New Product Launch

Art Box
The Art Box is a lightweight wood stacker chair for use in museum educational programs. The Art Box incorporates a box and hinged seat containing the artist's materials and supplies. View details in the Products section.

Work in Progress

WD/STL
M&LF is excited about introducing the WD/STL System, a rolling steel frame into which modular storage units fit. The WD/STL's modular storage units are crafted of solid poplar wood offering drawers, shelves, box cabinets, bottle racks. Many configurations and heights are possible.

The WD/STL System adapts to provide library and archive storage and shelving for media and artifacts.

LC (Livingston Chair)
M&LF will soon offer this pull up library chair made in solid lacquered pine and steel. What make the LC so special is its unique steel frame which allows use of recovered softer woods like pine, fir, larch. LC chairs will be available in Spring of 2010 with a coordinated line of tables and other items, primarily for use in libraries.

The LC is manufactured in Montana. The LC has a regional character, and represents craftsmanship and materiality of the American West.

Limited Edition Items
OVAL CHAIR design: Prof. Olivio Ferrari

M&LF will produce a limited edition of Ferrari's Oval Chair. The laminated ash design classic is licensed to M&LF and built in limited numbers under strict quality supervision in Livingston, Montana.

The Museum Stool®
M&LF offers a limited edition of The Museum Stool® crafted in various selected woods. Available in pairs made in Spanish cedar and recovered Florida cypress (with SS fittings). Available in singles or multiples in lacquered cherry.

Production units are offered in natural poplar.

Prototypes, Samples, Exhibit Models
M&LF offers a number of one-of-a-kind furniture pieces. Two HUD chairs, updated versions of the 1970 HUD furniture competition winner are available with Italian leather upholstery. A crafted chair designed by Tom Shiner in 1983 and made from recovered African ebony is available.

Lecture at Virginia Tech

Returning to his Alma Mater in Blacksburg to work with the Industrial Design Program, Tom Shiner will give a lecture about his designs on February 12, 2010. Tom will work with second year ID students to initiate a hands-on furniture design project for completion and exhibit in April.

February lectures and furniture projects with students in Blacksburg has been a long-standing tradition originally sponsored by the late Prof. Olivio Ferrari.

Washington, DC Showroom Opening

M&LF exhibits its full line of furniture offerings, and limited edition items, at the showroom located conveniently on the Metro Red Line, south escalator, at Dupont Circle, NW in Washington, DC. The M&LF Showroom hours are from 4:30 - 6:00 PM daily and by appointment. Contact the Showroom at 202 537 0098