Wartime commitments resulted in the production of 50,000 government desks and 4,000 bedroom suites that we made for government housing at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. While these numbers are impressive, our proudest contribution was perhaps that of a single desk. A group of employees dedicated their personal time to crafting a custom desk for General Douglas MacArthur. The General’s letter of thanks remains in our archives today. Several other factors in the 1950s were significant contributions to who we are today. We pioneered the concept of partnering with outside designers to conceptualize new collections. For example, California modernists Kip Stewart and Stewart McDougall worked with Drexel Heritage to create Declaration, which was a modern collection made of natural walnut. Immediately hailed as an important contribution to American design, several pieces were selected by the U.S. Government Design Committee for the Brussels World’s Fair and an exhibit in Moscow.Įven then, Drexel Heritage was a beloved American brand with appeal to customers who desired a varied selection of exquisite furnishings, both in the United States and abroad. Enthusiastically accepted by our customers, Esperanto was advertised as “an inspired blend of Mediterranean flavors, exciting in its rhythm, satisfying in its proportion.” This continued into the 1960s with an Italian-design inspired collection that was a complete grouping of furniture, carpets and accessories, and another called Esperanto which was, in fact, considered the international language of furniture.
Our customers in the 1970s continued to rely on Drexel Heritage to help them express individual style and tastes.
More than ever, lifestyle was closely linked to how to decorate your living space. Whether you revered the past, admiring rooms steeped in an elegant formality, or you preferred a casual home capable of hosting impromptu dinners around your kitchen table, Drexel Heritage designers were there to help you reflect your individual way of life. For our customers with families, we also began to focus more on the importance of beautiful décor for children’s rooms. Our designers advised the fabrics in a child’s room should be just as easy to care for as their clothing, offering corduroy, gingham and denim as choices that were both durable and washable. Interior design in the 1980s was marked by words such as sophistication, grace, splendor, and perhaps most of all, elegance.
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