Named after Ellington's composition Satin Doll, the piano has tapered, fluted legs which flow into the magnificent shell fans on each side of the case. The glamourous feel of Satin is completed with its shell outline and a special high polish ebony pearlescent finish.
One of Mary Vickers' paintings features an exquisite white piano with seashell designs fanning out from the piano's legs. With this beautiful painting and the genius of Duke Ellington as his inspiration, noted furniture designer Terry Hunt refined the concept and executed the design of custom components.
Terrance Hunt
Livonia, New York
A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, furniture designer Terrance Hunt has been perfecting his craft for the past 15 years. He currently designs and builds one-of-a-kind, limited edition, and production fine furniture for both residential and corporate patrons, including Chase Manhattan and the University of Rochester. Expertly skilled in the use of exotic woods and precious metals, Terrance combined the beauty and strengths of both these elements to create Northstar.
Mary Vicker
Delray Beach, Florida
Mary Vicker was born in London in 1940, and moved to New York in 1960, where she began painting. Her first models were her children and friends, but from there she began to create her unique mixed media graphics depicting glamourous lifestyles. She combines lithography, silk screens, and etching into her designs.
One of her creations is a painting that features an exquisite white piano with seashell designs fanning out from the piano's legs. With this beautiful painting and the genius of Duke Ellington as his inspiration, noted furniture designer Terry Hunt refined the concept and executed the design of custom components.
