Share(323) 934-5601
7609 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles,
CA
90036
34.0762
-118.3556
Neighborhoods: CBS Television City, Central LA
Reviews & Ratings for Sonrisa Furniture
3 reviews
What users are saying:
12/04/08
Unique and beautiful collection
by glpf at Citysearch
Highly recommend this place to find unique and retro pieces. Patrick, the owner, will take good care of you!
02/28/06
Neat Place
by mattmod at Citysearch
I like it. Cool retro steel furniture. Perhaps a bit pricey, but they offer a totally unique product.
08/03/04
Heavy-duty household supplies ideal for folks who don't plan to move very often.
by Kim Cooper at Citysearch
The Scene
Clean lines and bright surfaces delight the eye inside this handsome showroom, where metal fetishists caress the tops of mid-century desks and dream of dragging them home.
The Goods
Sonrisa's Spanish name reflects the shop's 1970s origins as a showcase for Mexican folk art. Since the early '90s, the focus has switched to the neglected art of 1930s-1950s industrial furniture. The owners, Burke and Peggy Byrnes, scour the country rescuing obsolete desks, office chairs and shelving from schools, factories and scrap-metal yards. Stripping off years of caked-on paint and then making judicious use of the electric buffer, they reveal the bright steel, which gleams out from classic anonymous designs. They've also introduced several original lines of metal furniture inspired by historical pieces, including David Barth's racy aluminum Beat Modern and Square1 designs.
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