| Modern furniture designs first started to appear in | | | | your local antique shops but every now and then |
| the 50s with danish designers leading the way. | | | | you can find these pieces for a good price at |
| These unique designs have had a cult following | | | | garage sales,estate sales and local antique |
| ever since and have been growing in popularity in | | | | auctions. |
| recent years. This is evident by all the | | | | One thing to keep in mind is just because it was |
| reproductions found today, such as online sites like | | | | made in the 50's and 60's doesn't mean its of |
| eBay and also at popular stores such as Ikea. | | | | modern danish design, so make sure its the style |
| With all the new danish modern furniture design | | | | your looking for before you spend your money. |
| options in the 50's a large amount of people | | | | Most of the danish designs are very simple and |
| began making the switch from traditional deco to | | | | basic designs with smooth lines and shapes. They |
| modern deco. These original modern pieces is now | | | | are also made from teak or rosewood most of |
| considered retro furniture by most and is a | | | | the time. Other popular material choices such as |
| popular choice for adding a unique design to your | | | | leather and metal were also used in many of the |
| home. | | | | danish pieces. These high quality materials is a |
| Retro furniture can be hard to come bye but if | | | | reason there are and abundant amount of these |
| you don't mind there are new remakes of most | | | | 60 year old pieces of furniture still around. |
| popular retro pieces available. Some great | | | | Unfortunately some pieces still managed to get |
| remakes include Arne Jacobsen's fabulous egg | | | | damage over the years from wear and tear. The |
| chair and the Heywood Wakefield aristocrat chairs. | | | | good news is these pieces can usually be restored |
| Heywood Wakefield has also began remaking | | | | to bring back its unique look. Depending on how |
| some of there popular designs again. Of course if | | | | good you are with tools you can do this yourself |
| you want a original piece they can be pricey at | | | | or pay to have it professionally done. |