Pace Furniture  

i have no idea why i can n...
i have no idea why i can not get my photo bucket to publish the photos
The Pace Collection was a high-end contemporary furniture company in business from the 1970s to 2001. The company was founded in the early 1970s by Irving and Leon Rosen in New York City . The first showroom was located in mid-Manhattan on East 62nd Street to offer its fine furniture and services to the contract interior design trade. The Pace Collection line of desks, tables and cabinets was distinguished by the unique Rosen style employing rich, exotic wood veneers having high-gloss finishes with polished and chrome plated trim. The Rosens patented many of their designs, but some of their designs were not granted patents [1]. The Pace Collection also offered its own line of chairs, sofas, shelves and accessories. In 1985, the Rosens commissioned New York architect Steven Holl to design a new showroom [2]. This showroom, which opened in 1986, was located on the corner of Madison Avenue and East 72nd Street. Holl received the American Institute of Architects (AIA) award for best architectural design in New York in 1986 for the new Pace Collection showroom The desks, tables, cabinets and other case goods were hand-made by Glendale Furniture, Inc. in Glendale, New York. The finished pieces were then shipped to The Pace Collection warehouse in Long Island City. When the furniture pieces were ordered by the interior designers or architects, they were shipped from the warehouse to the location specified by the client. All pieces were essentially custom made to order and therefore not mass produced. Production figures of the furniture were known only to the Rosens, but the prices reflected the hand craftsmanship and the very limited production. The furniture in The Pace Collection appealed to a very elite clientele

here you go LRF
very nice pieces btw

LRF, quick lesson...Use...
LRF, quick lesson...
Use only the direct url of picture you want to post
(example: http://www.pic.com/DSF0012) in the "associated web images" box...nothing else like [img][/img]

very nice pieces!
very nice pieces!

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Medina dining table
I have a gorgeous Medina dining table with 2 leaves that I purchased from Pace in 1989. Do you know anyone I can trust with touching up the legs where it has been hit by the vacuum cleaner?

Pace cantilevered desk
Does anyone have information or photos of the Pace Cantilevered glass top desk that was sold by Pace Collection out of New York City? I have one I wish to sell and have no photos as it has already been dismantled for storage. I paid around $10,000 for it and really don't know what I should price it at.
Thanks,
LifePerks

lifeperks Ive seen a few...
lifeperks Ive seen a few pace desks but never heard of this one with the glass top. What year did you buy it and have you any images anywhere of it ? I love pace furniture especially their desks and would love to see this.

did pace make knockoff pieces?
Has anyone heard of pace selling/producing knockoff pieces? I saw what I thought was a mies van der rohe Barcelona table at an estate sale today... the seller said the owner had bought it from pace for $3800. The base looks like a perfect knockoff if its not actually the real thing. Any info would be greatly appreciated! I might buy it for $300tomorrow.

Pace made no knockoffs. The...
Pace made no knockoffs. The designs came from Leon Rosen
and several designers in Italy. Pace was very hi end. no Junk from them. The owner more then likely was confused, more than likely it was not Pace.

thanks!
That was helpful! Any ideas on how to authenticate it? Knoll only started stamping the Barcelona line in '94...

They started saying knoll...
Look at 1st dibs you might find one that you can tell from.

Pace cantilevered desk
I purchased the desk in or around 1991 0r 1992 and it is without question a Pace original. It is immaculate. The desk has a solid heavy base and has two pieces of glass, one for the main desk and one for a computer/phone. The smaller glass is designed to move to fit your personal usage and taste. There is a matching leather circular pad that fits the main desk glass top. The cantilevered design is absolutely striking.
The credenza is large with four partitions. Two in the middle designed for files and two on each end designed for shelves. I also have the matching freestanding "block" which contains both a file and a drawer. Both pieces are hand stiched black leather covering every inch. The credenza has a free standing glass that runs the entire length of the piece. The credenza itself is supported by black baked finished columns. The glass is raised above the credenza by 5 inches and also supported by these columns.
I do not have associated web images, but if you send me your email address I will gladly send you what I have in photos I can attach.

I would love to see the des...
I would love to see the desk as I collect pace furniture.
lfadem at cox.net