Archives – industrial
Need for Green
Green has been making a splash for a while now in interiors as seen in the green glass bottles mixed with purple on the shelves and green Kvadrat-covered Jacobsen chairs…
Hollywood or bust
What would you do if you had to choose between your new career as a furniture designer or working on the set of The Avengers with a cast you never dreamed you…
Proud to work with Brindisa
The fabulous Brindisa chain has opened a new tapas deli and cafe on Atlantic Road in Brixton this very week and we here at Modern Shows are proud to be…
NEW – Destination Modernism
Are you one of those crazy people who instead of heading for the beach goes out of their way to book planes, trains and automobiles to an incredible piece of…
Brass knobs and Berliners
“Rumour has it this footbridge featured in ‘A Clockwork Orange’” says Felicia Strehmel of Lilly’s Lightbox Company. The passionate amateur photographer, London-based East Berliner and upcycler extraordinaire, turns drawers restored from…
What the dealers say about Midcentury Modern
The lovely Dan Fontanelli from Art and Design films recently approached us to do a mini-film backstage at our Midcentury and Midcentury Modern shows and we could not be more…
It’s all Hush Hush
We are so excited Freyja Sewell will be joining the Midcentury Modern fold this September at our pop up of 18 dealers and designers on the ground floor of the…
Goldfinger Going Going Gone
Snap up the Goldfinger Haggerston mug by ensuring you get into our spanking new show in East London early. Modern Shows (Midcentury Modern and The Midcentury Show) commissioned People Will Always…
‘Isokon – for ease, for ever’ – History of the Penguin Donkey
Would it make you feel good to hear that even those in the know get it wrong sometimes? They do, which means every Midcentury Modern you could be a sniff away from…
Mid-century Mick-takers
We love a new company with a fresh approach. Whatever you call them upcyclers, reconditioners or creative customising supernovas, Humblesticks is here to have fun as well as sell furniture.…