New for Spring ’13 inside Soho: Design Center with technology that takes the guesswork out of room layout and fabric choices. See what your special order fabric will look like on your sofa, loveseat, chair, or ottoman before you order.

“Suit Yourself” collection from Clayton Marcus – choose from a variety of arm, leg, skirt, and back options to create the style that fits you & your home.

Clayton Marcus Quality – Eight-way Hand-tied Double-cone Seat springs, a time proven comfort feature most manufacturers gave up long ago, but the end is a seat with firm, even comfort that will last years longer.

Many transitional styles from Rowe Furniture & contemporary designs by Lazar Industries.

First Friday Art Walk – May 3, 2013

Viewing Ron Flier’s meticulous conté drawings brings to life the blood, sweat, and tears of Topeka’s formative industrial years. Architecture and roadways, the foundation of our capital city, tell their stories through the stark contrasts created by Flier’s medium, conté crayon. The waxy charcoal substance demonstrates a great advantage over other mediums in producing high contrast black and white, an element the artist has pushed to its limit.

Topeka in Black & White opens at Soho on Friday, May 3rd in conjunction with the First Friday Art Walk; the artist will discuss the collection and answer questions at 7:00 p.m. Art Walk hours 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Join us this First Friday of April to hear from our featured artist, Eliza Bullock, whose abstract monotypes are sure to uniquely capture each viewer. From New York to San Francisco, Florence, Italy to Lawrence, KS, Bullock’s vast experience now inspires the Midwest. Eliza will discuss her exquisite collection, “works on paper,” and live music will be provided by Sam Raymer.

Artist Bio-
Eliza was born and raised in New York City, and received her BFA in Graphic Design from Ohio University. She began her career as a graphic designer and art director in San Francisco. While working in the publishing industry, she yearned to get back to her fine art roots and to create things by hand that had a more tactile, textural quality. In 2000 she enrolled in a series of monotype classes and workshops in San Francisco and began learning her craft.

In 2002 she took an opportunity to take some time off and moved to Florence, Italy. There she participated in an intensive monotype workshop, further developing her skills and passion for printmaking. After returning to the United States, she got back into the design field, got married and had two children. It wasn’t until moving to Lawrence, KS in 2009 that her art making was able to become more of a focus. Now her work can be seen in galleries and in private and corporate collections around the country.

my process-
My printmaking process is very fluid. I don’t usually know what I am going to create until I begin working. It is then that my conversation with the work begins. At times it is a brief, cordial exchange and at others a long, heated debate. It is this dynamic back-and-forth dialogue that propels my work. Each piece begins fast and furious but then undoubtedly heads into a more deliberate and delicate process as the piece approaches resolution.I believe each piece should offer the viewer an ever-changing experience that presents something new with each view. It is my hope that my work speaks to the viewer on a very personal level and that it connects with their deepest emotions, as it does for me.
-Eliza Bullock

5:30-8:30 – Art Walk Hours
10:00-6:00 – Regular store hours

SohoInteriors is a division of Studio Furniture, locally owned and operated by the Lynch family since 1968. Keith and Vickie Lynch extend a wholehearted “Thank You” to their loyal customers of these last 45 years! Now Topeka’s oldest original family furniture store, we are thrilled to celebrate serving NE Kansas by offering Storewide Savings at both Studio and Soho, as well as 24 month No Interest financing on purchases over $999. Good on both in-stock and special order items.

Chris creates in watercolor, oil pastels and acrylic. She also captures the world around without a brush. She uses a lens.
Chris leads workshops on releasing the creative Spirit whenever she is asked. She and her husband, John (our most recently previous featured artist) have traveled the world to capture God’s handiwork.

Come by Soho Interiors to experience the color, laughter, love, and life seen through Chris’ eyes.

No two people see a sofa exactly the same. Just as no two people see a room exactly the same. This, you like. That, you don’t. This feels like you today. That feels like you yesterday. That’s a yes. That’s a no.

Shown here is the Dorset in a variety of configurations and covers. One frame can fit diverse decors depending on the color, texture and pattern of the fabric you choose. Your furniture can be an expression of you!

Our relationship with Rowe Furniture allows you to enjoy the creative process in selecting the sofa that fits your style. Our pleasant staff is here to help you create your mood, capture your individuality and connect your friends and family to your home. Between Studio Furniture and SohoInteriors try out dozens of Rowe, Robin Bruce, and Clayton Marcus frames. We are proud to have offered Topeka the fantastic design, supreme quality, and unbeatable prices of the Rowe brands for more than 20 YEARS!

See more of the collection here.

The days may be getting shorter, but our’s are now longer! Both SohoInteriors and SohoEspresso’s NEW HOURS are 10-6 Mon-Wed, Fri, Sat; 10-8 Thurs. Closed Sunday.

Clocks now in stock:

Grandfather Clock
Designed by Rob Price
$39.00
It should only take you a fraction of the time to order this incredible slice of a grandfather clock. Designed by Rob Price this clock always grabs the eye as a simple distortion of a familiar image creating an unusually splendid spectacle. More than a novelty item this clock looks great anywhere.

Big Wheel Hour Wall Clock
Designed by Wil van der Bos
$99.00
As seen on the Will and Grace show, this awesome wall clock is art in motion.

Glow in the Dark Moon Clock
$40.00
We can’t decide if the Glow in the Dark Moon clock makes a room look more romantic or like science nerd central. Two very different concepts. We do think it’s a cool piece of art for the wall.
The face is an image mash-up of 65 different actual photographs of the moon. A round domed glass front is a nice detail. The clock face glows for 2 hours after lights are off.

Test Screen Clock
$15.00
Retro test screen graphic from back in the day. Glass front 8 inch clock, requires one AA battery, not included.

Faces & Places seen through the lens of a photographer truly engaged & passionate about his art. Asia, Europe, Hawaii…Mountains, Oceans, Plains…the perfect expression for this blustery day.

Espresso, Chai, Affogato. Chocolate Choc Chip Cookies fresh out of the oven. See you soon!

Life-long Topeka resident, Joseph Rocha, will share the interesting background behind his work at 7pm. Reminiscent of Latin-American Surrealism, Rocha’s painting dive deep into the essence of what the artist holds most dear: Faith-knowing your direction; Family-making time for people around you; and Talent-sharing it with others.

The evening promises to be an enriching event for us all, as individuals and as a community.

ArtWalk runs 5:30-8:30
SohoInteriors & SohoEspresso opens at 10am.

Also on display are oil & mixed media by Ron Flier, watercolor by Mack Schroer, graphite & mixed media by Traci Osborn, photography by Brandy Eckhardt & VisioPhoto.