Article #9: ...by Design & It's On The Way
Style... keeping you in the loop about... by Design and Main Street.
We Are Excited About 250 New Pieces
We are waiting.
Waiting for the next shipment of more than 250 great pieces of new teak and rosewood furniture.
Here is what we will be getting.
15 sideboards.
15 dining room tables.
30 sets of chairs.
18 desks.
13 bookcases.
11 chest of drawers.
4 sofas.
12 occasional chairs.
10 bedsides.
8 lamps.
6 coffee tables.
3 nesting tables.
Mirrors, planters and occasional furniture.
Now you know why we are excited.
The container was packed and ready to go last week in Copenhagen.
We expect it will leave this week, make its ways to China.
From China the container will arrive in Vancouver latter this summer.
We will let you know when it arrives.
In the meantime check out our two websites to see what's in store right now.
One is for our store on Main Street and the other one is for our E-Bay location.
And by all means come and see us at our store on Main Street we still have a fantastic collection of rosewood and teak furniture.
Danish Designed Stuff It's So Beautiful
Danish design.
It's not just about furniture, although a lot of us think Danish when we hear the words rosewood and teak.
But Danish design is timeless in its beauty and universal appeal.
It is so simple and straightforward and that's what makes it so beautiful.
Here is one website from the United Kingdom that sells nothing but Danish-designed items.
All of this shows you how popular and universal Danish designed goods have become in Europe.
In North America that trend has not yet become fully evident.
But fear not, it will.
Trip The Light Fantastic With These Designs
Lights.
To most of us they are very utilitarian.
We use them to give us light where there is darkness.
And every once in a while we will buy something that goes beyond illuminating the dark.
But more and more light fixtures are becoming important design features.
And who of course knows that better than almost anyone else - Danish designers of course.
Check this out.
Main Street Funky, Hip, Chic And Friendly
Main Street in Vancouver.
Once a street of run-down grotty stores and derelict buildings.
But no more.
Today Main Street is on the cusp.
On the cusp of a hip and happening shopping mecca.
Fine restaurants, hot boutiques and savvy retailers already dot the landscape.
Trendy apartments being built.
House prices hitting the stratosphere.
Main Street where chic and trendy intersects with funky and hip.
But not a la cold and indifferent Robson Street chic and trendy.
Trendy in a fun, funky, friendly way.
Niche marketing is in.
That's what it's all about.
Grocery shopping is no exception.
The new Nesters Market at 4475 Main Street is a case in point.
Housed in a new building this 11,200 square feet market offers the finest and the best of everything.
Years ago that would not have been possible.
The First Lady Of Danish Furniture Design
Nanna Ditzel.
She was born in 1923 and started learning cabinet making at a school in Copenhagen.
Later she attended the School of Arts and Crafts and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
She was graduated in 1946.
She has recently been dubbed the "First Lady of Danish Furniture Design.
Her designs are striking, funky, colorful and of course timeless in their beauty and appeal.
She started showing her work when she still was a student at the annual exhibits of the Cabinetmaker's Guild.
Her main focus of her work always has been to create a design aesthetic aimed at creating a comfortable and liveable environment for people so that they could enjoy themselves in the space they lived in.
The scope of her work has earned her the title of First Lady of Danish Furniture Design.
We couldn't agree more.
So check out this website which lots and lots of her items.
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