![]() Sometimes we are so fortunate that the request we get is not just about an item but an interior solution for a customer and due to Malenes background as an interior designer we also manage assignments like this. We go treasure hunting both for ourselves but also to fulfil the requests that our customers send us. The social media and Etsy give us the opportunity to get in contact with vintage design fans all over the world. We enjoy the work with these design pieces and we are constantly creating beautiful locations where we take our pictures for Etsy and also social media like Instagram, Pinterest, WordPress and Twitter that makes the items stand out. It is a big satisfaction to find a rare designer lamp, take it home and make it shine again and even renovate if necessary. The lovely thing about selling vintage items is, that they tell a story about the past, they reminds us that modern design doesn´t have to be the brand new trendy items and that they are sustainable in every sense. It still is a hobby and doesn’t feel like a job. Our biggest dream came true and we turned our hobby to our job. ![]() Only a few months later we were at a crossroad that led to a fulltime position in the shop. We did some research and two years ago we opened our Etsy Deerstedt shop. This hobby was taking more and more of our spare time and we wanted to be able to sell our handpicked items abroad too. It seemed as if we came to the flea markets with a full van and left again with a full van – only now with new vintage purchases. Soon we drove to flea markets around Denmark, selling our items. To achieve some more space in our home we started out by having yards sales – at first in our own garden. We – Carl and Malene – are both passionate about design and design history and this passion quickly filled up our home. The sale of a vintage Wegner daybed to a french shop was the kick-start of our adventure. We will keep you guys posted with pictures of the finished chair and hopefully at the end a picture of the chair together with Steen Østergaard. *rare Panthella floor lamp by Verner Panton Hopefully we will get a change to present this unique chair for Steen Østergaard later this year.Īs we are writing, the chair is heading for the finish line at the upholstery getting leather cushions. ![]() which was a task for us to do.ĭo to publishing through Instagram the daughter of Steen Østergaard verified the story and both her and Steen Østergaard is looking forward to see the end result. There is no stamped factory label, nor has it been finished with sanding or coating …. ![]() They produced 50 prototypes and apparently 49 was destroyed – the factory manager Fahrenholz rescued the last remaining piece, and this the indeed the grand father of the later President Lounge Chair 265. The Factory was owned by Poul Cadovius and one of the promised architects / designer was Steen Østergaard. He bought it from factory manager at Abstracta, where it was produced. Hans Wegner was born here, Poul Cadovius and Steen Østergaard did produce some of there stunning pieces in our backyard, so for sure this unique piece (the president lounge chair) has a special place in our hearts.īought a at local vintage shop in Tønder we were told that this was an unique piece of design history by the seller. Being from the Southern part of Denmark we have been fed design like mothers milk from an early age.
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