FLORENCE KNOLL & THE PRODIGY

At long last we have reupholstered our original vintage Florence Knoll for Knoll suite and it's looking stupendously desirable. We bought this just over a year ago in rather a sad & sorry state. It was the seating used in The Prodigy's recording studio in Liam Howlett's house - so has Rock Star credentials!

It's been painstakingly and lovingly reupholstered in a sublime 100% graphite grey wool and is ready to take centre stage when we show at Tent London later on this month - here are some 'before & after' shots

Knoll says of this iconic suite " like so many of her groundbreaking designs that became the gold standard for the industry, Florence Knoll\s 1954 lounge collection has made its way into the pantheon of modern classics"

Love Vintage Furniture agrees...

THE SIGN ABOVE THE DOOR

We finally got our Love Vintage Furniture sign made and put up above our warehouse doors!!

OCTOBER ELLE AD - SNEAK PREVIEW...

Sneaky peek of our October ad in Elle Decoration ....just in time to announce that we will be showing our unique collection of mid-century modern pieces at Tent London.

We had a SPECTACULAR August and sold some of our most beautiful pieces; the Askel Quistgaard and MERROW rosewood sideboard were snapped up by the same discerning buyer - he also bought the exquisite teak sideboard shown in one of our earlier blogs.

We delivered the Walter Knoll Wenge desk and the Brazilian rosewood and black leather sofa to our delightful client in Edinburgh ! De Sede is Brussels bound - the Hvidt is 'reserved'...what a month!!

ERCOL OBJECTS OF DESIRE nos 3 BUTTERFLY CHAIR

Gonna make this a short but sweet entry because I really should be bathing Rosie the White dog!

Another OoD to drool over - the perfectly formed Butterfly chair....I bought this chair for £30 off Swinderby ,it did have a broken leg but Jack repaired that long ago...I will NEVER EVER part with this chair!

Coming soon to Love Vintage Furniture...

Kai Kristiansen armchair for Magnus Olesen - Fully re-upholstered in olive green wool

Heals rosewood and chrome extending table

Egon Eiermann SE 68 chairs for Wilde & Spieth - Fully re-upholstered in a gorgeous selection of complementary fabrics

Beautiful rosewood and seagrass wall unit - Designer unknown, possibly Danish/German

1950s organic lounge chair and footstool - Fully re-upholstered in a textile by Orla Kiely

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ERCOL OBJECTS OF DESIRE no 3... ELM EXTENDING TABLE

The official name for this OoD (object of desire) is the tongue-tripping '510 Slide Leg Extending Table'..imagine saying that for the 50th time on a hot Saturday afternoon in the 60s!

It still makes the OoD list because it's GORGEOUS!

Quirky Ercol fact to share...the 510 tables produced in the 1960s are slightly narrower than the later 1970s models - only by a tiddly 2cm but makes a really big difference in terms of aesthetics...after nearly 10 years of buying, selling, restoring and re-upholstering vintage Ercol pieces, i'm full of quirky facts - would you like to hear more..?

ERCOL OBJECTS OF DESIRE no 2... THE 203 EASY CHAIR..

...pretty in pink