Gus Modern

Gus Modern is a bit of a strange duck. Most of their business is upholstery: sofas, chairs, that sort of thing. And it's nice enough, but nothing that really stands out from the standard Italian low-sofa-with-short-metal-legs hegemony. Their little accessory pieces, however, are fantastic. Best of the bunch for me is the Douglas Return Bench, a slab of solid douglas fir suspended between two stainless hoops. Should run you about $700.