To create the Archetype collection, McGuire turned to internationally recognized designer Michael Vanderbyl for his inspired use of materials and his mastery of combining pure forms. The result is a collection of classic modern designs worthy of any space, outside or inside. Archetype for McGuire combines the familiar McGuire medium of teak with a new material-aluminum-to create fourteen unique designs. Versatile cast aluminum frames, powder-coated with a lustrous platinum finish, are paired with elegant grids of fiber webbing or the highest quality solid plantation-grown teak. The collection includes two signature pieces: a clean edited aluminum chaise and a stylish, functional serving cart. Tabletop choices include teak grids or frosted glass.

Unique in form, pure in line and precise in execution, Archetype for McGuire offers fiercely sophisticated pieces for the home, garden or terrace. Their uncommon, innovative look is nothing short of breathtaking.

McGuire Furniture has always set trends with its subtle modern designs. Several of the first McGuire designs from the 1950s are, in fact, part of the permanent Smithsonian Collection at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York. Quality speaks to quality, and McGuire pieces exist in a world superior to trends or fashion.

John and Elinor McGuire started the San Francisco company in 1948 and then, as now, its signature style was rooted in a Modern aesthetic. The lines are clean, spare and uncomplicated. In the finest tradition of Modernism, McGuire focuses less on adding ornamentation to a piece than on creating a piece that is beautiful in its own right. The perfect interplay between form and function is the standard at McGuire, which sees each piece as “functional art of lasting value.” Every last detail of each McGuire piece is meticulously rendered.