Many are familiar with the Kittinger Furniture, the Buffalo manufacturer of traditional furnishings famous for supplying the White House with classically styled chairs, desks, and tables. But, who knew that Buffalo is also home to a manufacturer that is a major player in the high-end contemporary furniture market too? Well, it is. That player would be Datesweiser Furniture Corportation, which has its headquarters and factory on Buffalo’s East Side.
Datesweiser has been in business for over 30 years. From their website:
Jim Dates and Allan Weiser started a custom furniture business out of a 3 car garage. Today, Datesweiser enjoys an excellent reputation for high quality craftsmanship, responsive design development, and ease of doing business. We continually aspire to be a leader in manufacturing finely detailed furniture. We are widely recognized for our innovative environmentally friendly products, fresh design solutions and project support systems. To achieve this, we strive to create a culture of developing exacting technology, visual beauty, and gracious service that delights our customers and provides exciting opportunities for everyone in our company.
The company is well-regarded in the custom furniture and case work market, especially in NYC, where many of their clients are located. They also have a standard line of furnishings (that can also be customized). I love their description of one line they carry called the”Highline”:
Think Mies, Saarinen, Eames, Florence… the usual gang of timeless sleek. We managed to crossbreed Coltrane with Brahms: big, clear and sweet. A ganging credenza system, A table system: stone / wood / glass / solid surface. Structural options: chrome / bronze / satin nickel / color metal coatings. Change out materials, finishes, look & feel. Express your vision with a fresh, new toolkit of clean.
Dateweiser works with some of the nation’s top architects and interior designers and their client list reads like a who’s who of corporate America including big names like Capital Cities / ABC, Chase, Corning, HBO, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Newsweek, Nokia, Ralph Lauren, SONY, Donna Karen, and many others.
Datesweiser maintains its headquarters, manufacturing and main sales office is in Buffalo. They also have a national sales showroom in New York City and sales reps in 19 other cities across the country. It is a hidden gem of a company that Buffalo can be very proud of.
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