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Posts tagged “mid-century modern”

LA Store: OC Modern

We recently got a chance to check out a store that's been on our list since reading about it on Apartment Therapy: OC Modern. We had such a great experience all around that we just can't say enough...

Phoenix Store: Red Modern Furniture

This is great...we're starting to receive out of town store recommendations to share from you, our readers, including this hot store tip from Angela of Seesawdesigns who wrote: I enjoyed seeing Phoeni...

Phoenix Store: Phoenix Metro Retro

Living out here in LA we were caught a little unaware about how blessed Phoenix is having one gem of a home furnishings like Phoenix Metro Retro. Greedily looking over their selection of MidCentury an...

Church Hill Antiques in Culver City

Yesterday, we happened upon the Tuesday farmers market in Culver City and then happened upon Church Hill Antiques. The sidewalk display had all manner of Art Deco dressers, vanities, and armoires....

Turquoise Has Moved!

It's a brand new year and perfect timing for Turquoise to open up a whole new space on Abbott Kinney (right next to Abbott's Pizza, mmmmm). After their giant sale at the end of last year, they've r...

Skate Study House

For all you skaters and once-skaters with MidCentury sensibilities, here's an amusing collection of furniture by Pierre-André Senizergues and Gil Le Bon de Lapointe for Colette. The Isamu Noguchi re...

Houses that Architects Have Designed for Themselves

Here's one for all your architectural buffs and list lovers: over at Lotta Livin', a site dedicated to "Googie, Atomic Age and Mid Century Modern Living", website host moderns-r-us began a thread ded...

LA House Tour: A Re-FORMed Space

Here's a special House Tour showcasing the professional collaboration of an interior design firm and an architect, including before & after photos: Name: FORM (design firm) and John Hadley Jr. (arch...

Vessel's Architectural Pottery

We are huge fans of good pottery, a good piece of Bauer or other Mid Century Pottery makes us drool. Vessel out of San Diego, California has reissued iconic and award winning planters and containers...

Time Bandits

We got a tip about a great store in Sacramento called Time Bandits, which sells beautiful vintage furniture and accessories. Fortunately, if you can't get to Sacramento, they have an excellent webs...

Denmark 50

We got a tip from Maxwell about a very cool looking store on Melrose called Denmark 50. The rather large store looks to have a huge selection of some of the great Danish Designers. Denmark 50 also ...

Clay and Wood

Clay and wood is a great concept from the husband (wood) and wife (clay) team Richard and JoAnn Patterson. While they work in different mediums, they both share a common interest in beautifully made,...

Limn

Limn is both store and gallery. Based out of San Francisco, with a second store in Sacramento, Limn carries a huge selection of interesting, Form and function design driven furniture for the home an...

French 50's -60's Vintage Furniture

Talk about saying what you mean, French 50s-60's is just what it says it is: great mid century design from France... which doesn't meant the pieces are necessarily French, just that they were found t...

Loja Designs

Loja Designs make a beautiful line of custom furniture which they sell along with some classic pieces in their Abbot Kinney Store. Simple and to the point, Loja prides themselves on "quality workman...

Refabclinic

Refabclinic is an online store with "happy vintage modern antiques and collectibles". There are items from the 50's thru 80's, with a clear nod to nostalgia and kitsch. Some things online now are: ...

Empiric Furniture

Okay, so we are going to say it - our favorite store in LA is Empiric. Empiric has the most beautifully restored Deco and mid century furniture around and the best lamps we have ever seen. Also ...

Woodson and Rummerfield's House of Design

Woodson and Rummerfield just opened a few months ago on La Cienega Blvd, which is for some, the heart of the design district. The shop fits right in with the new Hollywood aesthetic that is sweeping...

Show Furniture

We love Show. Planted in the heart of Los Feliz, the store has an eclectic mix of reupholstered furniture, great lighting and a slew of home accessories. The store is small, yet we can spend hours i...

Twentieth: Beautiful Furniture For Any Century

Twentieth is a serious store. It is for people who play in the big leagues with stunning furniture that is usually able to be customized to fit your needs and that means $$. However, the store is bea...

Ocmodern.net: On-Line Deals Of The (Mid) Century

We have been noticing some beautiful furniture at Ocmodern.net. They sneak a lot of things on Craigslist, but since we feel strongly about keeping stores out of the person-to-person market that Craig...

Jules Seltzer: Mid Century Isn't Just For Adults Anymore

Jules Seltzer on Beverly Blvd is one of many in the Robertson/Beverly area that caters to fancy folk looking for what is everywhere. We must admit we are a little bored with the seeing the same piec...

Orange: Where Furniture Grows Up Sexy

For some strange, reason, there are a billion streets and stores in Los Angeles called Orange. And God forbid an "Orange" store be on an "Orange" street. The funny thing is that the stores are all wo...

Dragonette antiques: Restored beauty

We just came across so much beauty at Dragonette that we had to tell all. The stores on La Cienega tends to feel more gallery than shop, but if you are looking for legit, come on in. This custom sli...

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