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Cover Story

Hold
Everything
Custom furniture maker Vaughan Benz
knows a lot about perfectionism
By Alia Akkam

I

n 1986, two young designers and native Californians, David Benz
and Scott Vaughan, were happily crafting upscale residential
furniture in a tiny wood shop when they decided to buy an
industrial park in Los Angeles and expand their operations.
Although the hospitality industry was still in its nascent stages, the duo,
who forged the company Vaughan Benz, snagged a few hotel projects
along the way.
"Los Angeles, though, was then the world's center for hospitality,"
recalls Benz, Vaughan Benz's president, "simply because of the presence
of Hirsch Bedner Associates." In 1993, Vaughan Benz was tasked with
a large penthouse job for Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.
"Back in those days they didn't have flatscreen televisions, so we had to
build these massive TV armoires for high rollers," says Benz. "But then
we got a phone call. They were in a major panic because the armoires
didn't fit in the elevators. We had to come up with a design plan to fi x

Left: Cambria
endtables feature
plain sliced walnut
with light gray
cerusing and a
polished brass
metal frame
while nightstand
versions boast
an electrical
outlet on the side.
Above: The Jones
Communal Table
done in white
Corian, walnut
veneer, and
polished stainless
steel.
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NEWH - Summer 2014
Contents
News
Who's Who
Sustainability
Conference Rounup
Scholarships
Q&A: Chris Tucker
Q&A: Karen Appert
Q&A: Stephanie Thompson
Product Know How
Have You seen?
On the Scene
On The Cover: Vaughan Benz’s Scott Vaughan and David Benz
Project: Warwick Suites, New York
Project: Chino Chinatown, Dallas
Save the Date
New Members
Partner Profiles
Chapter Highlights
Ad Index
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NEWH - Summer 2014 - Conference Rounup
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NEWH - Summer 2014 - Scholarships
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NEWH - Summer 2014 - Q&A: Chris Tucker
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NEWH - Summer 2014 - Have You seen?
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NEWH - Summer 2014 - Q&A: Stephanie Thompson
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NEWH - Summer 2014 - Product Know How
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NEWH - Summer 2014 - On the Scene
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NEWH - Summer 2014 - On The Cover: Vaughan Benz’s Scott Vaughan and David Benz
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NEWH - Summer 2014 - Project: Warwick Suites, New York
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NEWH - Summer 2014 - Project: Chino Chinatown, Dallas
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NEWH - Summer 2014 - Save the Date
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NEWH - Summer 2014 - New Members
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NEWH - Summer 2014 - Partner Profiles
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