Meja™ dining table and matchi= ng Pantai™ bench seating, made of three-inch thick solid timbers, have a substantial presence. The sta= ndard six-foot table comfortably seats eight.&nb= sp; The Hosu™ bookcase spans an impressive eight feet, easily supp= orting weighty libraries—after all, these beams once held up entire buildings. The latest additio= n to the collection is the RG line of home accessories, made from the same antiq= ue materials. The Banu™ la= mp sits on a 8.5-inch tall by 13.5-inch wide solid dark wood base, mimicking t= he elongated rectangle of the furniture pieces. Flowers seem to blossom right out = of wood in the Astal™ vase, designed to accommodate three single stems.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> All RG Furniture Design products a= re available in custom sizes and finishes.

RG Furniture Design was recently featured in Organic Style magazine. RG Furniture Design products are s= old directly from their Brooklyn design studio and ma= y be purchased online at www.rgfurnituredesign.com. In addition to the standard furnit= ure and accessories line, RG Furniture Design works with clients to meet their specifications.