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| - Holy crap, I believe I have died and gone to heaven... I can't believe that I just discovered that there is actually a store that sells mid century modern furniture and accessories in town. I love this stuff and I didn't even know Calgary had a store like this. If you don't know what mid century modern is, it's just a fancy word for vintage and retro. If you watch the show Mad Men then you will know what I mean.
Eames, Hermin Miller, or Knoll, all the famous designers of the 50s to 70s era, the type of furniture Nood and IKEA aspire to do reproductions of. Mid century items are not only classics but also the store actually has the original and authentic items from that time and some of them are even signed. I couldn't believe my eyes.
The space is a small store in Inglewood right on the main strip right across from Espy, but it is chockfull of vintage and retro delights: tulip chairs, chrome, glass, teak and fibreglass chairs. The owner definitely has an eye for design and prices are fair. There are things in there that I remember my aunt having in her basement that I wouldn't give the time of day and now I wish I had kept them because now they are so rare and collectible.
The owner can even add you to her wish list, if there is something you have been dying to own, she can source it for you and contact you if it comes in the store.
But check every day, I think they are only open from Wednesday to Saturday from noon to 5 because things go fast, I saw several customers enter then exit the store with something they had just purchased.
5 stars Mid-Century Dweller, love it
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