Category Archives: vintage

johnny tapete’s vintage wallpaper collection

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Danielle| 1 Comment

Perhaps you remember last year’s post about vintage wallpaper? Although it has been a while ago I still get email from readers interested in one of the designs featured in this post. One of the suppliers mentioned is Johnny Tapete. This online shop is located in Germany but they ship world-wide. They have a huge collection of vintage wallpaper, which is very conveniently organised by style (60s & 70s wallpaper, flower pattern, geometric pattern etc). So for anyone interested in vintage wallpaper, Johnny Tapete’s website is a great resource!

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johnny-tapete’s vintage store

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Danielle| 1 Comment

You might know Johnny-Tapete for their gorgeous vintage wallpaper. But it is worth to know that they also have a great selection of vintage home accessories in their online shop. The images above show some of their items, but they have much more. Click here to check out their online store, they ship world-wide!

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Vintage find: Bitossi ceramic figures

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Danielle| 5 Comments

I found these vintage ceramic figures on ebay last night. As they make fun home accessories, I want to share them with you. I especially like that dog! The ceramics are from Bitossi (Italy), which is famous for it’s beautiful blue ceramic objects. I have some Bitossi vases, and the blue & turquoise colours are just gorgeous! The auction for the dog ends on 28th March at 12:38 CET (current bid is $10), bidding for the face ends on 28th March at 17:51 CET (current bid is $20), and the elephant’s auction ends at 2nd April (starting bid is $40). The seller of these items ships world-wide and has more Bitossi designs available.

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Vintage Vacations

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Danielle| 3 Comments

If you going on holiday to/in the UK and you are looking for an unique place to stay? Then hire a vintage American trailers on the beautiful Isle of Wight. Vintage Vacations has five trailers for rent, sited on a rural working farm on the UK’s South coast. All trailers are decorated in style. Click here for more information about the trailers and their interiors. For rates, click here.

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Vintage find: 70′s breakfast set

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Danielle| 5 Comments

vintage table ware
In my weekends I like to spend time on ebay, searching for the perfect vintage find. This morning I found this great 70′s breakfast set. As it perfectly fits into the yellow trend as well at the vintage trend going on, I would like to share this great find with you. The set, which is made in Germany by Melitta, is for 6 people and includes cup & saucers, breakfast plates, a coffee pot, a teapot, a sugar pot and some extras as a salt and pepper shaker. Starting price is 49 euro and the auction ends on Sunday at 23:48 CET. Click here to go directly to this ebay item. Happy bidding!

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Recycled chairs

Posted on March 7, 2007 by Danielle| 4 Comments

recycled chairs
Project 99 is a collection of designer furniture, made from refurbished furniture frames which are reupholstered with cow-hide, vintage wallpaper, rubber, felt or secondhand clothing. Each piece is custom made and unique, numbered and signed individually. All chairs and stools are priced 99 euro. Project 99 is on display at Herengracht 560-2 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
recycled chairs
For more information please visit their website or you can send an email to richard@stefanenrichard.nl. Isn’t this a fantastic project? I love it!

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Vintage wallpaper

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Danielle| 9 Comments

Vintage inspired patterns for wallpaper are hot. But why don’t go for the real thing? I have searched the globe to show you some samples of wonderful vintage wallpaper and to give you the best European and US online sources for finding these popular vintage patterns.

5qm is a online store based in Germany but they ship world-wide. They have a large collection of vintage wallpaper from the 1950s to the 1980s.
First row, left to right: tapete 368, tapete 158, tapete 150
Second row, left to right: tapete 408, tapete 195, tapete 362

Johnny Tapete, also in Germany, ships globally. Their huge collection vintage wallpaper is, very convienently, organised by style (70s flower style, 70s geomatric style etc).
First row, left to right: Odyssey 2007, Orgon, Ultra Bloom
Second row, left to right: Japon, Summertime, Op Art

Vintage Wallpapers from Belgium sells wonderful vintage patterns. They have global shipping facilities available.
First row, from left to right: wallpaper nr. 132, wallpaper nr. 112, wallpaper nr. 116
Second row, from left to right: wallpaper nr. 26, wallpaper nr. 7, wallpaper nr. 141

More (online) shops that carry vintage wallpaper:
- Lounge Design in The Netherlands
- Design for Delight in The Netherlands
- Second hand rose in the US
- Hannah’s Treasures in the US
- Tapetorama in Sweden

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Trends: vintage meets yellow

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Danielle| Leave a comment

The yellow trend mixes really well with the mid-century modern vintage trend. In these photo collages I have combined pieces of vintage Scandinavian furniture with yellow furniture and accessories. I personally love the warm combination of yellow with dark wood furniture.

First row: picture from Orla Kiely website
Second row: picture from Orla Kiely website, Marimekko table cloth
Third row: Stilla fabric from Marimekko, Danish vintage sideboard in dark palisander available from Design for Delight

photocollage
First row: picture from Orla Kiely website with yellow Eames rocker, vintage enamel bowl Finel/Arabia Finland from Showhome, Big tulip wallpaper from Orla Kiely
Second row: Orange slice chair designed by Pierre Paulin available from Artifort, vintage plywood chair designed by Hans Brattrud available from Wonderwood

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Fire-King

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Danielle| 3 Comments

I see a lot of retro patterns these days. As a lover of Mid-Century Modern furniture, glass and pottery I don’t mind this trend! I love for instance these Fire-King mugs. They will look good in any kitchen!

fireking mugs
For those who do not know Fire-King: a Fire-King mug is a milk glass, jadeite, azurite or vitrock coffee mug or sometimes cup, which was made by American company Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation (Anchor Hocking) between about 1940 through about 1979. Collectors can find these mugs for sale on ebay. There are also a lot of Japanese websites that offer the mugs as the Japense love Fire-King (vintage in general is hot at the moment in Japan). Click here to see some more mugs. For more background information on Fire-King go to this website.

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