D.R. Dimes was one of those famous furniture making companies that was so ubiquitous that you couldn’t imagine it ever going out of business. But it did.
What I didn’t know is that it has recently been reborn as a one-person shop run by Douglas P. Dimes, the son of the founder.
The story of the Dimes workshop is a fascinating read, from its rise after the 1976 bicentennial to its closing in 2017 as the market for so-called “brown furniture” bottomed out.
“The New Hampshire Chronicle” produced this nice documentary about the Dimes company, which you can watch for free.
Like many owners of a small business, I worry about growing too fast, or the market disappearing (probably because of something I did or failed to do). It’s also a reminder that if you were born to build furniture, it’s always a sound path. Even if you are the one and only employee.
Great video. Worth a watch.
— Christopher Schwarz
Ah, one thing you forgot to tell us is that it is not available in the UK, the video that is, it states, ‘Not available in your region’, so the wornderful internet is not so wonderful after all.
Great, I just found a link that works for the D R Dimes video so no problem.
There are some issues with video compatibility, but this one is playable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB5oN2m0uhY