home: event [ midcentury east ]

Head to east london this October to visit another brilliant Modern Shows event. Get hold of some fantastic mid century pieces with some of Europe’s best dealers in furniture, ceramics, glassware, fabrics and much more.

If you like a bit of Eames, Jacobsen and Bertoia then this is the place for you. This time not only can you explore all the usual great offerings, but you can marvel at the Grade II listed Haggerston School. This is Erno Goldfinger’s only secondary school built between 1964 and 1965.

Sunday 9th Oct 2016

10am – 4pm

Tickets £10

Check modernshows.com for ticket info.

home: found this [ light ]

Bring midcentury style into your home with this perfect repro of a 50s-60s style light fitting from IKEA.

The GARDSKAR light shade is a great copy of the amazing design of the last century. It’s a great combination of red and white glass, and it gives a great diffused light that evenly spreads around a room.

£59 IKEA

home: featured [ cult furniture ]

When you are picking those design classics for your home, wanting a certain look and style, and especially if you have a small budget, Cult Furniture is a must visit store. Either online or at their south London store there is a veritable feast of design classics. Choose from styles inspired by Eames, Tolix, George Nelson, Hans J Wegner and other midcentury modern designs and the range includes chairs, tables, desks, lighting and other home accessories.

The prices are incomparable for the quality and choice and when furniture goes into the same department it’s even better.

In 2015 they also have now their own designed pieces under the label Cult Living and this offers more affordable super design for the home.

”You know how it goes, you see beautiful designer chairs, designs you really appreciate and would love to have in your home, but the prices are just way too high!

Cult Furniture started in 2010 for this very reason, to make designer furniture affordable and accessible to everyone. Keeping the quality of the original design but cutting the price by dealing direct with factories and avoiding the middle man.”

http://www.cultfurniture.com

811-813 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 3JH.

Open: Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm and Saturday from 10am to 5pm.

home: event [ midcentury fair ]

Midcentury fans will have these events as a must-go on their calendars.

Midcentury Modern know how to put on an event, collating the best of midcentury traders under one roof a few times a year. Attracting both dealers and enthusiasts kitting out their homes or work places, there is an plethora of furniture and homewares to browse and shop. The standard, quality and price range is great.

The next pop up event is at The Kia Oval Cricket Ground SE11 on Sunday 15th May (full details below)

home: nice price [ light shade ]

Subtle and elegant, and at £29 this beautiful mouth blown glass lamp shade is a steal from Made.com.

We love it’s midcentury influence and the coloured glass tone is perfect.

It’s smooth on the outside, but with a rippled effect on the inside it creates a lovely light effect.

This shade would look great in a reading corner or clustered with a few of the same colour, or similar styles but different colours, from the range.

home: featured [ Homeplace ]

Based in Walthamstow Homeplace has an eclectic selection of vintage, midcentury, retro and contemporary furniture, lighting and homeware.

‘We are passionate about great design – contemporary as well as midcentury but we are also fans of the quirky and the whimsical..and we like nothing better than mixing them all up to create eclectic interiors with heaps of individuality’

As well as the larger furniture and lighting pieces Homeplace had some great gift ideas, including ceramics, artwork and kitchenware, and with it’s ever-changing collection you get the best choice of styles and colours to fit your home.

Visit homeplace.co.uk to shop the collection. [ hire options are also available ]

home: event [ antiques market ]

With the weather improving and warmer days coming – it’s time to get back into outdoor market shopping.

Our favourite, and everyone’s favourite worst kept secret, is the incredible Sunbury Antiques Market which has had its home, for now 37 years, at the vast Kempton Park Racecourse. This epic, endless land, houses over 700 outdoor and indoor stalls with furniture, accessories and paraphernalia up for sale. Every era, style, taste and price range is covered here. Nab anything from a bargain 1960s chair for a fiver to old industrial buckets for a tenner or splurge on incredible antique or midcentury furniture. There is many a design classic to be had.

Visit this haven for interiors shopping on the second or last Tuesday of every month.

Next market // Tuesday 12th April

Free // opens at 6.30am

Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury-On-Thames

home: found this [ planter ]

home: found this [ midcentury planter ]

The beautiful design of these midcentury style planters from West Elm is perfect with the walnut tapered legs, retro feel, patterned ceramics in great tones and their quality, solid feel.

A gorgeous addition to any room to bring that feeling of the outdoors in. Amazing in a cluster of a few, where space allows but also a clean statement piece of it stands alone.

Available in two sizes and various colours and patterns.

Planter / West Elm £149

home: daily [ lighting discount ]

Take advantage of 15% off vintage midcentury lighting until 29/2/16 at the super Chase & Sorensen.

Use discount code ‘feb16lightsale’ on any purchase from their collection of ceiling lights, table lamps, bulbs or floor lights.

home: nice price [ desk chair ]

This attractive desk chair has bags of style as well as functionality. Well made and comfortable, this chair is given a warm, walnut veneer finish that complements the black leather effect seat and back rest.
Available from wayfair.co.uk with £64 off the price. [ now £100.99 ]

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