Furniture
as art

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said. “So the top of her head
looked like a startish.”

Currie, 26, has worked at
Bryan Stratten Hair Design for
five years.

Furniture to live on

For Tibor Lipschitz, well

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made furniture is an art.
Hence the name of his busi-
ness: Art Upholstering Studio.

For 30 years he has owned
a business in West Vancouver,
but is a newcomer on this
block.

Armed with 200 years of

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family history in the uphol-
stery business, Lipschitz, cmi-
grated from Hungary to
Monucat in 1956 with three
cents in his pocket.

He worked for another
Hungarian at first but was only
paid two dollars for a month.

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So he started his own business,
and eventually expanded to
hiring 36 emplovees after nine
years.

Working hard is second
nature to Lipschitz who at 71
still works six or seven days a
week.

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“I love to work. I love to
create things. We make the
nicest handmade furniture.”

A lot of new furniture is
garbage, he said. “Don’t buy
any ready made furniture.
People just cheat people.”

He pointed out a beautiful
reupholstered sofa that is 45
years old. “It’s going home
tomorrow,” said the proud
artisan.

All the rest...
The other businesses on the
street, west to east, are West
Vancouver Public Safety. -
Building, Chianti Cafe, Dick’s
Appliances, Yoko's — Haute
Coiffure Lted., Humberston
Edwards Fine Art, Beach Side
Cafe and Esso service station.
Tf you have a business that is
part of a unique or otherwise
vorthbile block, or know of any,
let ns know. Write ro Commercial
Arennes c/o Robert Galster at
the North Shore News, 1139/
Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver,
V7MO 2H4 oor e-mail?
robert@nusnews.com on

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