It’s a brand we love, and we’ve carried their items since the day we opened our store, so it’s high time we featured American Leather. They’re one of our country’s premier seating manufacturers and have truly innovated and excelled in their field.

American Leather was founded in 1990 with the mission of preserving U.S. manufacturing jobs and delivering custom furniture quickly. The standard wait time for custom pieces used to be 4 months, and the founders decided that they would set a new standard and carve out a niche in the industry. Their plan worked so well that they grew to become one of the foremost seating manufacturers in the country, capable of delivering a custom piece of furniture in less than 1 month.

American Leather has earned its reputation for quality, speed, innovation and service. Beyond that, they’ve embraced sustainability, having founded the Sustainable Furniture Council. All of their leather dyes use water-based pigments, and their upholstery foam is plant-based and fully recyclable. Finally, due to their high-precision in-house manufacturing techniques, they create minimal wood, leather, and fabric scrap.

Add their strong reputation, values, quality, and stunning designs to the over 150 products and hundreds of fabric and leather choices for upholstery, and it’s easy to see why American Leather is so prominent.

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The Sulley Comfort Sleeper® is emblematic of the American Leather approach: it’s not splashy or showy, just an understated sofa that’s comfortable seating with a pull-out mattress which is easy to use and sumptuous.

Comfort Sleepers are the ideal range for the hospitable person who wants to host guests in comfort and simplicity. Featuring an easy-to-open design and three mattress options, and available on a wide range of American Leather’s sofas and sectionals, Comfort Sleepers easily rank among the top pull-out sofas in the industry. They also carry a lifetime warranty.

Sectionals such as the Menlo Park handily demonstrate that American Leather and the designers they work with are comfortable creating furniture in a wide range of styles. The Menlo Park is a sleek, highly contemporary piece with a sumptuous feel and clean, well-drawn curves and lines, capable of anchoring a room and creating a mood.

The Nicholas Accent Chair features a sleek, contemporary silhouette with square arms and tapered legs. With an almost minimalist presence and uncomplicated design, it’s suitable for a wide range of spaces, from intimate parlors to upmarket waiting rooms.

American Leather has designs to tempt anyone, such as the Cloud Comfort Air Chair. This reclining lounge chair features a superbly well-balanced mechanism to provide perfect reclining action and superior comfort, while the bold styling creates a dynamic presence.

Besides the excellent designs and wide range of upholstery fabrics, leathers, and performance fabrics on offer, we love that American Leather has many pieces that are contract approved, by which they mean ready for the rigors of commercial use, in offices, waiting rooms, shops and other public areas. We’ve used their furniture in several projects to great effect and the delight of our clients.

American Leather is a great company with good people, a joy to work with, and capable of delivering exceptional products backed by top-notch customer service. Their designs and techniques are consistently ahead of the curve and their quality is hard to match, and they’re crafted with care in the United States. What’s not to love? We’ve been proud to offer American Leather products since we opened our store, and we look forward to many more years of mutual success.

Since its founding in 1954 by Aurelio Zanotta, Zanotta has become a distinguished furnishings company with a historic output. We are admirers of Italian design, and in many ways, Zanotta exemplifies that country’s modern resurgence in design and furnishings. By collaborating with some of the most exciting designers of the time, they were able to transition from creating standard sofas and seating to releasing and rereleasing iconic and era-defining pieces.

Throughout the late 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s, Zanotta changed the world of furniture forever. Their influence can be measured by 331 pieces of furniture that can be found in 57 design museums across the world, from the Museum of Modern Art in New York to the Museum of Modern Art Saitama in Japan. That three-decade run contains many definitive pieces of design, some of which are still referenced in academic design books and periodicals.

Zanotta has earned its place in the world of design: 58 of their pieces have won awards, including 5 prestigious Compassi d’Oro awards. Their adventurous spirit allowed them to re-release designs from the 30s that were too avant-garde at the time, giving them a second life. We are lucky enough to carry several great Zanotta pieces, so let’s look at what makes them remarkable.

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We begin with the Table Bol, an uncomplicated dining table design premised on the idea of a round tabletop with one central support. From there, the designers expanded it to single or double tables in conjunction with two supports—with round or oval tops in a matte finish supported by a leg made of lacquered polyurethane. In our opinion, this table is proof that simple can be sublime.

Next is the playful Za:Za Sofa, named for the collaboration between Zanotta and Zaven design which led to its existence. This monobloc design features a steel frame, polyurethane cushions with regenerated polyester balls as filler, and polyester cushion support straps, all topped off by a washable fabric cover. This sofa has a fun, cozy, and inviting appearance that is both playful and discerning—an ideal addition to a contemporary living space.

The Maggiolina Lounge Chair is a true classic, originally designed by Marco Zanuso for a competition held by MoMA in 1947. This chair is a great, if lesser-known example of the mid-century modern movement. With a tubular steel frame supporting a burlap ‘sack’ which holds the plywood-backed cushions, and slightly upholstered armrests, this piece has an industrial minimalism matched with restrained artisanry to create a gorgeous, well-balanced profile.

We saved the best for last: the Sacco Chair is the original bean bag chair, designed by Gatto, Paolini and Teodoro in 1968. The fabric sack, which is very slightly shaped by its panels and filled with polystyrene pellets, spawned countless imitators and delighted the design world. It’s about as simple as seating can get, a fun piece that can be used as a chair or lounger, a place to sit or lounge in comfort that can be used indoors and (with waterproofing and anti-mildew treatment) outdoors as well.

We are honored and delighted to be able to offer some of Zanotta’s legendary output for our customers. These historic designs can be viewed in museums, but more importantly, they still have a place in contemporary living spaces. If you’d like to elevate your space with any of these iconic furnishings, we are certain we can help you find the perfect fit.

Impatia has redefined gaming furniture by replacing heavy, bulky wood elements with daring, sleek, and modern glass and metal counterparts. It can be difficult to bring together a graceful space with the more common designs of game tables, especially when one eschews the classic, darker, wood-centric designs for game or recreation rooms. Enter the stunning Scivolo Shuffleboard Table, a unique shuffleboard table that’s proof that fun and diversion are not incompatible with cutting-edge design.

The Scivolo (‘scivolo’ means ‘slide’ in Italian) is the most recent project from the R&D department of Impatia, an Italian firm whose mission is to unite the worlds of fun and high-concept design. To this end, they’ve recreated many classic table games in drop-dead gorgeous reimaginings. The Scivolo debuted at this year’s Milan Design Fair where it stopped a lot of people in their tracks and sparked much discussion. It’s the sort of piece that will give you pause if you don’t expect to see it—a definitive head-turner.

The Scivolo and Why We Love It

At first glance, the uniqueness of this shuffleboard table is apparent. It is the first shuffleboard playing surface done in glass. Beyond that, it also features glass legs, a slim wood profile, and an Alcantara playing surface—it’s minimalist and supremely uncomplicated, clean lines and flawless materials combined in well-balanced proportions.

Seen from the side, the Scivolo seems to float on the glass supports, which are made from extra clear, low-iron glass. The wood frame is in walnut for a gorgeous, luxurious texture and grain that’s a perfect counterpoint to the clear glass. 

The large presence of the table is minimized by the use of glass, which maximizes the flow of light and makes this table perfect for a contemporary room.

With all this design work and unusual uses of materials, it is still informed by function—in this case, supporting users playing a game of shuffleboard. Impatia, in their description of the table, praise shuffleboard as a game “renowned for its ability to transcend barriers and unite people.”

Part of a Great Tradition

We’re excited to see what Impatia will do next: the Scivolo continues a 10-year effort by Impatia, which includes the stunning Filotto Billiards Table as well as the Tuttuno Multi-Game Table, a collection that unites a passion for play with world-class design.

Impatia’s products have an unlikely, unique, and one-of-a-kind presence that proves that game room design doesn’t necessarily need to be informed by history alone. That kind of progressive design, testing the limits of the familiar, and using unexpected materials in new ways, is exactly what makes us at Sklar such admirers of the Italian design industry.

We recently had the opportunity to visit Himolla’s factory and headquarters—in Taufkirchen, outside of Munich, Germany— and see in person what makes the seating manufacturer so special. From their sumptuous sofas to their cozy chairs, Himolla has risen to prominence since its postwar founding in 1948 and its industrial expansion from the 60s to the late 90s. Their recipe for success consists of 4 brand values: functionality, versatility, longevity and individuality.

All Himolla pieces embody each of these values, as do their headquarters and the way they do business. From form to function, the factory to showroom floor, sustainability is built into their process.

Driven by their sense of responsibility to their employees, the region of Bavaria, and the environment, Himolla has pursued sustainability measures since 1999. This has led to a number of changes, such as the way they use wood scraps to heat the factory in cold months, or how their new warehouse was constructed with 5,000 square meters of solar panels.

Himolla’s furniture has always been constructed to last: beech wood, the hardest available in Europe, is used for load-bearing frames, while plywood is used in less structurally significant parts of furniture. Support springs are held in place with metal brackets, and plastics are used only when necessary. Foam molds are hand-constructed out of wood, and excess foam is used in packaging.

Speaking of packaging, Himolla ensures that all packaging is recyclable so that there is no waste generated by their products even outside their operations. They have spent time and energy pursuing the laudable goal of zero waste, and they’ve pursued it in all aspects of their work.

Finally, in addition to well-designed and carefully constructed furniture, they carefully test all pieces and all fabrics in specially designed rigs that apply weight and pressure to frames, or temperature and humidity chambers to test upholstery materials. With over 600 fabric and 200 leather options, plus Dacron underlayers, that’s no small project.

Certified and Awarded

Himolla’s work has not gone unnoticed. In 2009, they earned the EMAS award for environmentally friendly supply chain and procurement practices. In 2011, their entire line of products won the Blue Angel award, which is given to low-emission furniture—referring specifically to volatile organic compounds.

Himolla’s products have also earned the Golden M certification, a certification process for ‘longevity and faultless functionality’ of furnishings, health and safety for customers, and low environmental impact of manufacturing. Each facet is examined and approved by independent test institutes.

Finally, their commitment to transparency is demonstrated in the DGM Emissions Label that informs buyers of any harmful substances in a furniture product, based on extensive testing and assigns a letter grade and color depending on the results.

The Goods

Upholstery is Himolla’s specialty, and the sheer number of leather and fabric options on offer set them apart from competitors and reinforces the value of individuality and the ability to create a versatile look for any space.

Longevity is built in as well, through the frame. Functionality goes without saying for pieces like the Mosel Power Recliner, with its gorgeous aesthetics matched by an easy reclining mode and 360º swivel base. Or take the stately Cumurex Chair, comfortable and plush in powered or unpowered models.

Himolla’s efforts to be sustainable are as impressive as the quality of their work. Their seating has won awards and has anchored comfortable, well-appointed living rooms across the world. Not only do they make world-class seating, but they live up to their mission statement: “Great quality, small footprint.”

Sklar Furnishings is excited to highlight the work of Pininfarina, an iconic name in the world of design. Known for its sleek and innovative designs, Pininfarina has been shaping the design landscape for decades.

Founded in 1930 by Battista “Pinin” Farina, an automobile designer, the company started as a coachbuilder and quickly gained a reputation for its elegant and aerodynamic car designs. Over the years, Pininfarina expanded its expertise into other areas, including furniture design, and continues to push the boundaries of innovation.

Pininfarina’s remarkable collaboration with Reflex has given birth to the “Living with Reflex” collection. The collection is a blend of heritage and innovation that redefines interior design.

It’s not just a design collaboration but a strategic one that pushes the boundaries of the furniture design elements. Pininfarina Home Design explores a new horizon, combining Pininfarina’s rich heritage in automobile design with Reflex’s innovative and modern style in architecture and interiors. This collaboration has created unique and distinctive interior design pieces where the design blends seamlessly with the personality of the furniture.

The Vision

The vision behind Pininfarina Home Design is to create dynamic experiences where form and function are seamlessly integrated. It came down to crafting spaces for a modern lifestyle that is filled with design, innovation, luxury, and Italian style. Each piece from the collection exudes a sense of movement and fluidity, designed to evoke emotion and add value to living spaces.

The Segno Collection

One of the standout achievements of this collaboration is the Segno Collection. The Segno Collection is characterized by its sleek and elegant lines and dynamic shapes. The use of copper, combined with walnut wood, gives the collection a unique and distinctive character. Sklar Furnishings is proud to offer some of the designs from this collaboration.

The Segno Dining Table is a masterpiece of design, combining sleek lines with the warm touch of walnut wood and elegant copper accents. It’s perfect for any contemporary living space, offering both functionality and style. The table is available at Sklar in a variety of finishes and also comes with an extendable version.

Vela Chair

The Vela Chair exemplifies comfort and luxury with its dynamic shape and ergonomic design, making it a standout piece in any room. It is a perfect blend of form and function. The chair features a shell made from resin and wood, upholstered in leather or fabric with quilted internal backing. Its wooden base comes in various finishes to choose from and match your style.

Speedform Chandelier

The Speedform Chandelier adds a touch of sophistication to any space. Its innovative design and elegant lines make it a striking focal point in any room. The chandelier features an oval mirror glass support with a built-in LED and a closing frame. It includes two curved elements available in shiny or matte lacquered finishes (latte or henné) or in a copper finish.

The collaboration between Reflex and Pininfarina continues to push the thresholds in furniture design. Their work exemplifies how heritage and innovation can come together to create extraordinary interior spaces. Visit Sklar Furnishings today to explore the stunning pieces from their collaboration and bring a touch of Italian elegance into your home.

Harlequin Mattress: Certified and Award-Winning Comfort

Sklar Furnishings is thrilled to introduce Literie Laurier’s Harlequin Mattress, a product that redefines luxury sleep. This mattress is crafted with high-quality materials and innovative technology, offering unmatched comfort and support. The Harlequin technology has earned prestigious recognition, winning the Gold Medal at The International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva. This award highlights the exceptional design and comfort that the Harlequin Mattress delivers.

Safety and Sustainability in Every Mattress

The materials used in these mattresses adhere to the strict guidelines of OEKO-TEX Standard 100. This means they are free from harmful substances, making them safe for even the most sensitive sleepers. Additionally, the foam components meet CertiPUR-US standards, ensuring they are safe, durable, and low in emissions. You can rest easy knowing that your mattress promotes a healthier sleeping environment.

Literie Laurier’s production process encompasses sustainability in every step. They only use responsibly sourced materials and are Rainforest Alliance Certified. The organic cotton used in the mattresses is certified by the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS), ensuring its purity and sustainability. When you choose the Harlequin mattresses, you support ethical and eco-friendly production methods.

Eco-Friendly Comfort with Advanced Materials

Literie Laurier aims to offer environmentally friendly products without compromising on comfort. They use materials like BioPlush™, which provide high comfort and performance while also reducing CO2 emissions, contributing to a smaller environmental footprint.

One of the standout features of the Harlequin Mattress is its use of Talalay latex. This material breathes up to seven times better than foams or other latex forms. This advanced material, combined with its sophisticated manufacturing process, ensures a perfect balance of technology, design, and well-being.

Revolutionary Sleep Technology

Harlequin’s technology is innovative and highly advanced. What sets Harlequin apart is that no power base or platform is used for their mattresses, and no chords are seen! The technology is integrated into the mattress: the innovative mechanism is hidden inside, offering a clean chord-free look. The mechanism offers fluid joint movement technology, which molds to your body’s shape and eliminates pressure points and back pain.

Discover the Harlequin Mattress at Sklar Furnishings and transform your sleep experience. Visit our showroom today to find the perfect mattress that combines certified quality, award-winning comfort, and sustainable practices. Sleep better with Sklar Furnishings.

Arketipo Firenze: Crafting Excellence in Contemporary Furniture

Sklar Furnishings is proud to introduce Arketipo Firenze, a brand renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship and luxurious designs. Founded in Florence, Italy, Arketipo symbolizes the rich history and heritage of the brand’s birthplace. Arketipo draws inspiration for its products from Florence’s artistic and timeless elegance.

Crafting Excellence: The Arketipo Story

Arketipo Firenze’s journey began in 1982 when a group of skilled craftsmen came together to share their love for design and furniture. They formed Arketipo Firenze and started crafting exceptional furniture. Since then, the brand has evolved into a global leader in contemporary furniture, one that is known for its innovative designs and impeccable attention to detail.

At the heart of Arketipo philosophy lies a deep appreciation for quality materials and expert craftsmanship. Each piece is meticulously crafted by skilled artisans using traditional techniques. From the initial concept to the final product, every step of the manufacturing process follows a commitment to excellence and a passion for creating furniture that transcends trends.

Fastlove: Arketipo’s Masterpiece Sofa

One of Arketipo’s standout creations is the Fastlove sofa. Available at Sklar Furnishings, the sofa is a masterpiece of design and comfort. The Fastlove sofa showcases the brand’s dedication to pushing the boundaries of innovation while staying true to its commitment towards quality. Featuring sleek lines, luxurious upholstery, and impeccable detailing, the Fastlove sofa exudes sophistication and elegance.

Crafted with precision and care, the Fastlove sofa is designed to elevate any living space. Whether you are lounging with family or entertaining guests, this exquisite piece of furniture creates a sense of warmth while providing unparalleled comfort, making it the perfect centerpiece for any modern home.

Sklar Furnishings is delighted to showcase Arketipo’s exceptionally crafted products in its showroom. Visit our showroom today to experience the unparalleled beauty and craftsmanship of Arketipo Firenze’s furnishings and discover the perfect piece to enhance your living space.

Via Seating’s Eco-Conscious Approach to Crafting Chairs

Sklar Furnishings is thrilled to shed light on Via Seating’s unwavering commitment to sustainability in chair manufacturing. From design inception to disposal, Via Seating places a high priority on environmentally friendly practices. The company’s ethos ensures that each chair not only offers comfort but also leaves a minimal ecological footprint.

Crafting Sustainable Comfort

Via Seating uses a multi-factored approach that tackles greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, and solid waste reduction to create chairs that blend comfort with sustainability. Via Seating prioritizes sustainability right from the start of production. They carefully choose eco-friendly and safe materials, ensuring that every step of chair-making reflects their commitment to the environment. This involves using recyclable materials like aluminum, steel, and polypropylene, along with sustainable practices such as minimizing water usage and ensuring product safety.

Additionally, through the Design for Environment (DfE) program, the Via Seating team continuously identifies and eliminates hazardous chemicals from their products, ensuring that they are safe for both users and the environment.

Introducing the Vooom Chair: Sustainable Seating with Style

One exemplary product that embodies Via Seating’s dedication to sustainability is the Vooom™ chair series, designed by Jörg Bernauer. Featuring two back height options—a mid back and a high back—the Vooom chair provides comfortable seating options perfect for focus and relaxation.

What sets the Vooom chair apart is its innovative use of materials. Impressively, the chair contains up to 60% recycled, shredded PET bottles, showcasing Via Seating’s commitment to tackling plastic waste issues head-on. By repurposing salvaged PET bottles into the form of fleece shells of their chairs, Via Seating transforms waste into functional yet stylish seating solutions.

Discover Via Seating’s sustainable chairs at Sklar Furnishings today. Let’s embrace eco-friendly design together. Visit our showroom and explore our range of environmentally-responsible furniture options.

Reflex: Where Sustainability Meets Innovation

In the world of contemporary design, the name Reflex is synonymous with creativity and sophistication. Yet, beyond their exceptional furniture pieces, Reflex is also committed to a cause close to our hearts: sustainability.

Reflex proudly supports eco-friendly practices, thus rightfully earning its badge as a green company. Their dedication to the environment and sustainability is evident in how they creatively use glass. Reflex has not only tapped into the huge possibilities of glass but has also set a remarkable standard in the industry.

Recyclable Glass

A standout feature in Reflex’s sustainability journey is their creative use of 100% recyclable glass. Many of their beautiful pieces are made from glass that’s entirely recyclable. This not only reduces waste but also shows Reflex’s commitment to sustainability.

Eco-Friendly Finishes

Reflex’s eco-friendly approach extends beyond the choice of materials. The colored finishes applied to their glass creations are made using water-based, non-allergenic paints. These paints not only add a rich and vibrant palette to their pieces but also ensure that your home remains a healthy and eco-conscious space.

These choices reflect Reflex’s approach to caring for the environment. Every piece of furniture produced aligns with the brand’s core principles of eco-friendliness.

Minimizing Impact

Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword but a way of life at Reflex. It’s about leaving a smaller ecological footprint while crafting beautiful and functional furniture.

At Sklar Furnishings, we’re proud to partner with Reflex, a brand that not only redefines contemporary living but does so with a deep commitment to a greener future. When you bring Reflex’s creations into your home, you’re not just bringing in exquisite designs; you’re supporting a sustainable vision for the world.

Together with Reflex, we’re setting a new standard for contemporary living that’s both stylish and environmentally responsible. Visit our showroom to explore their innovative and sustainable designs.

Featured Brand: Borowski

World renowned for their high quality and whimsical hand-blown glass art pieces, sculptures and statutes, the works created by Glass Studio Borowski are coveted by art dealers and collectors all over the world.

Born in France, Stanislaw Borowski honed his skill as a master glass sculptor, creating his own tools and practicing traditional as well as new inventive techniques to craft his works of art out of his small studio in his garage. His work is exhibited around the world, most prominently in Germany, the USA, the Netherlands and Japan.

Together with his sons, Pawel and Wiktor, Stanislaw founded the Glass Studio Borowski in 1990 in Poland and in 1993 his other son, Stani Jan joined the family business. Today their masterpieces are sold worldwide and are praised for their high level of craftsmanship and ethereal design. Today you can see their vivid collections at the Corning Museum of Glass in New York, considered one of the most important glass museums in the world.

Glass is such an incredibly unique material, made with the utmost of attention and care. Forging a natural connection with the environment, glass also plays with color, light and form to create a dramatic yet artistic and surreal vision. Glass Studio Borowski’s intensely creative designs maximize these possibilities.

Whether you prefer one of their adorable and bright animal forms or a sophisticated statue or sculpture, Borowski’s pieces are unique works of art that will bring pleasure to whomever encounters them.

Be our guest at Sklar Furnishings on Sunday, February 18th, between 12 PM and 4 PM, for a special Borowski Showcase! Explore a handpicked assortment of distinctive Borowski pieces for every space. Experience the delightful Odd Bird Walk of Fame, savor lite bites, and sway to upbeat tunes.