04/20/2026
With the auction catalogue in full swing, we’re revisiting ’s conversation with for —an ode to the art of the chair, and why Charlotte will never stop collecting them.
“I remember when John Rosselli was on 73rd Street, and Furlough [Gatewood] would call me in his deep southern drawl, “Charlotte, we have a shipment coming in today and we have some chairs!” I would drop everything and go there, and there was always at least one quirky little chair to take home. God, I miss those days. There is always a place for a chair. I feel having another chair is a metaphor for having room for another person in your life.”