This spring marks a bold new chapter for Southwest Florida interior designer and Gulfshore Life 2020 Man of the Year Dwayne Bergmann. Fresh off the launch of his first furniture collection—a sculptural, 52-piece line created with Ohio-based manufacturer Abner Henry—today Dwayne introduces Barrett Bergmann Home: a new accessories brand developed with his partner and the firm’s senior VP of design, Kyle Barrett. While the furniture line showcases Dwayne’s refined eye for form and craftsmanship, Barrett Bergmann Home leans into the art of finishing touches, with silk florals, scented bath products, soft goods, vanities and decorative accents designed to elevate everyday living.
New Furniture Line with Abner Henry
After successful launches of his namesake cabinetry (spot two examples in this dance-inspired Indiana home) and marble tables and design objects for Kreoo, Dwayne returns with an expansive furniture line: a 52-piece collection produced with Abner Henry, the high-design workshop rooted in Ohio’s Amish traditions.
Unveiled at High Point Market in April and available through your design professional, the to-the-trade line blends Art Deco and midcentury design with classical European references, all reimagined through a contemporary American lens. Each piece—from ottomans to storage to beds—reflects Dwayne’s crisp, curated aesthetic. “I didn’t want to recreate anything on the market,” he says.
Abner Henry, led by multigenerational maker Ernest Hershberger, brings deep design fluency to the collaboration. (Past partners include The Metropolitan Museum of Art.) Based in Holmes County, the heart of Ohio’s Amish furniture-making community, the workshop fuses time-tested techniques with digital fabrication and the handiwork of fellow Amish makers, allowing for hand-applied finishes and one-off detailing without compromising consistency. The partnership gives Dwayne room to experiment at scale.
Across the line, dark blues and grays meet wood, metal and suede finishes. Faceted panels cover the Roma credenzas; a dramatically lined cocktail table in the Hvar collection layers visual tension with practical use, with a matching ottoman designed to float neatly beneath. One of his favorites? The Glasgow nightstand, with a stylized drawer face and waterfall curve nodding to Art Deco ornamentation.
Dwayne’s planning to integrate the monolithic Crete bench and cocktail table into the new home he’s moving into this fall. The move underscores his personal connection to the line, which is shaped by the designer’s travels, appreciation for craftsmanship and eye for sharp tailoring.
Courtesy Dwayne Bergmann Interiors
Courtesy Dwayne Bergmann Interiors
Courtesy Dwayne Bergmann Interiors
Courtesy Dwayne Bergmann Interiors
Introducing Barrett Bergmann Home
Decor takes center stage in Dwayne’s newest debut: Barrett Bergmann Home. Nearly three years in the making, the luxury homewares brand, launched today with partner Kyle, began as a bath-focused concept and has evolved into a full-scale lifestyle collection. With more than 400 designs spanning florals, fragrance, bath, textiles and vanities, the label launches as trade-only, with plans to expand to local and national retailers.
In the designer’s Fort Myers warehouse, craftspeople pour the candles and home fragrances and shape the faux florals, which honor the Japanese ikebana tradition. Known for its sculptural lines and intentional use of negative space, ikebana arrangements require stems that bend and hold shape—qualities most faux materials can’t replicate. To solve that, the team developed a proprietary silk grass with the strength and flexibility to support circular motion without breaking. The result: the first faux arrangements capable of honoring ikebana’s artistic flair and signature arc and movement.
Barrett Bergmann’s bedding and bath offerings reflect the same attention to detail. The line includes Italian-made sheets, decorative pillows and duvet inserts made from natural materials like breathable, down-free alpaca and mulberry silk. (We’re eyeing the 300-thread-count sateen sheets with a buttery feel, made to outperform trendier ultra-high-thread-count options.)
For the bath, Dwayne and Kyle tapped Abner Henry to craft solid wood vanities, while accessories—soap dispensers, tissue holders, linen bins—are produced in Brazil using luxe, tactile finishes like stitched leather and black horse hair-on-hide. The pieces nod to classic grooming rituals but are executed with a sleek, cosmopolitan edge that reflects the couple’s layered, masculine aesthetic. “In Southwest Florida, there aren’t many people catering to that more masculine interior look,” Dwayne says.
The Barrett Bergmann site goes live May 6, extending the design firm’s signature polish and design-first mindset into every room of the home.
Courtesy Dwayne Bergmann Interiors
Courtesy Dwayne Bergmann Interiors
Courtesy Dwayne Bergmann Interiors
Courtesy Dwayne Bergmann Interiors