The Tricentennial Limited Edition Piano - The Biography
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"Dakota Jackson was chosen to collaborate on the design of Steinway's Tricentennial grand piano not only because he is one of America's foremost furniture designers, but because his creations are noted for their pure, clean lines that celebrate function and beautifully uncluttered form," says Frank Mazurco, Executive Vice President of Steinway & Sons.
Jackson began building his reputation for furniture design more than 25 years ago, and he has created couture, one-of-a-kind pieces for celebrities and private residences around the world.
Moreover, his corporate client list is filled with names such as Este Lauder, The Four Seasons Hotel in New York, The Regent Hotel in Hong Kong, as well as the executive offices of General Motors, IBM, Dell Computers, Columbia Pictures and Time-Warner.
With the commission to design Steinway & Sons' Tricentennial artcase piano for the 300th anniversary of the invention of the piano, Jackson returns to his design-by-commission roots.
Growing up in a family of magicians in New York City, Jackson toured the country as a child performer, later turning his creative focus to custom-designed furniture for the private and corporate clients listed above. Jackson says that "innovative design is inextricably linked to innovative technology," and he approached the Tricentennial design on that basis.
A lecturer at design schools and museums across the country, Jackson has won numerous design awards, including a National Endowment of the Arts Award, and an American Institute of Architecture Award for the design of a Winnetka, IL synagogue that was a collaboration with H. Gary Frank.
In 1998, Jackson also collaborated with well-known architect Peter Eisenman on the design for a Dakota Jackson showroom in the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.
Jackson designed the David Yurman Boutique on Madison Avenue, and currently is designing the chapel at the North American headquarters for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, both in Manhattan.
Jackson's furniture is displayed in museums throughout Europe and the United States, and his company has 20 design showrooms across the country. The company's main showroom is in Manhattan, and its two factories are in Long Island City, N.Y. where Steinway & Sons' world headquarters is also located.