Talking Vintage

My brother and I were tagging along with our parents when they were doing vintage buys, so we were travelling to France and Italy from a young age – we were very lucky to have that experience – but at the same time we were left alone in empty warehouses [laughs]. But it was great exposure to what sourcing vintage looked like.

It’s our belief that every home should have something that predates the people who live within it – it adds an element of design and history, and shows you care about how to care about something. These are things that you may want to pass down to a future generation.

I love the thrill of when you find something that’s really unique and special and knowing that you have the opportunity to give it a second life, and hopefully find the customer that’s going to enjoy it for many years to come.

We look for rarity and uniqueness. We also look for quality and how well it has been maintained, but at the same time we balance that with wanting to see age and patina – they should look and feel like pieces that have seen some things.

Right now I’m loving Joe Colombo and Mario Marenco. At the same time, one of the things that I love most about vintage furniture is discovering new designers or learning about the history of those pieces. Sometimes my favourite thing is finding something that I’ve never seen before.

To name just a few of the icons – Alvar Aalto’s Paimio Lounge Chair, Scarpa’s Samo Table and the T Chair by Katavolos, Littell and Kelley. There’s also a sideboard I love from who I believe is one of the most underrated Danish designers, Ib Kofod-Larsen.