About Us
Welcome to
Greg Sheres Inc.
“As a furniture designer, it’s been my passion for the past 34 years to bring beauty and joy to your home through my designs. I have been so fortunate to be able to travel and work in many diverse and wonderful countries. This has also given me great inspiration for all of my creations. I hope to bring you a unique piece of art furniture that inspires living life at its best and that will truly be jewelry for your home.”Greg Sheres
Winner of international furniture design competitions. Pioneer of 1990s American “Classic Modernism” movement. Former Member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Furniture Designers. Featured guest on Home and Garden Network TV special. Recognized design innovator.
About Greg Sheres
Greg Sheres has spent his life designing and creating beautiful things. He studied art and engineering at Columbia University before launching his career as a furniture designer in the 1980s. He got his start at a time when viewing furniture as art was virtually unheard of, and his work played a huge role in changing that perception.
Greg started his own design company in 1989. In the decades since, he has traveled the world in search of the best materials, hardware and manufacturing infrastructure to bring his designs to life. Every piece of furniture he creates is the result of that journey.
Today, you’ll find his work in private collections of professional athletes, actors, and musicians, as well as in everyday homes and businesses. He has won international furniture design competitions, served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Furniture Designers, and been a featured guest on Home and Garden Network TV
More Than Furniture
Let’s rethink the word “furniture.” For many of us, furniture is something we ignore and undervalue. It’s something that becomes part of the landscape of our home until it fades into the background and we forget it’s even there. We walk right past it every day, but we often fail to see it. To say that something has “become part of the furniture” implies that it simply exists, and nothing more.
Greg Sheres furniture is not made to be ignored or forgotten about. It’s bold, unique, and timeless. Greg likes to call it Jewelry for Your Home. Great furniture doesn’t fade from memory or recede to the periphery. It jumps right out at you, accenting and amplifying the beauty of the space it’s in. It can be transformative.
“I think furniture should not be boring, and it should have a life of its own. It should give the person who experiences it something that they didn’t have before they walked in the room.”Ageless Materials, Timeless Designs
Not everyone knows how to react the first time they see a Sheres table or chair. This isn’t furniture that is familiar, commonplace or nostalgic. It’s different. It uses lines, angles and curves in ways you might not expect, and it often calls into question one’s concept of how a table or chair should look. But once you see it, you might find it hard to look away.
Greg makes furniture using a wide range of high-quality materials, from wood and glass to metal and stone. He is especially fond of stainless steel, both for its beauty and its durability—his stainless steel furnishings will doubtless outlast us all.
The Process
Every piece of furniture starts out the same way: as an idea. Whether he is designing a luxury home, furnishing a five-star hotel or creating a single cocktail table, each of Greg’s designs starts from a single spark of inspiration.
Out of a hundred sketches in Greg’s notebook, perhaps a dozen will go on to become fully fleshed-out designs. Of those, only a tiny handful will develop to the physical prototype stage. On a good day, one of those prototypes might be good enough to become a final product.
Greg has traveled all over the world to find the best production facilities to bring his designs to life. He has made furniture in the United States, Italy, China and the Philippines. Traveling has only further fueled his creativity and passion, and regardless of the location, the integrity of the design and vision is always the top priority.
An art form first, a business second. For over 25 years, Greg has brought passion and creativity to his design work focusing on the beauty and integrity of making good furniture. Never sacrificing quality to save money, he hires top manufacturing staff and uses superior materials, hardware and packing systems.
Client Roster
Greg’s work appears in the private collections of high profile, professional athletes, actors, musicians, and others spanning the globe from Europe, Russia, and Asia, to America including:
- Swarovski family, owners of Swarovski crystal
- Robert Wise, four-time, academy-award winning director
- Emmit Smith, Hall of Fame football player
- Rick James, well-known, popular musician
- Stephan Marbury, All-Star NBA player
- Tim Raines, 7-time all-star baseball player
- Bernie Williams, 5-time all-star baseball player
- Janos Ferencik, world-famous conductor
Greg’s work is also represented in such corporate collections as:
- Mobile Oil
- Reliable Biopharmaceuticals
- Revlon
- Compaq Computers
- Pinartis Capital
Capabilities
Greg and his experienced production team around the world create multi-million dollar condo projects, five- and six-star hotel furniture, shopping mall and upscale, fashion store fixtures, distinctive office furnishings, and exceptional restaurant and bar interiors.
In addition, they provide total interiors for luxury villas including carved wood, completely paneled walls and ceilings, custom-designed kitchens, closets, and bathrooms, crystal chandeliers, and all furnishings. Their primary furniture lines offer a wide selection of single pieces and suites.
Global Reach
Working all over the world, Greg has owned factories in Italy, the United States, and Asia. From the dining room of the Four Seasons Hotel in Ahman, Jordan, to a single bedroom set for a private residence in America, he has undertaken and continues to undertake projects of all sizes and in a wide variety of locations.
Education
Greg is a graduate of Columbia University where he received a scholarship for physics. He later moved to liberal arts and began studying painting and drawing with several top New York artists at the Art Students’ League of New York.