Seattle Stair & Design Featured on MSN

Seattle Stair & Design is thrilled to have had two of our staircases featured in MSN Real Estate's slideshow, "Now That's A Staircase, 11 Eye-Popping Designs," last weekend.  

The slideshow illustrates a variety of inventive staircases from around the world including our Hawaiian-Themed staircase, crafted from sheets of acrylic and resin with grass fibers curved with heat, and our Disappearing Act staircase, built with treads created to appear as if they are floating, finished with a steel handrail wrapped in leather. 

In addition to a glimpse at our portfolio, the article provided insight into the design process and spirit that fuels Seattle Stair & Design through interviews with Shawn Christman and David Shuler of Seattle Stair & Design. 

This slideshow, coupled with Seattle Stair & Design's 5th consecutive win at the National SMA StairCraft Awards this month and other recent press, is highly flattering to all involved at Seattle Stair & Design. 

Mary Anne Carter

Assistant Director of Marketing 

Seattle Stair & Design Wins National Award

Seattle Stair & Design is pleased to announce that we have been awarded “Best Straight Stair” at the 2012 Stairway Manufacturers’ Association (SMA) StairCraft Awards.

This recognition is particularly exciting for the staff and craftsmen at Seattle Stair & Design, as it is our fifth-consecutive award at the national, peer-judged Stair and Stair Railing design competition.

The chosen staircase, which was selected and judged for its “aesthetics, stair safety, quality, workmanship, and technical challenge,” is a Brazilian cherry hardwood structure with anigre highlights embellished with forged iron—jewelry in a form that is both craftsman and contemporary.

For a detailed view of the design and construction process of the staircase from conception to completion, please view our Case Study Video.

Mary Anne Carter
Assistant Director of Marketing

Seattle Stair & Design Heads to National SMA Conference

Seattle Stair & Design’s Shawn Christman will join fellow stair builders at the National Stairway Manufacturers’ Association’s Conference in Reno this weekend.

Expanding on the SMA’s mission to foster the “growth and prosperity” of the stair building industry and craft, the annual conference provides educational seminars, opportunities for networking, and a peer based design competition.

The design competition, in tandem with the SMA’s legacy of preserving the aesthetic of the stair through building code reform, has been a large draw to the conference since its conception.

“When Seattle Stair & Design joined the SMA, we thought we may have a chance at the design competition,” explains Christman. “We are currently four-for-four. No one else has won four in a row—so I suppose we were correct in our hunch.”

Regardless of this year’s design competition outcome, Christman looks forward to the opportunity to “touch base stair builders I have met across the country” and indulge in his craft.

For more information on Seattle Stair & Design’s involvement in the SMA, please visit the following blog posts and press:

http://seattlestair.blogspot.com/2009/06/winners-of-another-national-award.html

http://seattlestair.com/live/collection/news

Mary Anne Carter
Assistant Director of Marketing