Tag Archives: mid-century

some beauties…


….from here and there….

this gorgeous ’50s lamp will put those UFO rumours to rest…


funky Italian dining set…


get your ’70s chic on with these suede director’s dining chairs (6 available)…


Victorian pine shelves with faded turquoise paint…. meow…


gorgeous yellow industrial stools….


hello hungarian cupboard with lock detail…

For sourcing email: forde@the-colonies.com or gething@the-colonies.com
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safari chairs

yet another amazing design to come out of Denmark in the middle of the century gone….

the hunt for the following chairs was inspired by the below photo from Honestly…WTF

some outstanding specimens …

designer: Bernt Petersen (my favourite manifestation of this design and also my maiden-namesake!)

 

designer: Kaare Klint

 

designer: also Kaare Klint

 

designer: unknown

 

for furniture sourcing contact forde@the-colonies.com or gething@the-colonies.com

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i think i have a chair problem.

given that i posted about some chairs for sale on ebay earlier in the week, i’m starting to think that this love for chairs that i have is becoming a problem.  in any event, here are some more crazy delicious chairs for sale, again on ebay.

a classic:

some mid-century dreamboats:

if any of these catch your eye, email us and we will happily purchase and recover them for you.

Jessica:  gething@the-colonies.com

Megan:  forde@the-colonies.com

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