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.