For Belgian-born Tom and Sabine Verellen, the visionaries behind their family-run, eponymous furniture company, the goal is not only to make beautiful pieces that will be passed down through generations, but to create designs that evoke warmth and ease. “We want our furniture to live in homes that draw you in, homes that make people happy,” Tom reflects. Comfort, which they believe to be the foundation of well-being, is at the heart of Verellen’s design philosophy. This begins with the finest fabrics—including authentic Belgian linens, rich mohairs and plush velvets—from the world’s best mills. A European influence also informs the furniture’s elegant proportions and shapes.
These elements come to life in the company’s light-filled High Point factory, “where everything is made by hand with sustainable materials,” Tom says. The finished pieces then make their way to ateliers in High Point, New York, Dallas and the newest outpost in Denver. Themes of ease and well-being come full circle at the family’s Wilmington, North Carolina, beach house (shown on the previous page) where sculptural pieces bask in a luxuriously casual environment that epitomizes the Verellen lifestyle. “It’s a sanctuary for us,” Sabine shares. A place where nothing is too precious and time slows—the same sense of calm they hope for their customers.
The Esme sofa holds court in a living room setting.
Tom and Sabine in their adopted home state of North Carolina.
In the Wilmington, North Carolina, living room of Verellen founders Tom and Sabine Verellen, Gemma and Wilma wing chairs and Olive nesting tables are right at home in the cozy environment.
The Esme sofa holds court in a living room setting.
The Bobbio table lamp illuminates the Menorca console.
Verellen furniture makers finish pieces by hand in the High Point factory.