Two Jakes will close at 5pm on SuperBowl Sunday

We will close a little early (5pm) this Sunday to celebrate the Superbowl. Go Saints!
We will re-open Tuesday at 11am and resume normal hours.

Happy Holidays from Two Jakes (and hours).

Two Jakes will be closed Dec. 24th, 25th, 28th, and Jan 1st. We will have regular hours, 11am-6:30pm all other days. Remeber, nothing says, "I Happy Holidays like a big file cabinet."

Happy Thanksgiving from Two Jakes and our hours...

Two Jakes will be closed on Thursday 11/26 to celebrate Thanksgiving. We will re-open Friday 11/27 at 11am and be opened regular hours (11am-6:30pm) Saturday and Sunday.

We will offer a special Thanksgiving discount of 15% off vintage sofas for the weekend. Again, Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at Two Jakes Inc.

Go see the Saarinen exhibit at Museum of the City of New York

Here at Two Jakes we almost always have furniture designed by Eero Saarinen. We think he made some good things and was an important mid century design figure.

Here is a link to the review of the exhibit, “Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future� at Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue, at 103rd Street. It runs through the 31st of January, 2010.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/arts/design/11saarinen.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=eero%20saarinen&st=cse

If you decide you like his ideas/designs, then come see us! I also recommend a trip to St Louis to see/go up in, his arch, The Gateway to the West. It is really amazing.

How to build an eames shell chair video

Here is a great video from Herman Miller on the production of the shell chairs... we have several of the fiberglass side shells at the time, so it seemed appropriate to post this now... enjoy.

Just paste this link into your browser.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIlTtXrgA0c

Two Jakes now selling Metropolis magazine!

I have liked Metropolis magazine for a long time, now we are selling it. Get Metropolis's great articles and photos on design and architecture at Two Jakes for $5.95. Read about Bamboo Bikes built in Red Hook while shopping for a mid century sofa during our sofa sale (see previous post)!

Fall Sofa Sale 10/02-10/11

Two Jakes is having a Fall sofa sale on all our vintage sofas! We will take 15% off any vintage sofa purchased until the end of the day on, Sunday, October 11th. We do have more items in stock than appear on our website and we will be bringing more sofas over as they sell! Come on down and get a great deal today!

Happy 4th of July

Two Jakes will be closed Saturday July 4th. We will be open Sunday, the 5th from 11am-5pm. Have a great weekend and if your free stop by as we currently have some great items!

Two Jakes listed in the New York Times

Here is a link to the article, Made in Brooklyn. It mentions the beautiful hand-blown glass hanging lamps we carry designed by Michael Anchin. Come in to view them they are really colorful.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/garden/07brooklyn.html?scp=1&sq=made%20in%20brooklyn&st=cse

Blu Dot Buttercup Rocker and Cherner arm chair featured in The Daily News Brooklyn Hits on 4/24

We are proud to announce that both the Blu Dot Buttercup rocker and Cherner arm chair were featured in the Daily News Brooklyn Hits article on the 24th of April. Many of you have already tried these great chairs, if you have not yet, stop on by.

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