Jenny Argie and Andrew Thornton combined their two disciplines in fine art and architecture to develop a playful, creative process that is the backbone of Argington, the couple’s modern children’s furniture company created in 2002. Each piece was borne out of necessity. A question asked an and ultimately a problem solved.

How do we build a bunk bed that we can live with? How do we make a children’s play table in a responsible, sustainable way that’s also beautiful and won’t ruin the aesthetic of our living room? Remembering always that while it may be for their children, Jenny and Andrew would still have to look at and live with these pieces.

They are passionate about the idea of family as a new way of life in difficult times. Family is their foundation, muse and finally, Argington’s motivation. They work as a family, beginning with their children, who are the inspiration for each piece, and ending in the studio where loose sketches start Jenny and Andrews lively creative process. Where the architect/mathematician plays off the energy of the fine artist and the personality of the furniture is developed. Furniture crafted to be shared with and used by other families and built to be strong enough to serve successive waves of toddlers and grow with them through their many phases of development.

Mindful that we can no longer act in a way that puts our planet at risk, Argington’s furniture is made conscientiously to minimize its environmental impact. The newest Argington collection will be born in these challenging times. Jenny and Andrew, like so many other "creative’s" are nesting with new ideas about what is necessary and what is relevant. With a new baby girl and two young boys around the house and design studio, the couples own inspirational environment continues to evolve.