by Tim Byrne

Recently I visited, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT to view their current exhibition, "Wendell Castle, Wandering Forms - Works from 1959-1979."  Per The Aldrich, "The pieces in this exhibition were chosen for their significance within Castle's oeuvre, but also for the narrative they tell about his work and its relationship to the current environment for art and design. 

By Tim Byrne

Custom made bookcases are generally divided into two classes: built-ins, and modified standard bookcases.  However, there’s another class as well: The Dept. 87 Wall System. Our design, I feel, is a nice way to combine style, functionality and adaptability when considering custom library bookcases.  

By Tim Byrne

Whether you’re making meals at home, or planning out an area for your employees to have lunch together, we’ve all got to set our plates down somewhere and eat. Since we don’t always have the room, or the need, for a massive dining room table, I developed the Dept. 87 Swing Out Seat Table. The design is based on the original cafeteria tables used in schools in the late 1800’s, and is a perfect solution when space is at a premium, in the workplace or even in your home, as the seats swing back in under the table when not in use. 

David Schlesinger, set designer, came to Get Back, Inc. for props for the movie prior to filming here in Connecticut over the summer.  The movie, starring Robert DeNiro, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried, Topher Grace, Ben Barnes, With Susan Sarandon and with Robin Williams, is set to be released April 26, 2013. 

I think some people are missing a big opportunity to express their sense of style in a functional area of their houses: their closets. Now, stay with me here. You may be thinking, what’s wrong with normal closet organizer systems or modular wall units?  Well, there’s nothing wrong with most of the top brands available, like California Closets. Except that sometimes mass-produced closet organizers do not account for...

New York City, New York, September 13, 2012

The Dept. 87 Wall System will certainly be turning heads this week at the New York Design Center’s 2012 What’s New What Next show. The versatile and customizable piece, inspired by the traditions of Vintage Industrial American Furniture, combines the ruggedness of high-quality wood, dedicated craftsmanship and simple elegance of utilitarian design that are always present in Tim Byrne’s Dept. 87 furnishings

New York City, New York, September 13, 2012

The Industrial Cast Iron & Wood Swing Out Seat Table from Dept. 87 is causing designers around the world to sit up and take notice. This versatile piece, inspired by the traditions of Vintage Industrial American Furniture, combines the ruggedness of high-quality wood and beautifully crafted cast iron with the simple elegance of utilitarian design that is the hallmark of Tim Byrne’s Dept. 87 furnishings. 

Dept 87 is a line of newly-designed furniture, made with All-American materials and workmanship, designed within the tradition of Vintage Industrial American Furniture.  Previously, Tim Byrne and his craftsman at Get Back, Inc. were in the busin...

Get Back, Inc. opened its doors in 2000 with its unique brand of Vintage American Industrial Furnishings.  Get Back, Inc. salvages and restores vintage industrial pieces that were once used to mass produce American products during the Industrial...

Get Back's Vintage Industrial Cast Iron & Wood Swing Out Seat Table  with six seats [TA-4158] and Vintage Industrial Bindery Rolling Cart [FI-4323] were featured on another terrific episode of HGTV's "HGTV'd" Episode 103 with Jamie Durie.

Get Back, Inc. was proud to be a part of an Extreme Makeover Home Edition for the "Zeigler-Hansen Family" home makeover. (episode 816)