Gibilterra's new Prairie House Collection of casual oak furniture was well received at the International Home Furnishings Market in High Point in October.
Gibilterra said the group is rotted in the Prairie School of Frank Lloyd Wright design.
"I approached the design by trying to create a product with character, symbolism and rootedness," Gibilterra said.
Gibilterra added that the words "character" and "integrity" also apply to Greg Wambold, president of the 17-year-old Simi Valley, Calif., company that manufactures the Prairie House Collection furniture.
Gibilterra's last residential grouping was the popular Ponderosa Pine, made by Brown Saltman Co.
With his comeback into residential design, Gibilterra said he probably is more involved in manfuacturing than most designers.
In the United States, the simple, naturalistic forms of the Arts & Crafts Movement became the most sought-after fashions of the early 1900s and are among the most prized antiques today, continuing to inspire contemporary furniture designers like Gibilterra.
