FUNC: The Confluence of Fun & Function

I recently got a teaser email from Shawn Green telling me a bit about a new brand he was involved with by the name of FUNC. Mr. Green is well known in the industry from his stints at KI and Knoll. He brings to the table vast experience in market intelligence and product design and development. Currently, he’s Vice President of Design for Baresque, the parent of the fledgling brand FUNC, which is supported by their distribution partners MDC Interior Solutions in the U.S. and Crown Surface Solutions in Canada. Being a huge fan of The Godfather of Soul and the progenitor of Funk, Mr. James Brown, I was intrigued; so, I rang-up Mr. Green to learn more. In the best tradition of the great pandemic, we arranged a Zoom meeting for a “Zoomerview” (the confluence of Zoom and interview). For the rest of the story I invite you to my recap of our …