Delta Rose Console

J. Wade Beam is one of America's most iconic furniture designers.

After several years working at the legendary Dunbar Furniture Company of Berne, Indiana Wade became Design Director and VP of Sales and Marketing at Brueton Industries Inc. of New York.

It was during this time we worked with Wade to develop many new products for the Brueton collection, including the Virginian Credenza show here.


The elliptical shape of the plywood bend on the Virginian was extremely difficult to achieve, but our success with the final result made this credenza a favorite of all the custom furniture pieces we have ever made.

Following completion of his tenure at Brueton in the mid 1990s, Wade began to dabble with other experimental designs. One of them was a wall hung console he called the Delta Rose.


Measuring 84" long x 18" deep x 36" high this console was extremely angular in form, with high polished Ribbon Sapele ends flanking a triangular gold leaf center wedge.

Although called the Delta Rose, this console became unofficially known as the "Klingon Warship" in our shop. (Star Trek fans might see the humour here).

Good Design Always Finds a Way

"Modernism means freedom - Freedom to mix, to choose, to change; To embrace the new but hold fast to that which is good."

Edward Wormley 1907-1995



Ed Wormley is one of the great American furniture designers. He was hired by the Dunbar Furniture Company in the 1930s to revamp their furniture collection, and he used the opportunity to introduce Modern designs that incorporated European and Scandinavian innovations. The resulting furniture collection met with great success because it combined sophisticated design with mainstream accessibility.


Possibly the rarest and most sought after example of Wormley's work is the "Listen To Me" Chaise. This particular piece sold for $25,000.00 at a Sotheby's auction and I recognized it right away because I happen to possess an original full size blueprint of this very design.

It's because of this blueprint that I know a little secret about it too; namely that the cable and turnbuckle assembly is not there for aesthetic purposes. Instead it is there by necessity because without it the chaise would shimmy like a bowl of Jello.

Yes, good design always finds a way.