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Jumat, 25 Mei 2012

SECOND CHARM FURNITURE - COMBINING DESIGN AND FUNCTIONALITY

Dear All

Often we hear from those living in modern apartment, about space constraints or the need to have extra space. One possibility of transcending this problem is to have furniture that can combine functions - double or better still multiple functions. A furniture that can multi tasks is what is needed and relevant nowadays. There are many instances. A sofa into a bed, a chair into a ladder, an ottomon as a storage, to suggest a few examples. The challenge, however, is that functionality in this case, need not, and must not sacrifice design. Combining beauty and functionality is really an art form.

Below is our small and initial attempt to create furniture that can serve more than one purpose. Working with good old teak, we create coffee tables that can as serve as magazine and book racks and end tables with attached lamp that is space saving. Inspired by modern scandinavian furniture, we strive for simple, clean lines that give elegance and avoid the sense of clutter.

Hope you like them. For enquiries and orders, do contact us at secondcharm@gmail.com.

Thanks and warmest regards
Sharifah
Founder

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Senin, 06 September 2010

TRULY RETRO - TRULY VINTAGE

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We got a good haul of genuinely, truly retro furniture yesterday. Some are in good condition and some of course, will look better with restoration. I'm still reeling in the excitement of that finds. The wonderful thing about these retro pieces, all except one of them, are of solid teak. But that non teak piece is so colourful and so truly retro, I couldnt leave it behind.

We also got a few good art deco pieces, vintage pieces of the 50's, in solid burmese teak and some good modern furniture, outdoor furniture, paintings, mirrors, wooden opera chest, folk art wooden decorative trunks, Indonesian teak divider and other small finds.

My favourite find of the day. Its really difficult to come across this truly retro sideboard. Of solid teak with blue vintage formica on top. L47.5 x D18 x H39 inches. Will be lovely once restored. Will look like the piece below.

A fully restored retro sideboard, slightly smaller in size than the above.
Because the piece is of solid vintage teak, the wood grains come out beautifully with restoration. Sold some time ago.

Another retro sideboard, sold. I'm just sharing with you some of the range of the retro sideboards in comparison to the one we got yesterday.

The non teak piece that I mentioned earlier. But a truly cute, colourful retro piece. Dimension L46.75 x D16 x H41 inches.

A retro chest of drawer-cum-dresser. Solid teak and in relatively good condition. Need minor touch up only and worth retaining the vintage patina of the wood. Dimension L36 x D21 X H44 inches

Another retro dresser of the 60's. Brown formica at the top.
Solid teak. Dimension L38 x D20 x H40 inches

A retro/mid century modern dresser stool.

A retro 1960's bedside cabinet with vintage whitish formica on the front drawers. I piece only. Dimension L16 x D15 x H21 inches

A retro 2-door wardrobe in excellent condition.
Solid teak with formica front. Dimension L48 x D22 x H68

A solid teak Queen size retro bed with sliding wooden panels on one side and another pull down drawer on the other higher side of the head board. The flowers on the headboard are just stickers
that can easily be removed.

A simple but elegant retro Queen sized bed

A retro solid teak writing desk. Once stripped of the formica and fully restored, it should look like the retro table below.
Dimension L42 x D24 x H30 inches.

A fully restored teak retro coffee table of the 60's. Slightly different from the above. Sold to a young law lecturer in Kuala Lumpur.

A pair of mid century modern dining chairs. In vintage yellow PVC.

A rare 1920's marquetry, art deco wooden sofa. Seats have been recaned and the back is adjustable.Will come with two-and-half inch cushion. Dimension L54.5 x D21 inches. Reserved for Onn Peng

A sturdy solid teak writing desk of the 50's .
Dimension L48 x D30 XH30 inches.

A charming art deco 1950's solid burmese teak dresser.Dimension L44 x D17.75 x H24 inches. Full height with mirror is 64 inches.

A rare solid teak 1950's divider with open shelf above. Dimension L54 x D22 x H39 inches. Full height 73 inches. Depth of the open shelf is 9 inches. The other side of the divider has a different design - longer glass shelves and cabinets on one side only. See below for the other side of the divider. An interesting piece indeed.

Two different sides to a vintage 1950's divider

A simple vintage teak desk.

A pair of modern tub armchairs with swivel base. In velvety bright/pinkish red. Excellent condition, requires no upholstery. A fun modern piece to have.

A classic wing chair with matching footstool.

A beautiful stone carved and painted table.
In excellent condition. For indoor or outdoor use.

A close up of the stone table.

A beautiful cast iron table with 4 ft glass top and 4 wrought iron chairs in good condition. Lovely on an open verandah
or patio or as dining table indoor.

A modern outdoor dining table set.

A pair of dining chairs that can be fun to paint with.

A vintage looking gilded mirror

A standing swinging full length mirror. Picket and rail

A pretty handpainted wooden trunk. Booked by Alvin

Another folk art trunk. Booked by Alvin

A piece of intricate wood carving. Probably Thai

A vintage rectangle stool in sturdy condition.
L13 x W12 x H18.5 inches

A small rattan shelf

An oil painting of Chinese junks. 1980's.
In vintage wooden frames.

A pair of paintings. Of delicately looking Chinese ladies.
Hand drawn.

Painting on canvas. For a room with a garden feel.

Acrylic painting.

I missed on a few images - that of an Indonesian teak divider, a 1950's side board and bedside table and a Chinese opera wooden chest. Will try to provide them later.

Just for your information, SECOND CHARM KL will be closed for the Hari Raya from 9 to 16 September. We will open on Friday 17 September. SECOND CHARM SINGAPORE will close only for one day - 10 September. We will be opened on Saturday 11.

Wishing all my Muslim friends and customers, Selamat Hari Raya.

Warmest regards
Sharifah

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Kamis, 12 Agustus 2010

FURNITURE FINDS - THE EMERGENCE OF SIMILAR STYLES OF THOUGHTS AND WORKS.

Dear All

20% of those who visited my blog, come from the USA. Some of them must have been following it, judging by the regularity and consistency of the visits. Still, I'm happily surprised to receive an email from Ms Laura of Pennslyvania. She loves the blog, she said. Thanks, Laura. Glad to know that. She wrote to seek my opinion on pieces of wooden armchairs that look similar to what she discovered in my blog. Below is the picture Laura sent me.

They are really very similar to what we have at SECOND CHARM, from the pencil legs to the spindle back and the spring loops. And they are of solid teak too, if you look close up. Interestingly, she said the pieces have the words "Made in Italy", embossed on them.

Both of us find that strange as we recognized these pieces as typical of Danish furniture of the mid century modern era rather than as Italian furniture. Perhaps, these furniture design and style of the 60's must have been very popular and dominating the furniture scene, that the Italians, who have always been in the forefront of furniture designs and making, must have come out with their own version.

It is a fact, that we seldom escape the social and historical influences of the era or the times we live in. The conditioning effects of these influences, must have explained the emergence of similar styles of thoughts, which in turn led to similar styles of works. Within these similar styles of thoughts and works, there is of course, great rooms for differentiation, creativity and identity.

A variation of the retro sofas of the 60's and 70's which I got only a couple of days ago. Slightly low on the back rest, broader and deeper than the ones we used to get.

A 3-seater retro sofa, part of the set above.

Fiona sent me this picture of a retro 1960's glass display cabinet. It seems she got it from someone who bought the piece from me, since she cant wait and I dont have stocks. The charm about this cupboard is the elegant retro look, also it is not too big, plus, the see through glass makes it perfect to display one's vintage collections.

Fiona's proud vintage collections.

A similar cupboard, circa 1960's. The top and the upper compartment have vintage blue formica on them. We can easily transform the piece into a glass display cabinet , unless one prefers to keep it as original as possible.

The inside view of the above cupboard

My favourite find of the day. A 3-panel foldable canvass screen with picture of a cherub on it. A lovely combination of art and functionality. For those who loves European furnishing, this piece will be a great addition.

The other side of the screen.

An oval shaped dining table. 4 feet in length. Most probably of nyatoh or ramin wood. Sold to Mr Sham

A CELLINI dining table with 4-ft round glass top. Flower etchings round the glass. Legs of cast iron.

A retro 1960's -70's coffee table in good condition. Brown formica top.

A retro 1960's single door wardrobe. Front mirror missing. Will be converted into a glass display cabinet.

An elegant 1960's retro 2-door wardrobe. Solid teak and vintage formica. Full length mirror inside.

1970's 2-door wardrobe. Solid teak.

A retro 1960's solid teak Queen sized bed. With metal gilts at the sides. A beautiful piece once restored. We have matching wardrobes and dressers to match. All vintage teak pieces of the same era.

A lovely Art Deco queen sized bed. One of those furniture made with pride. The wooden bed frames are made with almost one inch thickness of solid Burmese teak.

The beautiful curved parts of the bed are also of the same thickness.

A vintage wooden baby cot, jugding by the metal poles at the sides to slide the wooden panel and the brass locks

The same bed above with the wooden slide up. There are 4 holes at the finials, to make a 4 poster bed for the lucky baby.

A pair of french armchairs in seasoned tapestry fabric. Brass studs all round. A charming set.

6 dining chairs in destressed silver painted wooden frames. Would be lovely to reupholstery in dark grey or black fabric. The marks on the cushions is because they were caught in the rain on the way back to the shop.