Designer Desire: Kipp Stewart

Montage of Kipp Stewart furniture designs

Kipp Stewart (b. 1928) is an American furniture designer. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he has settled in Carmel, California. Although best known for his furniture, he trained as an architect; he’s responsible for the design of The Ventana Inn in Big Sur.

Since the 1950s, he’s created a huge number of furniture designs; mainly for Calvin Furniture Co., Directional, Drexel Furniture Company (for whom Kipp Stewart often collaborated with fellow designer, Stewart MacDougall) and, most recently, Summit Furniture. He has even turned his hand at designing urban park furniture (including a rubbish bin!).

Because of his vast output, there’s often a lot of his furniture on the market – in the USA, at least. Check 1stDibs and Pamono.

Portrait of Kipp Stewartcredit

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1st Dibs

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