Join us for an enjoyable evening to celebrate Oregon cheese month featuring a guided wine and cheese pairing flight. This event is designed for anyone interested in learning how different wines and cheeses complement each other. Each cheese was hand selected by our team to highlight the best local Oregon cheeses and to feature the wide variety of cheeses produced in Oregon.
Guests will sample a flight of four curated wines, each paired with a curated cheese chosen to highlight the best in both. Along the way, a wine professional will share insights into pairing principles and the stories behind the selections. Tickets(opens in new tab) include your flight, cheeses, gratuity and a $35 wine credit to use towards a two bottle purchase at the event.
Jules Henry was working as a product design engineer at Apple—his dream job, collaborating with a cadre of cutting-edge talent on the first iPad in 2010, a pivotal point in tech history, and the next-generation, thinner iPad. It was akin to a graduate degree in manufacturing while a revolutionary product was being developed: multiple trips to China, learning industry standards for materials sourcing, integrating complex components, innovating with big teams.
After about two years, though, he felt burned out from stress and neglect for his creative self. During one of those long flights to China in a luxurious business class seat, halfway through a glass of champagne in the pure, offline space when Wi-Fi didn’t reach most planes, he was receiving messages anyway. They were of the nondigital type, telling him to get back to the natural world and work with his hands.
Photo by Cyr Beckley
Soon after, his father was having heart issues, and Henry took a three-month leave to return to Big Sur to help. It was just what he needed, too. A friend taught him how to weld, and he was hooked. He began making chairs as gifts for his father and friends.
The Burning Man Chair That Launched It All
In 2012, preparing to head to Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, he built the precursor to what would become the Volo—a sculptural, curved, oversized rocking lounger made for two with folding tires and a shade canopy—in about a week. He pushed it out onto the playa and left it for anyone to experience.
“It really came through me as this offering of joy and an opportunity to be together with someone you care about,” Henry said.
The positive reaction was immediate, becoming the seed of a company. FR33FORM—the 33 a nod to numerology’s “master teacher” of spiritual upliftment of humanity—took shape, its chairs, swings, tables and sculptural stools all handcrafted in Henry’s Bend workshop.
Each creation is “a vehicle for consciousness to soar”—furniture designed to hold the body in comfort, quiet the mind and open awareness. The key is vestibular stimulation: the gentle, rhythmic movement his pieces allow—like rocking a baby, or drifting in a hammock, that lets the nervous system drop into a regulated, settled state.
“That’s our highest purpose,” he said. “Furniture that expands consciousness. A lofty goal.”
How the Vibe Chair Came to Life
That philosophy found a new expression about six years ago, when acclaimed furniture designer Charles Gibilterra came to Henry to remake a chair he’d designed in the 1970s. Henry couldn’t resist but told him that if they were to redo it, it had to move.
The result is the Vibe—an aluminum-frame chair that delivers what Henry calls freedom of movement. Where other chairs rely on concealed springs and pivots, the Vibe’s flex is built into the material itself. Aluminum gives the same yield strength as steel but with three times more movement, keeping the sitter gently, almost imperceptibly active.
While developing the chair, an idea struck: to create a frame from a single continuous piece—aesthetically pleasing and conveying the message that vital energy recirculates infinitely as we move.
“There is no beginning, and there is no end,” he said. “That’s what you see…no start point or end point to the structure, it’s looping.”
Furniture That Encourages Movement and Connection
The Vibe is FR33FORM’s most accessible piece yet (priced at $550, compared to $8,000 for the Volo), with implications Henry didn’t anticipate. At the massive spring High Point Market trade show in North Carolina, some visitors were moved to tears, recognizing in the chair something their neurodivergent children had been missing all along—a seat that works with the body’s natural need to move, rather than against it.
All of FR33FORM’s pieces are built for the outdoors because Henry believes nature invites what he calls “soft fascination”—a broad, effortless awareness we’re built for. His furniture, he said, is meant to meet you there.
Italians are known for lingering at the table long after the last bite. At the home of Mimmo Rosati and his wife, Kristin Lear Rosati, in Juniper Preserve, meals are meant to be savored—preferably outdoors, with a glass of prosecco or red wine in hand and good company all around.
Try Kristin’s Pavlova With Strawberries recipe below.
Mimmo Rosati and his wife, Kristin Lear Rosati
“That’s our summer lifestyle. Italy in the summer is all about the outdoors,” said Mimmo, who grew up in Italy’s Umbria region and owns the home furnishings store Borgo Rosati in Bend’s Box Factory.
Their covered patio, complete with a fire pit and built-in grill, becomes the heart of the home during warm weather. Kristin, who grew up in Central Oregon, sets the teak Boca dining table with antlers, foraged juniper berries and tall grasses.
“I’ll stick a little piece of something in the napkin ring,” Kristin said. “He always calls me his Bend girl.”
Meanwhile, Mimmo might prepare a simple plate of spaghetti aglio e olio in a kitchen finished with white subway tile and rich wood floors. The result feels unmistakably Italian, with a distinctly high-desert sense of place.
A Tuscan-Style Villa in Juniper Preserve
The Rosatis’ four-bedroom Tuscan-style villa overlooks the Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course at Juniper Preserve. With its sandy stucco exterior and stone accents, the home reflects the understated elegance visitors recognize from Borgo Rosati, where shoppers are welcomed with prosecco or espresso while browsing furnishings and décor sourced from around the world.
“Our customers travel. They like to have something that is unique,” Mimmo said.
Inside, the couple mixes heirloom-quality pieces with contemporary furnishings, creating rooms that feel curated rather than formal. A guest bedroom pairs an upholstered Brazilian bed with an Italian side table, while the living room layers a modern American chair beside a low Indonesian wood stool. A Belgian sheepskin rests atop a vintage Iranian rug that has been gently bleached to soften its colors.
“It’s cool, because you can see the stitching; it’s not too perfect,” Kristin said.
Collecting Furniture and Décor from Around the World
Mimmo’s appreciation for furniture began in Perugia, Italy, where, as a child, he selected antiques for his parents’ home from local markets. Kristin, who lived in Argentina in the late 1990s, shares his passion for giving vintage objects new purpose.
In the breakfast nook, a chicken basket discovered at a market has been transformed into a pendant light that hangs above an original artwork by Mimmo’s daughter, Francesca Rosati.
Elsewhere, the dining room combines a gilded French mirror with a wall installation Kristin created by attaching horns to antique silver trays. The mix of refined European antiques and rustic materials reflects the couple’s philosophy that contrasting styles create warmth and personality.
Mimmo’s marble-topped bar, which now serves as a sideboard, was found at Paris’ famed Marché Aux Puces and is believed to date to around 1780. Nearby, built-in shelving displays meaningful objects collected over the years, including an owl feather Kristin found in the yard beneath a glass dome and an antique orange toy truck from Mimmo’s childhood collection.
“A house should be a home and represent who you are, your experience,” Mimmo said.
Bringing Italy to Central Oregon
Throughout the house, personal keepsakes tell the story of the Rosatis’ travels and family history. Our Lady of Luján statues, a wooden wakeboard from the 1920s and a 50-year-old Arbequina olive tree all hold special meaning.
The olive tree was purchased in Tuscany before being transported to Seattle, where the couple met and married, and eventually moved with them to Bend. It has become a living reminder of Italy inside their Central Oregon home.
For Mimmo, Bend offers a familiar rhythm. The region’s soft light reminds him of the Mediterranean, while its outdoor lifestyle echoes the culture he grew up with in Umbria.
“Bend for me is a place that you can really relax, lie back and enjoy,” he said.
Recipe: Kristin’s Pavlova With Strawberries
A crisp meringue shell with a marshmallow-soft center, topped with whipped cream and balsamic-kissed strawberries, this pavlova is one of Kristin Rosati’s favorite desserts for entertaining outdoors.
Kristin Rosati’s Pavlova With Strawberries
Ingredients
For the Meringue
4 egg whites
Pinch of salt
1½ cups superfine sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon white-wine vinegar
A few drops of vanilla extract
For the Topping
1 pound strawberries, hulled and halved or quartered
½ teaspoon high-quality vanilla extract
1 teaspoon high-quality balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons superfine sugar
2 cups heavy cream
Directions
Step 1
Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and trace an 8- or 9-inch circle onto the paper as a guide. Turn the parchment over so the pencil marking faces down.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the egg whites and salt. Begin beating on low speed, gradually increasing to high. Once soft peaks begin to form, add the sugar one tablespoon at a time until the meringue is stiff and glossy.
Step 2
Gently fold the cornstarch, white-wine vinegar and vanilla into the meringue. Spoon the mixture inside the traced circle, shaping it into a round disk with smooth sides and a slightly flattened top.
Place in the oven, immediately reduce the temperature to 300 degrees and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Turn off the oven and allow the meringue to cool completely inside.
Step 3
In a mixing bowl, combine the strawberries with the vanilla, balsamic vinegar and sugar. Cover and let the berries sit at room temperature for at least 15 minutes, or up to 2 hours.
Step 4
Carefully peel the cooled meringue from the parchment and place it on a serving platter or cake stand. Gently crack the top with the back of a spoon to create a shallow nest.
Whip the heavy cream until it forms soft peaks, then spread it evenly over the meringue. Spoon the strawberries and their juices over the whipped cream before serving.
