These classic mens valets have increased in popularity lately in Sweden. It’s not a hard find as most retro furniture dealers, flea markets and auction houses have these in stock. But they have a pretty good price tag on them. As I like bargains I’ve gotten these two Brevettato mens valets at rural auctions for a real bargain.
Not only are they good looking, they are also real handy when preparing for next days suiting up.
The darker valet to the right has a useful pants press to keep your suit pants well creased for next days work at the office.
In our main living area we have this beautiful mid century Swedish sideboard/buffet . On the inside of one of the drawers there is a note posted saying that the pice was “Juryvald 1955″ (“jury selected 1955″) at an exhibition. We found it by accident while at an auction we mainly attended to buy the coffee table we have. At a real bargain, our only problem was how we were going to get it back home as we didn’t plan buying anything else than the table.
The black paint for the drawers is a great contrast to the lovely dark brown teak.
The painting on the wall is called “Lingon växer inte på avlutat träd” by Jens Zetterström.
The String shelf [stringhylla], is a real favorite in Sweden. A basic wall shelf unit designed in 1949 by Nils Strinning, it is loved for its simplicity, but yet very flexible usage. You can combine panels and shelves in any way it suits you best. There are the basic wall panels and shelves, then there’s also the floor panels, magazine shelves, cupboard etc etc.
Take a look at the official String website for more information
The classic design for the original String system hasn’t changed a lot since it was first introduced, why would it?
We have found our shelves and panels at different auctions in the area. The vintage systems keep their value as the demand is high for these wall shelf units. You’re lucky to find a 2 panel – 3 shelf system in good condition to go for less then $80-100. New systems are sold for $220.
According to this local auction, the two chrome and leather arm chairs that we recently bought are from the 70s and designed by IKEA
So, this is the apartment where we are moving next weekend. Since practically all pieces of furniture is new (vintage) it’s really exciting to see what it’s going to look like when actually in place. 1100 square feet (101 square meters) of joy with a fire place and large balcony, lovely!
As christmas is coming closer, the prices on auctions (both online and offline) are rising. A bit annoying, but it doesn’t bother us too much as we have bought almost everything we need. We found a great sofa table and sideboard in teak last weekend, but havn’t been able to take any pictures as we currently are packing for our move next week.
But I can tell you that they are stunning!
A great resource for inspiration and reference in mid century furniture and design is Decopedia.
There is a small problem though – I only want to find more of these beautiful pieces of interior design.
One of my favorite Danish furniture designers is Johannes Andersen. He is probably most famous for his “smile” sofa table. His tables have a really smooth and slender aesthetic feel, and the rounded shape gives it a softer feeling, but modern.
The rounded, soft shaping is something that is reoccuring in most of the furniture designed by Johannes Andersen
Click here to view more of Andersens work at decopedia. The two tables above appear quite frequently at local auctions, and are sold around $400 and $700.
This last weekend was spent at two different auctions. In the recent year I have developed my interest in wristwatches, and I saw that the auction on saturday had several vintage Omegas on the list. There was also a vintage Seiko Bellmatic 4006-6011 from the early 1970′s, that looked to be in very good shape on the picture. Well, to my amazement it wasn’t only in pretty good shape, it was in MINT CONDITION.
All original parts (except the crystal which seems to be after market), and looks like it’s never been worn.
The bellmatic is a mechanical vristwatch with an alarm function that was produced between 1967-1978.
Seiko
This series of ceramic spice jars with teak lids are called “Arom” and were designed by Marianne Westman for the Swedish company Rörstrand and are absolutely stunning. It’s hard to find a somewhat complete set in good shape, and it’s really pricy.
But this is on my current wishlist, and hopefully I’ll find a set that doesn’t set me back too much.
These classic mens valets have increased in popularity lately in Sweden. It’s not a hard find as most retro furniture dealers, flea markets and auction houses have these in stock. But they have a pretty good price tag on them. As I like bargains I’ve gotten these two Brevettato mens valets at rural auctions for a real bargain.
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