![]() ![]() As early as the 1930s, Drexel Heritage employed dedicated staff designers as one of the first furniture companies to commit fulltime resources to style and design. ![]() It has since been updated with additional milestones. 1930’s Provence Gem Laurel’s Desk and Lavender Vintage Bar In Progress Whitewashed Driftwood Two Drexel Tables and a Transformation Ella’s Shabby Chic Cabinet Vintage Mustard Buffet Stenciled Foyer Walls Before and After. Stanleys Furniture in Long Island is an authorized dealer of Drexel Heritage Products. This timeline was originally created in 2016 to commemorate Drexel's 125th Anniversary as an institute of higher education. This timeline celebrates 125 institutional achievements, long-lasting traditions, special events, notable alumni and other historical aspects that have shaped the Drexel that Tony knew into the Drexel that exists 125 years later. ![]() “I know that the world is going to change,” he wrote, “and, therefore, the Institute must change with it, and I do not want to tie it up.” The Drexel University that stands today has evolved in size, location and curriculum while still remaining true to Tony’s founding vision: a school that admits students regardless of gender, race, religion and economic status and prepares students to enter the work force. I was recently so fortunate to connect with Stewart MacDougall principal designer of this furniture line. Drexel Declaration was designed by Stewart MacDougall and Kipp Stewart. Drexel agreed to lend his name to the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry in 1891, he was unwilling to lay down any strict rules or impositions regarding the nature of the institution. For over 100 years, Drexel has been crafting furniture for people throughout the United States and worldwide. Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021 these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes. 125 Years, 125 Events When founder Anthony “Tony” J. ![]()
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