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Tuesday, November 22

handmade modern furniture - 16th workshop


A rare find, furniture that is traditionally crafted and uncompromisingly modern. Seattle based 16th workshop to open a new showroom on Capitol Hill.  16thworkshop



16th workshop is a Seattle based furniture company that designs modern furniture of craft and permanence out of sustainably harvested NW hardwoods. All of their furniture is built by hand in Seattle, using centuries-old joinery methods. The company was founded in 2008, by husband and wife team Chris Armes & Sharon Khosla, who were both trained as architects and worked for some the Northwest’s leading architecture firms. 16th workshop offers a product line of painstakingly designed furniture that is suitable for residential or commercial use.  The young company has enjoyed early success and have been nationally recognized for the timeless elegance and quality of their furniture by publications such as: Dwell, Sunset, Interior Design, Apartment Therapy, and many others.










The showroom will be located in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood at
1205 E. Pike Street.  Suite BA (entrance on 12th). 

To schedule a viewing Chris Armes 206.905.8662 / chris@16thworkshop.com