Lewis Trimble

I loved the designs I was discovering. I had absorbed an idea of what the designs of the period looked like, but new very little about the artist and the designers themselves. Lewis now knew so much more than I did. I guess there comes a time when the child teaches the parent. So now it is time for me to learn about these modern giants. Maybe I can teach him something. We have a few pieces by Robsjohn Gibbings, I know what some of his pieces look like so now's the time for me to delve into what he was all about.

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings was trained as an architect. He designed interiors of Ocean liners. He acted as a salesman at one time for an Antique dealer, who sold Jacobean and Elizabethian furniture. No wonder he liked cleaner lines. In the 30's and 40's he was the most important decorator in America. He wrote books most notibly "Goodbye Mr. Chippendale", a spoof on modern decorating. He designed 200 pieces of furniture for the famous Casa Encantata, these tend to be the majority of his most expensive pieces. In some of his pieces he used restrained use of greco-roman influence along with his clean modern lines.

We have a preproduction lamp listed on our 1stDibs web page. lewistrimble.1stDibs.com. Did you know that Robsjohn Gibbings designed furniture for Widdicomb and some John Stuart Furniture. Also check out other pieces of his furniture with us and other 1stdibs dealers. Now you will have a good working knowledge of what his furniture looks like.

I've always loved mixing it up. We have 18th century pieces mixed with Deco and Robsjohn-Gibbings. Throw in a pair of good murano lamps and some extra large natural shells, that's what style is all about. What really bothers me is a room that is matchy matchy. It takes guts, but mix it up a bit, and wow what a difference a little imagination makes. When you walk into our shop you will find a wide range of wonderful things. I am lucky to be surrounded by so much great stuff. Who will I look up next? Maison Jansen! We have a few of his pieces. I heard that he designed for the Kennedy White House. What else will I find out?