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PAGE 10, Wli-IITY .FREE PRESS& WEDNESDAY, JANUARY,20, 1988 Fulrniture maker opens showroo nPry t .By BRYCE COOPER Winrich Weller has been making furniture for 40 years and he has now 'opened a new showroom 'in Learning his trade in his home country of Germany at 15, Weller came to Canada in the early fifties and began his business soon after. He was previously located in Toronto but has made the move to Whitby with the operning of Weller Gallery on Perry St., Managing. the. new Wbitby showroom is Weller's wife, Dagmar. Dagmar finds her new job a little difficuit but it requires a lot less physical labor than hier previous job as a cook -for Trafalgar Castle School. The Welers chose to move the showroom to Witby because it was dloser to home. "We decided to open up this one (the Whitby showroom) mainly because Whitby is our home," says Dagmar Weller who, alohg with ber husband, have been residents' of Whitby for eight years. The showroom is relatively small, however, because a majority of the work done by Weller is by custom order. "People like to save up for fur- niture. They like to get something unique," says Dagmar Weller.-, "'There is no limit to the work that can* be done," she says of her husband's experience. as a, craftsman. The showroom is decorated with a few pieces, most of whicli are in the traditional Canadian style, which is more contemporary. Each piece does not just stand on its own, as they are complementeci with handmnade works of various Canadian and international artists. The Wellers also displayed some of these works on their own, especially the works of Canadian glass blowers. Ail of the furniture is mdeby Weller or* the other two craftsmen he employs at bis workshop located in Pickering. Weller himself has becomýe quite popular as a furniture maker and recentlv comvleted a model suite for a Harborfront condominiumn complex in Toronto. Weller repairs antique furniture and restores pieces to their former beauty. He also assisted on the restoration and renovation of the Royal Ontario Museum. Dagmar sees a strong future for' the company and is confident in finding a lot of local business. DAGMAR WELLER Gallery on Perry St. displays somne hOby of the furniture on show at the ne.w Weller GO-NATURAL HEALTH AND 0*0 BEAUTY CENTRE LIMITED :0 .Super Clearance Sale IAJ1 N T> 1*linens Seeigr i Beitevngt..1.WHITE SALE 30% off Fieldcrest THURDAY-RIDA-SATRDAYRoyal Velvet ~ THRSDY-FRDAYSATUDAY20% off ail Bedding CRUISEWEAR AND SPRING FASHIONS ARRIVING DAILY 1031/2 Mary St. W. 40-939 143 Brock St., South Downtown Whitby 668-1266 Leotards, Track Suits, Maternity Wear, Bathing Suits, Skating Wear, Children's Wear 0l 20% OFF Artie Fox Capes and Coats, Evening Suits, Jumpsuits and 2 Piece Suits 121 BROCK ST. N., WHITBY 668-2661:e GOLDEN GAIE :C-f DFTAUR1ANT CHINESE FOOD BUFFET DAILY (SALAD BAR INCLUDED) BIG FEAST IN LITTLE CUJINA LUNCH $5.25 DINNER $8.9 Dine in and take away service -AND.MANY SPECIALS 107 BROCK ST. S., WHITBY 668-2222 Downt.ow FURMITURE& UPHOLSTERY LTD. 'ANTIQUES 'NO*DIP RESTORED STRIPPING *CUSTOM eREPAIRS UPHOLSTERY .REFINISHING A large selection * of Victorian parlour turniture available 413 DUNDAS ST. E. WHITBY 668-5481 - ............ 1