From the days of the early cabinetmaker, the search for choice materials has been one
of the more obvious, but also more difficult, ways to bring beauty and durability to fine furniture. Long regarded as one of the company's special strengths, Baker Furniture continues to buy solids and particularly veneers for each item individually. To this day, a senior executive has, as his primary responsibility, the selection of wood from boutique mills around the world.
That effort allows Baker to work with wood superior in color, cut, character, and combination match. The resulting furniture has not only dramatic figure but also an
appropriateness to the form that would otherwise be unobtainable. These differences mark the line between art and industry.
