There's a DWR in Cambridge, pretty sure its on Mass Ave., is that the price range you're looking for?

Also may want to check out the Boston Design Center

also i know there's a place on mass ave just outside of
porter sq...across from taco loco

price is really not an issue at this point. we're flying from canada to look for furniture, so we are willing to look at anything at this point.

any suggestions for nyc would be greatly appreciated as well.

merci.

along mass ave just before you get to Harvard Square there are a number of furniture places (including the aforementioned Design Within Reach).

There are also some in Boston in the back bay and around the south end

a listing for new york...i think dune, moss, cassini would
be good stops...but there are probably others...white on
white offers cheaper knockoffs...and there's modernica as
well.

http://www.citidex.com/2777.htm#C6828

ferd I don't know what you might be looking for in furniture but I would be glad to introduce you to one of my clients who happens to
build beautiful furniture. It isn't Boston and it isn't New York, but all those folk seem to visit here one time or another:

http://www.troybrookvisions.com/tbv_001.htm

^^ snooker..the one thing he/she did ask for was modern
furniture...i would imagine that means post 1930 at least...
unlike the pieces your friend makes which seem really
traditional, but could be modern in a 'modern compared
to the renaissance or previous time period' kind of modern

He can crank on modern as well.....He just doesn't put them on his site

oh. my bad.

if price is not an issue, why don't you have them designed and built

Here is another stop of point if your traveling from Bean Town to New York: Think Lars will agree on this one...Modern.. and price is not an object

http://www.georgechampioncompany.com/modernshop/