March 30th, 2011
Patch.com is featuring my Arch Pool Table and light as one of the hot items seen at the Architectural Digest Home Design Show.
Check the link below and then click on the arrow by photos and scroll to see a shot of my work.
http://larchmont.patch.com/articles/home-garden-whats-the-big-news-in-home-design#
March 30th, 2011
It was a great week at the show. The number and quality of attendees both were all I could have hoped for. I learned a few things which have changed my approach to how I market myself.
First, my pool table was the center of attention and I have decided to focus even more on being the custom pool table craftsman. Before the show I put myself forward as a furniture designer with a specialty in pool tables. Now I am the designer of pool tables who comes from a background in furniture design.
Second, the show is perhaps the best venue in this country for interior designers and craftsmen to meet. This was my experience and the experience of the many other exhibitors in the MADE Section of the show. I am now talking with designers I met at the show about custom pool tables in California and Colorado. I expect more to happen with other designers I met at the show.
Third, the show is all about contemporary design because that is what designers and the public want in custom made objects. I intend to continue to push my new designs in a direction which is more post-modern and sculptural.
Please let me know if you met my son, who helped me all week, or me at the show and give me your impressions.
I have delivered pool tables to some beautiful areas of the country. Sedona, Arizona and Ojai, California come to mind. I will continue my reporting from distant places as I visit them.
Your intrepid reporter,
Howard Hatch
PS Attached is a photo of my booth from the show.
March 13th, 2011
This is a week of firsts for Hatch Billiards. This my first blog post and later this week I will be showing a tableau of billiards furniture at The Architectural Digest Home Design Show. The show goes from March 17-20 at Pier 94 in New York City. I will be in booth #191 in the MADE section. This show is the culmination of so much. Years of developing my designs. Waiting a few years to find the right time to display at this show. In the booth I have some of my best designs all in one place: The Arch Pool Table- my most popular table. The Nimbus Settee- a curvilinear tour de force in wood and leather. The View Coffee Table- showing the same sculptural form as in my View Pool Table. My new Arch Billiards Light Fixture. A new cocktail table, and more.
I’ll be updating daily from the show and give reports about the crowds, the craftsmen, and the general ambience. Please contact me if you have specific questions about the show.
Your intrepid reporter,
Howard Hatch