If it were possible to play out one-of-a-kind Danish and mid-century modern finds (and we dare you to try), Shag would be the Top 40 station to do it. No matter how many yard sales, antique stores, web auctions and furniture classifieds we browse, there is something so inexhaustibly delicious about being grabbed by the proportions, craftsmanship and patina of these pieces.
But whereas the above-mentioned sources might yield up a particularly choice morsel one time out of every ten,
Shag has managed to curate a collection that does it over and over again, relentlessly (judging from the website at least; we have not yet been brave enough to take our charge card anywhere near its Hollywood District location).
Though the website is updated fairly regularly and calls and email inquiries are promptly returned, we suspect the showroom is the place to be, if only to imagine the brick walls, wood floors and apparently high ceilings to be our own to fill with beautiful things. And it's not just furniture; we see nothing wrong with a ceramic Italian bird (pictured).
Go ahead and tell us what you bring back. We'll be waiting for our moment of vicarious bliss.
(Originally published 08.08.07)
I was off looking for these chairs:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/seating-dining-sidechairs/ny-good-questions-any-info-on-these-chairs-051379
And I found all sorts of other things. I thought I would share this page, for a couple reasons:
http://www.interiordesign.net/id_article/CA382481/id?stt=000&text=neutra
I like to see how things are made. There's a picture of what I guess is the mold for the shell chair, showing the fiberglass sticking out...or maybe it's the chair before the extra fiberglass has been trimmed off??? Neat to see, either way.
The other couple of images that I thought you might like (besides the neat decor ones, like the linoleum pattern) are the two with the ARMY of red shell rockers. Picture from behind and picture from outside.
Those two images alone gave me tons of ideas for a movie. Some kind of strange, surrealistic future movie.
And I am charmed by the use of the screen, hanging lamps and large art on that top factory floor.
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I live near Shag and visit regularly. While I have yet to find exactly the right peices for my home, they allways have an amazing selection and the prices are fair. The older gentleman who works there is a wonderful resouce of mid-century chat. By far the best place in PDX for mid-century modern furniture.
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Personally I think their prices are pretty insane. They do have interesting pieces but by far the best places to find this stuff is Craigslist and estate sales in my experience.
Places like Shag are for those with lots of money and little or no patience or willingness to truly loom for things in my opinion.
Not that I don't like Shag, they do have nice eye candy.
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