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The Artifactory gallery features repurposed vintage industrial sculptural objects and furniture, like the elegant Handy Wine Cart and Caffeine Table( below).
THE ARTiFACTORY
REPURPOSING OUR AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL PAST
The Artifactory began both by accident and intention.“ In the late 1970s, I started salvaging barns for the lumber, and over the years built The Woods Company into a respected manufacturer of reclaimed wood flooring,” explains company President and founder Barry Stup.“ Traveling the East Coast buying old lumber from industrial sites being demolished, I’ ve seen first hand how the country is losing its industrial heritage, one building at a time.”
As American industries, textiles and furniture in particular, are off-shored, empty factories are left behind to be abandoned and demolished— with the industrial artifacts, and the history they embody, mostly headed to the scrap yard.“ Recognizing a timely opportunity, and having huge warehouses to stash this stuff in, I started collecting vintage woodworking machines, cast iron bases, foundry patterns, architectural hardware, found objects— just about anything that I could save from these old dying factories,” Barry says.“ Looking at them a little creatively, you think,‘ I could make something interesting out of that with the wood that we have.’”
Today, turning these exceptional finds into unique furnishings for residential and commercial use is what the Artifactory is all about.
A heavy-duty furniture clamp produced by Handy Manufacturing of Chicago finds new life as a wine cart with a modern glass top and fabricated bottle and glass racks. The substantial“ Caffeine Table” marries a top of salvaged, book-matched wide antique maple planks with the iron legs that once held up a rip saw machine.“ I saved them from an old complex of buildings that we salvaged the wood from.” The Artifactory gallery opened about a year ago in a 5,000-square-foot area of The Woods Company’ s Chambersburg facility, just outside the wood flooring showroom. Displaying an eclectic mix of furniture, vintage machines, sculptural items and uncommon objects in the“ vintage industrial” style, The Artifactory is a unique source for designers of restaurants, corporate and residential interiors, and retail stores.“ It’ s the result of years’ worth of collecting parts and pieces, making something here and there. And by building the gallery space we finally have an outlet,” says Barry, who encourages clients to stop in for a tour.“ You’ ll find plenty of inspirational ideas and objects for your next project.” l
THE ARTiFACTORY
985 Superior Ave., Chambersburg, PA 17201 717-263-6524 • 888-548-7609 www. theartifactory. com www. thewoodscompany. com
DISCOVER THE ARTiFACTORY
Barry and his staff have been preparing and filling the Artifactory’ s showroom over the last year— a labor of love that will culminate in a grand opening this spring. Check in online at www. theartifactory. com for details.
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