Da Vinci revives Humphrey Bogart's memory

Da Vinci revives Humphrey Bogart's memory

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Academy Award winner Humphrey Bogart, who died in 1957, is
remembered as much for his image as for his acting. Now, Da Vinci
Indonesia is celebrating his life through a collection of
furniture.

Bogart, known as Bogey, studied at the Phillips Academy in
preparation for medical studies at Yale, but was expelled and
later joined the U.S. Navy.

His first film, in 1930, was the 10-minute short, Broadway's
Like That, but from 1936 to 1940, he appeared in no less than 28
feature films, usually as a gangster.

Bogey received the Best Actor Academy Award for The African
Queen in 1951.

Da Vinci has stayed true to Bogey's image in Thomasville
Furniture's Humphrey Bogart Collection, which no doubt he would
have approved of.

Through the use of premium materials and high technology the
Bogart Collection revives the classical nuances of the 1940s.

The Beverly Hills Sleigh Bed, for example, is a sleek leather
number that displays high craftsmanship. The Bogart Collection
also offers the luxury of the Mulholland Platform Bed and Hancock
Park Poster Bed.

Then, there is the Hollywood Vanity, which would make any
woman, or man, feel like a movie star. This charming rosewood
vanity has granite and silver elements -- like Bogey, an unlikely
mix of roughness and charm.

The table also has a glamorous oval mirror that is 135
centimeters high.

The Bogart Collection offers two types of table: Romanoff's
Party Table and the Bel Air Rectangular Dining Table. Romanoff's
Party Table is named after Bogey's favorite club.

Meantime, with pure comfort in mind, the collection offers the
Contessa Banquette, a sofa that curves in a quarter-circle. The
style of the dining room furniture is art deco, as evident in its
bold lines.

Traces of the film legend can also be found in the
collection's chairs and sofa. The Trench Coat Chair and the Big
Kiss Sofa, for instance, are made for people who like nothing
more than an evening with good company or a classic movie on the
set.