Joe Colombo: the designer who saw the future (and died before it arrived)
Joe Colombo: the designer who saw the future (and died before it arrived)
Joe Colombo died at 41. In his short career, he designed the future of living. His work is more relevant in 2026 than it was in 1969. Here's why. Read more...
The best alternative to Pamono for buying vintage design furniture in 2026
The best alternative to Pamono for buying vintage design furniture in 2026
Pamono was great. But if you've been looking for something better — more curated, less hit-or-miss — here's why The Vestige might be what you actually need. Read more...
Why your apartment looks like a West Elm catalogue (and how to fix it)
Why your apartment looks like a West Elm catalogue (and how to fix it)
If your living room could belong to literally anyone, something went wrong. Here's how to break free from the algorithm-approved apartment and actually express something. Read more...
Ettore Sottsass: the man who set Italian design on fire (and then did it again at 64)
Ettore Sottsass: the man who set Italian design on fire (and then did it again at 64)
Most designers have one act. The talented ones have two. Ettore Sottsass had about five, each one a deliberate provocation against whatever the design world thought it knew, including whatever... Read more...
The forgotten golden age of Italian design (and why it matters now)
The forgotten golden age of Italian design (and why it matters now)
Between 1955 and 1980, Italy produced some of the most daring, beautiful, and collectible furniture ever made. Most people have never heard of half of it. Time to fix that. Read more...
Charlotte Perriand: the woman who invented the way we live
Charlotte Perriand: the woman who invented the way we live
Charlotte Perriand shaped modern living more than almost any designer of the 20th century. Here's why her work matters — and why collectors are obsessed. Read more...
Serge Mouille: the man who turned light into sculpture
Serge Mouille: the man who turned light into sculpture
Serge Mouille's lamps are among the most coveted objects in the design world. Here's the story of the metalsmith who created timeless light — and what originals are actually worth. Read more...
Pierre Chapo: the carpenter who became the most collected designer of his generation
Pierre Chapo: the carpenter who became the most collected designer of his generation
Pierre Chapo's furniture is everywhere right now — auction records, design galleries, Instagram feeds. Here's who he was, why his work is extraordinary, and whether it's still worth buying. Read more...
How to care for vintage furniture without destroying what makes it beautiful
How to care for vintage furniture without destroying what makes it beautiful
There's a special kind of heartbreak that comes from watching someone take a beautiful piece of vintage furniture with sixty years of character and attack it with a power sander... Read more...
Buying vintage furniture online: an honest look at every major platform
Buying vintage furniture online: an honest look at every major platform
From 1stDibs to Pamono to The Vestige to eBay — here's what each vintage furniture platform actually does well, where they fall short, and who they're really for. Read more...
How to spot a fake Murano glass piece before you get burned
How to spot a fake Murano glass piece before you get burned
The Murano glass market is flooded with fakes. Here's how to tell the real thing from the imposters before you spend a fortune on coloured glass from a factory in... Read more...
The Vestige vs 1stDibs: a frank comparison from people who've used both
The Vestige vs 1stDibs: a frank comparison from people who've used both
1stDibs is the giant. We're not. But bigger isn't always better when it comes to buying vintage design furniture. Here's an honest side-by-side. Read more...
Why design furniture might be a smarter investment than art right now
Why design furniture might be a smarter investment than art right now
The art market gets all the attention. But vintage design furniture has been quietly outperforming it for years — with the bonus that you can actually sit on your investment. Read more...
How to tell if a vintage furniture piece is actually worth the price
How to tell if a vintage furniture piece is actually worth the price
Not every old chair is a treasure. Here's how to figure out if that vintage piece is worth your money — or just overpriced nostalgia.   Read more...
How to start a vintage design collection (without going broke or getting scammed)
How to start a vintage design collection (without going broke or getting scammed)
Practical beginner guide — developing an eye, first purchase, specialization, sources, condition Read more...
Mid-Century Modern Furniture: The Complete Collector's Guide Eames, Wegner, Jacobsen, Saarinen, Juhl — authentication, materials, collecting strategy
Mid-Century Modern Furniture: The Complete Collector's Guide Eames, Wegner, Jacobsen, Saarinen, Juhl — authentication, materials, collecting strategy
What defines Mid-Century modern furniture Mid-century modern design emerged between the early 1940s and the late 1960s as a direct response to the ornamental excess of prewar aesthetics. Rooted in... Read more...