We believe that quality lasts, as such we spend our time sourcing and breathing new life into classic 20th century furniture.
We offer a collection of handpicked European furniture, ceramics and art from the 20th century.
Our site is updated regularly; if there is something you are particularly looking for, please contact us and we will endeavour to find it for you.
We ship worldwide, contact us for a delivery quote if you are outside mainland UK.
In November 2023 we opened our first store and studio in St Albans city centre. Here we have curated a selection of our favourite pieces from the full collection on this website.
Our in-house upholstery studio will showcase the traditional skills used to sensitively restore our latest pieces.
3b London Rd,St Albans, AL1 1LA
opening times,
w-s 10.30-5
sun-t by appointment
We are passionate about the positive impact buying vintage furniture has on the environment. We strive to use natural materials and treatments during the repair and restoration of our furniture.
Finn Juhl Model 136 armchair for France & Son. Beautifully sculpted teak frame with Finn Juhl Classic design elements: a floating seat and floating backrest and fine arms. This chair has new upholstery and foam and retains the metal spring system that gives the seat and backrest added comfort.
Blue/purple 100% wool fabric by Danish Art Weaving
maker's badge to the frame
Dimensions Height: 30.5 in (77.47 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 32 in (81.28 cm)Seat Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)
A large teak sideboard, in excellent condition by Danish designer Hans Peter Hansen. Comprising of 3 sliding doors and 4 baize lined drawers with hidden handles, We have fully stripped and re oiled this sideboard to show its beautiful patina.
Dimensions 240cm wide x 46.5cm deep x 80cm high
Born in Copenhagen in 1914, Hansen studied carpentry at the Copenhagen School of Crafts before working as a joiner. He then studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts where he developed his modernist design style.
In 1944, Hansen founded his own furniture company, Hans Hansen Furniture with his wife, Goethe. The company quickly became known for its innovative and functional designs, which won several prestigious awards.
He also designed furniture for major companies such as Fritz Hansen and Le Clint.
A Finnish 'Pirkka' chair with a pine back, two-part seat and ebonised supports, designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara
Dimensions H75 cm, W37 cm, seat height of 43 cm.
Born in 1914 into the family of a forester, where culture and creativity was appreciated. Ilmari studied at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in Finland. Going on to work with, and be heavily influenced by revered architects Alvar Aalto and Le Corbusier.
Tapiovaara believed High-quality and reasonably-priced objects belonged to all. His aspirations and career were interrupted by the war. However he was still able to gain experience as an interior designer during the trench warfare period when he became head of the production office of the 5th division in the forests of East Karelia. The office produced building and interior solutions for the army. Under Tapiovaara’s guidance, dugouts, mess halls, cattle sheds, utensils and pieces of furniture were created. The work was done with limited tools and the wood was taken from the surrounding forest. Tapiovaara learned how a tool shapes a product and vice versa. “I had been in a good school, evidently the best college of my life,” he reminisced later on.
Even though Tapiovaara created many different products during his career, he believed the chair to be the key to optimum interior design. “He designed chairs again and again. He remade chairs and formed whole product families through them, with shelving and tables”.
Designed in 1956, the loveseat was loosely inspired by the silhouette of the Windsor chair, it features a moulded timber seat and spindle back-rest, curved to align with the body and provide optimal comfort. The loveseat uses traditional Windsor wedge and tenon joinery techniques, in which the loveseat’s legs are extended through the seat and secured with a wedge. These joints are then sanded until they lie flush with the seat to create a strong and durable base.
The seat is in excellent condition.
Dimensions,
Width: 117cm
Depth: 53cm
Height: 82cm
Seat Height: 47cm
Seat Depth: 39.5cm
A highly unique design by Italian architect, furniture and lighting designer, Vico Magistretti (1920-2006) for Cassina in 1983. The Veranda's adjustable frame allows the seat to be positioned in various states. The foot rest can be pulled out entirely and a handle by the seat lifted to recline the chair. The head-rest can be lifted to cradle the head.
The chair has a steel frame with black leather, the leather has been cleaned and is in very good condition with no tears.
This is not currently in our shore so please contact us if you would like to view it.
There are 2 armchairs available, priced individually. We also have a matching 3 seater sofa available (last 2 photos)
Dimensions H 104 (max) x W 127 x D 91 cm
A highly unique design by Italian architect, furniture and lighting designer, Vico Magistretti (1920-2006) for Cassina in 1983.
This sofa consists of 3 separate seats that are attached to a black wooden table. The chairs swivel around the table to allow it to be used in several positions. Each seat has an adjustable back rest. The two end chairs rotate inwards at 90 degrees, so that they can be transformed into three facing lounge chairs and two side tables. The back rests can also be folded to become a low backed sofa (height 89 cm). The head rests adjust to fold or unfold and support the head.
The leather has been cleaned and is in excellent condition with just some very small scratches.
Dimensions, W 258cm D 83cm H 89cm (folded back)
We have 2 matching Veranda armchairs available (last photo) and listed separately.
If you would like to view this sofa, please contact us as it is not currently at our store.
This is a very unusual lamp, it has a bulb located under the cream fabric shade, and another inside the base which is screwed in upside down, illuminating the base, shining through the holes providing a warm light. The lamp has 2 handles and a brown glaze.
Uk Plug. PAT tested.
Dimensions 47cm high
A H MacIntosh of Kirkcaldy, Harris teak sideboard, late 1960s, with horizontally ribbed cupboard doors flanked to the right by three drawers, on rounded legs. In excellent condition, has been sanded and oiled. with no marks to the top. Contains a lovely red baize lined cutlery drawer.
Dimensions 170cm wide x 45cm deep x 77cm high
£550.00
Large studio pottery charger by Michael Cardew for Wenford Bridge Pottery, c1975, Britain (Copy)
£550.00
A large open studio pottery charger or table centre, with combed design over a two tone olive green glaze, impressed Wenford Bridge stamp to the base,
47cm x 36cm
Michael Cardew (1901-1983) was a pupil of prolific potter Bernard Leach. He went on to run Winchcombe pottery in Gloucestershire where he produced mainly domestic ware. During the 1930s he moved to Wenford Bridge Pottery in Cornwall where he began to experiment with new ceramic shapes and decorations. A retrospective exhibition was mounted at the crafts council in 1976 and he was awarded the OBE for contribution to British ceramics the same year. He has published many significant books on the art of pottery.
A 3 seater sofa by British Midcentury furniture manufacturer R W Toothill. This frame is sturdy and made from solid Aformosia. It has been stripped and oiled to reveal its rich patina, it has some small marks to the frame consistent with age. The fire retardant cushions are new as are the pure wool covers.
This is available to view in store.
Dimensions:
Height: 71cm
Width: 168.5cm
Depth: 90cm
Seat height: 45cm
R W Toothill was founded by Reg Toothill in Newton Aycliffe after the 2nd World War. His original business was making loose covers for existing sofas.
Wartime and Post War restrictions greatly limited production of new fumiture and even in the early 1950's it was extremely difficult for new manufacturers to make furniture particularly as wood was severely rationed and only available to larger makers. If you couldn't buy a new sofa whether it was because there was so little available or down to cost, the onty altenative was to have an existing one re-done and loose covers were a lot cheaper than full re-upholstery.
Toothill mainly used afromosia in the 1960's for their frames and detailing. It's sometimes called African teak but it's not from the teak family and is darker and harder to work with. It was used by Guy Rogers of Liverpool for their sofas and chairs in the early 1960's but they later moved on to using teak whereas Toothill continued to work with afromosia which has the most stunning grain running through it.
An Original Hans Wegner Model J18 'Black Edition' rocking chair for Danish manufacturer FDB Möbler, Originally designed in 1944.
The rocking chair has a painted beech frame, blade style runners, high spindle back and traditional paper cord seat.
They paper chord is in very good condition with minor staining, the paint has worn away over time in various places on the chair, giving a lovely vintage aesthetic.
Dimensions,
Height (107 cm) Width (63 cm) Depth (93 cm) Seat Height (42 cm)
A Two-seat sofa DS-2011/02 manufactured by De Sede, Switzerland in the early 1980s.
An impressive design with a solid steel construction and grey leather upholstery. The DS 2011 has a compact form which is perfect for small spaces and flexible living.
This sofa's original leather upholstery is in very good condition with minor wear to the seat cushions (photographed). The original SEDE backing fabric is in perfect condition on the underside of the cushions.
This sofa is not currently in our store, if you wish to view it, please get in touch and we will deliver to the shop for your visit.
Dimensions - 83cm high, 190cm wide
A pair of 1970's teak single door bedside cabinets with circular handles and stainless decoration, on ebonised legs
Dimensions 40 x 30 x 62 cm
A 1960/70's teak cabinet with two glazed sliding doors on turned legs. We have sanded and oiled the cabinet and the glass is in excellent condition.
Dimensions - 76 x 26 x 59 cm
A teak, tambour doored music cabinet, manufactured in Denmark by Vantinge Mobelindustri in the 1970s.
To the left of the he cabinet are 4 compartments for vinyl. The central column comprising of 3 draws with cut away handles, has a top compartment with sections for cassette tapes. The other 2 drawers are leather lined. There is single shelf to the right of the drawers.
The tambour doors run smoothly.
Stamped to the underside
Dimensions 121 x 47 x 75 cm
Vantinge Möbelfabrik, commonly known as Vantinge Mobelindustri, is a Danish furniture manufacturer that was established in 1943 by Johannes Vantinge in Denmark. The company began as a small workshop producing wooden furniture, mainly for the local market. In the 1960s it became known for its high-quality, Scandinavian-designed furniture establishing partnerships with designers such as Arne Jacobsen, Hans Wegner, and Finn Juhl.
This Cobra desk lamp is in excellent condition with slight wear consistent with age.
It is in full working order, with a British plug attached.
Dimensions, W 21cm D 33cm H 25cm
Masayuki Kurokawa was born in Nagoya, Japan in 1937. After graduating from the Nagoya Institute of Technology and completing his doctorate at Waseda University, He established Kurokawa Masayuki Architect Studio in 1967, Butsugaku Research Institute in 1998 and Designtope Co. Ltd. in 2001 which supports young designers.
Known as the "Godfather of Japanese Design", Masayuki Kurokawa has become synonymous with successfully blending eastern and western aesthetic concepts, initiated a new era of architecture and industrial moulding design in Japan.
His works span multiple fields of architecture, interior, furniture, and products. Masayuki Kurokawa was a guest professor at several universities in Japan and China and has won multiple awards including the Design of the Day, German IF Award, and Good Design Golden Award.
His works are part of permanent collections in art institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and the Denver Art Museum.
Yamagiwa Corporation
The Yamagiwa corporation was founded in 1923 by Hirofumi Yamagiwa (1900-1947). Yamagiwa is the leading Japanese lighting manufacturer. The company also sells lighting from several global lamp producerssych as FLOS, Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Poulsen, Artemide, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Le Klint, Anglepoise, Tom Dixon and many more. Yamagiwa is part of Maruwa Co., Ltd.
The company produced many lamps for Staff. Among others the lamps designed by Kazuo Motozawa and Motoko Ishii.
The chair is awesome!! - Kuniyoshi K, Tokyo
Love the chair and so pleased to have it delivered so promptly - Stephen G, London
Lovely and even better than described - C Lowe, York
The chair is lovely, thankyou - Helen E, Edinburgh
Great vase! A real pleasure to deal with you. Thanks - Jax B, Manchester