MIXING VINTAGE & MODERN IN TODAY'S HOME
We are so excited to introduce a new art line, LeftbankART, to our offerings at LEGACY MODERN. There are countless prints as well as limited edition works available . The colors and sizes can often be customized to your liking and you can choose from a variety of frames in metals or wood. They are the perfect note to vintage pieces like this unique walnut console below.
Gerry Zanck for Gregori walnut with travertine and cane shelf, $3,599. with Poetic abstract prints on linen, Moonbow I and II
This sofa below is a new piece, based on a classic Danish style sofa, paired with contemporary art and fun Mr. M “Memphis Style” Floor Lamps.
Troehl’s Coco Sofa in gray with white welt, $3,749.00 with Novacolor I print on linen
Saarinen designed one of the most iconic, and comfortable, chairs of the modern furniture movement, as shown below in cobalt blue, with an ottoman.
Like many of Saarinen’s furniture designs, the Womb Chair required production techniques and materials still in the infancy of their existence. Saarinen and Florence Knoll found a boat builder in New Jersey who was experimenting with fiberglass and resin to help develop manufacturing methods for the new chair. Florence Knoll: “He was very skeptical. We just begged him. I guess we were so young and so enthusiastic he finally gave in and worked with us. We had lots of problems and failures until they finally got a chair that would work.” (via Knoll)
1950’s Institutional pen and ink Art by unknown California artist, $250 each paired with Eero Saarinen for Knoll Chair and Ottoman, $5,999
The art in the background is orginal “institutional art”, meaning it was made by someone while in an institution. Each one is pretty wonderful, and unique. sold individually or as a colleciton.
The Danish modern rosewood dining chairs are so lively in tangerine, perfect for a stylish dinner party.
Set of 6 Vintage Danish Rosewood Chairs with Rosewood, reupholstered in a vibrant Orange Wool from Brunschwig and Fils.paired with the lovely
This Danish upholstered “sleeper” click back sofa adds spunk and versatility and works beautifully with bold art.
This red and black 1950’s Danish Wool Click-Back Sofa looks great paired with prints, Multifaceted I,II,III,IV
Dark Waves V and II, printed on linen.
Art is magic and the world without it would be a dreary place.
Same goes for vintage goods and antiques.
There is nothing wrong with contemporary art and furniture, don’t misunderstand us. We buy new and old because they balance eachother out nicely and keep things interesting and fresh.
Everything all sparkly and new looks like a furniture showroom. Your home needs to feel like you and reflect who you are and where you have been.
Ways to bring interest and style to your home:
Personal, framed pictures of family, friends, pets.
Kid’s Art - you’d be amazed how wonderful uninhibited art by children can be. It validates children’s creativity, and adds a personal note of notalgia.
Family heirlooms - whether it is furniture, art, textiles…it can be brought into the present with a more contemporary fabric, a new frame or reinvented as artwork or a decorative pillow. There are countless ways to add elements of your family’s history that make it indistinguishably your home.
Original and reproduction art that brings you joy and adds color, texture, mood to your home.
Of course LEGACY MODERN has a an ever rotating collection of European as well as domestic antiques and art.
We shop for interesting items abroad that add something exotic or rare to the American home. And some of the greatest furniture makers come from Europe, but also from California!
Hope to see you all soon!
Mike & Co
- written by Suzanne Fortescue
