Dear All
A good friend of mine, Sherman, came over and perceptively asked : Most of your customers have retro fetish isn't it? The term is new to me (I know what fetish is but a retro fetish?) I find the term interesting and would like to attribute the originality of the term to this creative photographer and filmmaker until I googled the term and a whole string of retro fetishes came out from music, to shoes to fashion etc. I guess, my friend is more into the retro world than I am.
However, not being familiar with the term, doesn't mean that the attitude is absent. On reflection, yes, most of my customers have retro fetish. Fetish, does not necessarily connotes a negative attitude in the Freudian sense. In this case, it simply means a love, a passion for things retro. Perhaps, a little obsessive to the point of excluding other period styles, but it also means, remaining true to one's love and passion.
For those with a retro fetish, they only look at retro furniture. No art deco, not french furniture, not peranakan or chinese pieces, only retro 60's and 70's or the mid century as they often call it, and ideally in solid wood. They don't tolerate reproductions, allergic to the elaborate carvings of most peranakan pieces or find art deco and colonial furniture, a bit sombre and heavy going. They are simply and obsessively in love with the post modern looks of retro furniture, the simple clean cuts and the slender, tapering legs of most of these furniture. So deep is the love and so great is the demand, that any genuine retro pieces are fast being snapped up.
However, to be fair to my other customers, they are also many who have the art deco, peranakan, french furniture, chinese furniture, distressed furniture fetishes too.Their fetishism for the period styles that they love is no less deep than those who have the retro fetish!
Having said that, below is the list of our latest finds the last few weeks and those that came back from restoration. Hope you love them.
Retro armchairs that we restored and reupholstered for Alice Seto.
The retro designed fabric is from Second Charm. We have purple
and turqoise blue too.
in black PVC for Mrs Lim.
for a young lady, Adhuna. Soft spoken and of few words, her love for
retro furniture nevertheless, shines through. Her choice of fabric, really
brings out the quiet elegance of this vintage sofa. We are working
on a retro queen size bed for her.
A solid teak retro coffee table restored for Puan Norlida. When we first got
this piece, it was really in a bad shape, all shaky and parts of the wooden
lower shelf giving away. It would be foolish, however, to abandon
this authentic retro piece of the 60's.
This is the third coffee tables that she bought from us, all with the
characteristic pencil legs of the retro 60's.
A mid century dining chair that we reupholstered in black PVC
The wooden parts has been restored.
Another mid century dining chairs restored and reupholstered
in black PVC. Be nice to mix and match them.
An unrestored solid teak retro coffee table. Love this piece for its
slightly longer and slender legs than normal table of that period.
Another vintage retro coffee table that has been sent out for restoration.
All solid teak even under the brown coloured formica.
My favourite find of the week. It has been sometime since we last
got a similar piece like this. Even then it was more of the straight legs
of the 50's. Anyone with a retro fetish would just go crazy for those
slender legs and the angled drawers. Taken up by Yeong Min. I'm honoured
when he said that his first furniture for his new home comes from us.
A pair of single armchairs. Part of the retro sofa set above.
Another vintage wooden sofa that came in this week. They have
really curvy arms and rounded edge on the legs.
A pair of the single armchairs. Part of the set above.
The inside of the cupboard above with bevelled edge
full length mirror made in England
certainly not original to the piece We most probably change it
to pencil legs from the spare parts that we have.
shelf as seen below.
The top shelf is extendable out. A small brass plate on the inner
door of the cabinet stated the maker which boast of branches
all over Malaya.
by Kevin, who will use this dainty piece to house his peranakan pieces.
A brightly painted blue and gold dresser. Be nice to give it a
distressed look, though.
A lovely art deco 1950's solid burmese teak side coffee table.
With vintage formica. Judy was so happy to find it as it matched
the coffee table that she has.
by Mei Ling for her F & B at Fort Canning
Dimension L42 x D24 x H 30 inches
Lovely country style dining chairs. 12 pieces. 6 taken up by Joelle.
Another 6 available. Ideal for those who want to repaint them.
Two more addition to the family above.
the naturally distressed look. 5 pieces available.
A pair of lovely cane armchairs in very good condition.
A pair of french chairs. Fine carvings. Would be interesting to
experiment with different wood colours and upholstery.
Another pair, less elaborate french dining chairs, compared to
the above. In good condition. Reserved.
Another favourite find of the week. Simply loved the aged turqoise blue
legs of this vintage kopitiam table. I'm glad Wang Zineng is keeping the
piece in its original condition.
A rare old kopitiam table. To be restored for Amos Mak.
Another vintage kopitiam table. A charming piece.
A truly vintage kopitiam table with old marble. Taken up by Kenny.
A 1960's -70's dining table with solid wooden top.
Dimension: Diameter 48 inches and height 30 inches.
An extendable dining table.
Will be beautiful once we stripped the formica top.
A dining table for 6. Solid Indonesian dining table.
L60 x D36 x H31 inches.
Solid teak outdoor table.
An interesting foldable table. A square top with extendable flabs
on all sides that makes the table round when the flabs
are lifted up. As seen below.
A seasoned looking iron garden table set.The chairs to the set
is really pretty. As seen below.
Another favourite find of the week. Lovely vintage 1960's-70's iron
chairs. Taken up by Mr Lee
A long stone console.
A grand high back sofa set.
A queen size wrought iron bed. In good condition.
A vintage round high stool with metal legs.
A beautiful bevelled edge mirror on gilded frames. Reserved
A beautiful long bevelled edge mirror with gilded frames
and fine carvings.
Another gilded oval mirror.
A vintage stool. Taken up by Mei Ling in its original condition.
A vintage stool. To be restored for Amos Mak.
A nice teak wooden shelf supported by decorative cast iron
A white cane laundry basket and stand.
Hand weaved cane hanging lamp shade. 3 pieces available,
A few pieces of this rattan lampshade available.
Vintage pyrex, if you have a fetish for them.
A vintage plastic stool. Taken up.
Let me know if you like any of the above. Till my next posting,
Warmest regards
Sharifah
posted 30 May 2011, 2.45am
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