About Us

Veneman was founded almost 40 years ago as a cast aluminum manufacturer in Southern California. Veneman has a strong history of transforming raw materials into unusually artful, yet comfortable, high quality and easy–to–maintain fine furniture. It is this legacy that sets Veneman furniture apart from much of the "mass market" furniture available to furniture retailers today.

Veneman has maintained a strong tradition of design integrity and leadership that has been inspired by some of the most enduring and elegant design themes throughout history. In addition to cast aluminum, the range of materials used by Veneman designers and artisans include plantation–grown teak as well as all–weather wicker.

In 2003, casual furniture veteran, Bill Markowitz and his business partner Tim Shannon, acquired Veneman from Tropitone Furniture Co., Inc. Since then Veneman has introduced 4 new collections and several extensions to the classic line of collections. In the Spring of 2005, 4 more collections will be introduced in High Point North Carolina.

The Veneman Collections by the Veneman Group is a company of fine furniture designers and craftsman who passionately seek to create authentic quality furniture to enhance the pleasure of contemporary casual living.

The Veneman Group is proud of the legacy and work that the skilled artisans and craftsman have built in the furniture industry. We are committed to creating products of exceptional quality and unique designs while keeping to our mantra that "the best and most desirable items are handcrafted from design to finish."

THE VENEMAN SAND CASTING PROCESS

Our process begins with the purest of aluminum. At Veneman, we use only 356 grade aluminum ingots that are known to be the purest and most resilient aluminum alloys available.

The foundry process starts by melting the ingot at 1400°F, liquefying the aluminum.

The aluminum is then poured into match plate molds that were delicately and meticulously hand-carved from wood by the talented Veneman artisans. Unlike most companies, Veneman retains the rights to the match plates for future consideration, with over 1000 individual match plates in inventory.

These match plates are then utilized in a unique sand casting process. Sand casting is a traditional casting process that adds clever character to each individual piece, resulting in no two pieces being exactly alike, which sets Veneman heirloom products apart from other products in the industry. Another key component of this phase is that each product is hand-formed, hand-welded, and hand-buffed.

It is the pure aluminum and sand casting process that adds to the weight, strength, and overall design quality of the frame. It is a truly unique process, first cast in sand mold, then assembled and finished by hand that exemplifies the commitment by the artisans at Veneman to create products of exceptional quality designs.