Vintage

Vintage: a historical reading of furniture through use

Vintage furniture is defined not just by its age, but by its ability to translate a period through form, materials and assembly technique. The pieces often come from landmark industrial or artisanal productions, designed between the 1930s and 1980s. They incorporate features specific to their era: lower proportions, tapered legs, veneered pedestals and integrated storage systems. The design is functional, with particular attention paid to the relationship between structure and use. Each piece of furniture retains a clear function, with no gratuitous decorative additions.

Materials used and formal coherence

The materials frequently present in Vintage furniture are solid wood (teak, oak, rosewood), veneer, chromed or tubular metal, leather and formica. These materials condition the tactile and visual interpretation of objects. Surfaces are smooth, angles often softened, joints visible. The treatment of wood varies from decade to decade: dark stains and pronounced grain patterns in the 1950s, lighter or lacquered surfaces in subsequent decades. The coherence of the style is based on the formal stability of each object, its sober insertion into a space, without a graphic break with the other elements present.

Insertion into a contemporary interior

A piece of Vintage furniture acts as a landmark in a room, through its immediately identifiable style. It can be integrated into a variety of layouts: minimal, rustic, industrial or eclectic interiors. Placement requires particular attention to visual hierarchy. A low enfilade can structure a wall, while an oval table organizes circulation in a living room. These objects are not designed to stand alone, but to create zones of visual stability. Their integration relies on the right balance between density, function and material compatibility with recent elements of the space.

Vintage furniture retains its dueage value while introducing a clear reference to a period. It enables a gentle structuring of space, through material and form, without overload or functional disconnection.

Vintage furniture retains its age-old value while introducing a clear period reference