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Soft impact

entle curves, rounded edges and an attention to detail that sees the underside as smooth and tactile as the top, Summit’s furniture designs are created with elegance in mind. “Our pieces have gravitas, ” says Jane Sieberts, wife of the company’s late founder Bill and head of the board since 2001. “They have substance. You can see them on an estate or a superyacht. Nothing we create is sharp in any way; it all settles comfortably into its surroundings. And it has to be a good fit. We want you to sit in any of

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