Sofa by Francisco Segarra – Design Icons 2024 – 01
This sofa on the stand of Cocoon Collectables is the first I took a photo from At Design Icons 2024.
Design Icons 2024
Design Icons 2024
Saturday, April 6, 2024 and Sunday, April 7, 2024 there will be a design furniture show “Design Icons” in Amsterdam North in the Kromhout Hall where 75 dealers of pre owned design furniture wil sell from their stock.
75 quality dealers from all over Europe will return to Amsterdam on April 6 + 7 for Design Icons 2024, bringing their finest vintage design pieces from the 1930s – 1980s. A diversity of interior objects will be offered for sale to both professionals and broad public: from well-known classics to anonymous designs, with Eames next to Mies van der Rohe and from Italian-chic to raw industrials.
Design Icons Amsterdam takes place annually in the beautiful venue of De Kromhouthal. This former marine engine factory has been restored into a charming event location. Situated on the North shore of ’t IJ, there is a beautiful view to the city center. The industrial atmosphere of De Kromhouthal is the ideal setting to showcase the design icons of the past century.
The adress is
De Kromhouthal
Gedempt Hamerkanaal 231
1021 KP Amsterdam
Easy to reach by ferry from Amsterdam Central Station
It is possible you see me at Saturday.
Design Icons is an initiative by VNTG
About VNTG (Vintage)
VNTG combines the collections of 300+ European vintage furniture dealers in one overview, making it ideal to browse – compare – shop. The mix of start-up traders and well-established experts makes the offer on VNTG vary from affordable (anonymous) design up to the most iconic pieces.
How does VNTG work?
VNTG works as a referral portal: find the items on VNTG, buy directly from the dealer. To buy an item or ask a question: use the ‘E-mail dealer’ button. VNTG dealers are charged €0,20 for every referral to their website, they don’t pay commission over sales. Therefor, VNTG dealers are able to present their best prices. Registration is not needed for VNTG, only when using the wish list.
History
In 2008, Pieter and Margriet Akkerman started a website, listing Dutch vintage design professionals, then called ‘RetroStart’. It didn’t take long for professionals outside Holland to show interest in the list as well. The site was converted into a .com domain to welcome international dealers. In 2011, an important feature was launched: ITEMS. The collections of the dealers were now directly visible on RetroStart. From that point, the site grew steadily into being an important starting point for both professionals and the public, with the number of joining dealers reaching 150. The following year was a memorable one, organizing the kick-off edition of trade show Design Icons Amsterdam. The latest changes to the site were made in 2017: major improvements to the usability, launching the wish list and introducing the new name VNTG.
Design Icons Amsterdam
Once a year, VNTG invites the public to come to Design Icons Amsterdam.
Vintage is not for nothing featured on our Inspiration Page quite some time now.
Wachsmann Chair by Daniel Widrig
Wachsmann Chair by Daniel Widrig
Werriwa Armchair by Evan Dunstone
Werriwa Armchair by Evan Dunstone
I revisited Leslie Webb to see if she would have new chair designes. Not so. From her site I learned she was venturing into Woodworker’s tools, Heartwood Tools, with a wonderful collection of Australian made planes in all sizes. That site mentioned she had studied with some world renown woodworkers like David Upfill-Brown. From his site I hit Studio Woodworkers of Australia and there I came across Evan Dunstone.
Armchair Zoe by Andrea Parisio
Armchair Zoe by Andrea Parisio for Meridiani
#32 of 999 Armchairs Book
Art director and designer of Meridiani, Andrea Parisio was born in 1964 in Lodi, in the North of Italy; he attended the European Design Institute in Milan and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Pavia.
He started his cooperation with Laura Ferraro Crosti after his experience in designing interior projects for residential and commercial spaces and later in 1996 the first store in Milan was inaugurated: a dedicated space / lab of ideas, where he designed and showcased the first products of the collection. Over the years the collection has been enriched and expanded, and the constant collaboration with the designer has guaranteed to the brand a consistent and homogeneous growth in terms of style.As an art director Andrea Parisio oversees the coordination of the brand image, as well as of the corporate flagship stores and the exhibition displays at the furniture shows worldwide. He lives and works in Milan.