AMEICO
Sales & Marketing (2014-2023)
Sales & Marketing (2014-2023)
Based in New Milford, CT, AMEICO is an importer and distributor of 20th and 21st century industrial design. After working out of a small office in New Milford for 14 years, owner Peter Kahane started looking for new space, not only to provide his employees with a better working environment, but also to show his wide collection of home, office, & tabletop products, lighting, and furnishings. In the same block was an abandoned building which was built in 1918 to house the SNET Telephone Exchange for the area, but had laid dormant since the early 1990s. In 2012 AMEICO purchased the building and began extensive remediation and renovations.
By the end of 2013, the office was working from the new location at 29 Church, and work began on setting up a retail shop, furniture and lighting showroom, a kitchen, and a library. 29 Church opened to the public on June 15th, 2014.
“I wanted to let you know that seeing your space and the objects you carry was a turning point for me as a creative and a huge inspiration for the grant I later applied for. I mentioned that trip in my thesis as it was the first time I had seen so many beautifully designed chairs, ceramics, lighting, books, posters - every inch was considered and had design history - all in one place. I owe you a massive thank you for sharing that design playground with my class.”
-UCONN Student, after visiting AMEICO with their design class
29 Church in the New York Times, June 19, 2013:
