Dallas, Texas – November 15, 2011. Pettigrew, a luxury furniture and lighting showroom and long-time cornerstone in the Dallas Design District, will move from the Decorative Center to their new showroom at 1805 Market Center Boulevard on November 1, 2011. While Pettigrew will continue to offer top quality, hand-crafted luxury furniture and lighting, their new showroom will offer new work spaces and features to help Dallas’ top interior designers and clients create custom pieces.

What remains the same? Pettigrew’s experienced sales and design team and in-house craftsmen and women will continue to deliver on the Pettigrew promise of unique furniture and lighting of exceptional quality, with unparalleled attention to detail, hand-tooled craftsmanship and delivery of one-of-a-kind furnishings, typically in a short six weeks. As always, furniture, chandeliers and accessories are available to buy directly off the floor, or, designers can take inspiration from a piece and modify it to match their own vision or client preferences. Furniture can be lengthened or shortened, finishes can be changed, and fabric can be substituted.

What’s new? This new showroom will include many amenities to help Texas’ top designers create one-of-a-kind pieces. The showroom will feature workspaces, Wi-Fi, samples, a coffee-bar, publications, and other tools and resources. If clients wonder how different fillers for a sofa will feel, they can test drive a special sofa featuring three different filling solutions for price and comfort. If they want a different finish, they can use the samples on hand to compare and select a new finish. If they like a chandelier, but want to make it their own, they can roll up the crystal cart and see how different crystals can re-define and customize the look of the chandelier. Designers are invited to check out the new showroom and its interactive design experience.

Pettigrew’s furniture and lighting are created on-site. Visitors are invited to step back into the workrooms behind the showroom to watch Pettigrew’s talented craftsmen as they hand-tool and create these special pieces.

"It's a new twist on a European tradition," Pettigrew designer, Ellie Visconti explains.  "The furniture workshops of Italy and France show finished goods in the front of the store, while the craftsmen are working their magic in the studios in the rear." 

Future plans include monthly workshops, events, luncheons and more. To be notified of upcoming events, sign up for Pettigrew newsletters by emailing: news@pettigrew-usa.com

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On October 12th Pettigrew Associates hosted the opening seminar of Celebration of Design, Decorative Center Dallas' annual design event.  This year we welcomed Deborah Burnett, the international authority on Epigenetic Design.

Deborah is an award winning, state registered interior designer, licensed building contractor, lighting design and chair holder of the Color Marketing Group. Combining her 30+ years of knowledge of the interior environment with the evidence-based scientific research, she is bridging the gap between medicine and design with her unique perspective and extensive physician-level study.

With passion and enthusiasm, she has enlightened international audiences, university students and A/E and ID firms and professional organizations worldwide as to how and why the body, brain and emotions are directly affected by the places we work, shop, learn, relas, heal and… call home.

For over 60 years Pettigrew has served the design community, and we support the continuing education of designers throughout Texas and the Southwest.

An important exhibition of Dallas artist Jim Colley will be on view at our Decorative Center Dallas showroom April 8th through May 31st.  Pettigrew Associates will host a private opening of Streams of the Trinity Friday evening, April 8th.  The theme stems from works evocative of Dallas' beloved tributaries to the Trinity River...Turtle Creek, Elm Fork, White Rock Lake and the Trinity itself.  Colley's rich waterscapes reflect the natural stream banks and lakeshores of our urban environment to transport the outdoors into our daily living spaces.

According to Colley's biography, he began work with “the human figure in its environment, images of a person capable of action.”  He felt an “individual should have the potential for impact on the environment, not just a creature captured by its environment.”

This style has continued, as in his works on runners, rowers, Turtle Creek images, and others.  He has accomplished numerous commissions, many showings, and several exhibitions.  His most satisfying work was the “Triptic Summer Sunlight-Turtle Creek” which was done for the North Texas Regional Cancer Center.  The entrance fountain for the Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, is also one of his stunning works, as well as paintings for LTV Aerospace, L.S.I. Industries, a piece for Mark Thatcher, and also works for Vester Hughes, including a portrait.

Colley has mellowed over the years, and is currently working on pieces on the heart of America, family roots and such.  He has recently completed several family portraits as well as other commissions.  Although Colley works with oils, watercolors, and several other mediums, he states that watercolors are where he is at home the most.

A sizeable number of Jim's works may be viewed in Pettigrew's 20,000 square foot Decorative Center Dallas showroom through May 31st.  To learn more about Jim Colley, please visit his website...www.jamescolleyart.com.

On Wednesday April 13th, Pettigrew Associates will host a luncheon for attendees followed by a Venetian-themed Carnevale di Pettigrew featuring a gallery of works of art by Jim Colley. Also, view the creative process of chandelier design with a demonstration by Pettigrew's lighting designer Jim Palmer and discover the beautiful textiles, furnishing and glassworks available at Pettigrew.   We will be serving Italian Bellini’s for all to relax and enjoy the Carnevale di Pettigrew!

Click here to register or visit our Spring Thing website... http://www.dgpublications.com/events/2011-04-12/grow-spring-thing

Renovation begins March 1st - The BEFORE photo

Effective March 1st, we will launch a tasteful renovation of 1715 Market Center Blvd. beginning with the office/showroom space facing the street.  Existing offices will be razed making way for increased showroom space.  Windows will allow natural light to flood the new showroom complemented by energy-efficient lighting.  Old carpet and tile will give way to stained concrete floors.  We anticipate that this phase of renovation will take three to four months.

1805 Market Center Blvd. - Our new home during renovations is located right next door.Meanwhile it will be business as usual at Pettigrew.  All customer pick-ups and deliveries will be cleared through our temporary home right next door at 1805 Market Center Blvd. (between 1715 MCB and Chase Bank).  Our Lighting Department will be relocated there as well as our workrooms.  Back office operations will move to 1532 Edison St. just two blocks from our showroom at Decorative Center Dallas.  Phone and fax numbers will remain unchanged.

It's all part of new changes at Pettigrew to better serve our customers and bring the best we have to offer to the design community.