Bend furniture designers win award
Published 5:00 am Friday, October 22, 2010
Raven Haven Furniture, Tumalo-based designers of hand-crafted furniture, recently won the Switchback Ranch Purchase Award at the Cody High Style, a four-day show of the work of Western artisans and designers. The annual event is held in conjunction with the Buffalo Bill Historical Society in Cody, Wyo.
According to Colleen Brown, who runs the company with her husband, Michael, they build heirloom-quality Western and rustic pieces that represent a simple, ranch lifestyle. Michael Brown and son Joseph craft the furniture while Colleen handles the painting and finishes.
The piece they showed at the Cody High Style will be on permanent display at the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody.
The Browns have been building furniture for 15 years and have lived in Central Oregon for the past 18 years. They manage a 140-acre ranch in Tumalo.
For more information, visit www.ravenhavenfurniture.net.
— Bulletin staff reports