Thayer Coggin/Milo Baughman Tuxedo Style Sofa/Couch - for sale in Hector, NY
Thayer Coggin/Milo Baughman Tuxedo Style Sofa/Couch. High-end custom, Thayer Coggin tuxedo style sofa and matching chair. Designed by the famous designer Milo Baughman. As a design-savvy and star struck young man living in mid-1940s Los Angeles, Milo Baughman was inspired by the stylish Hollywood set designs of the eras golden age of movies. Here is a little bit of info for you about the phenomenal furniture making duo of Milo Baughman and Thayer Coggin. Milo Baughman, a 20th Century genius of design, was born in Western Kansas in 1923 but was moved a year later by his family to Long Beach, California. He created Milo Baughman Design Inc. in 1947 and began designing interiors and furniture. Thayer Coggin was born in 1922 in Denton, North Carolina. Twelve years later his family moved 25 miles north to High Point where he grew up surrounded by furniture manufacturing. Thayer's first love was furniture and Milo's was design. So, together in 1953, after the two met, history was made in American furniture making by one of the greatest collaborations in the industry. During his career and before his death in 2003, Milo did design for several other companies as well as his own, but it is his collaboration with Thayer Coggin that is most impressive and sought-after today. Thayer Coggin, Inc. is still in business today even after its namesake's death and is still offering classic selections from the late Baughman's designs. If you google Thayer Coggin you will see examples of his furniture selling for $10k or much more. Local pick-up only.
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