Modern Shows

Anne Barrell
Ceramic tiles, decorative plates and tableware capturing the essence of the British seaside. Hand Screen printed and painted cushions with sailing boats. Glazes and printing methods aim to evoke the coastal light.
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Belle & Boo
Belle & Boo is a lifestyle brand featuring the beautifully crafted ‘story book’ illustrations by Mandy Sutcliffe. Known for their framed prints, eco stationery & greetings cards. Spring/Summer 2010 new range of hand-embroidered cushions & girls clothing, gorgeous for grown-ups or children alike.
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Bloom
Bloom's range of outstanding baby furniture has a modern retro feel. Designed by parents for parents Bloom believe you can live together in style with your baby, with innovative products that reflect modern living. Is your baby in bloom?
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Bread and Jam
Beautiful little girls' dresses in dozens of stunning vintage- inspired prints. Designed for everyday wear but eyecatchingly
gorgeous. Very limited production runs make each dress instantly special
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C20C
The assimilation of distinctive furniture, lighting and objects from the many styles of the 20th century.
By appointment only. London.
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CDBDI
Vicky Light makes Dragons, Dachshunds, Shrews and other toys in softly felted wool from Yorkshire in a range of gorgeous colours. All toys can be personalised and are made with love in London’.
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Christa Davis
Colourful 40s inspired clothing and accessories made from vintage fabrics,
reconditioned cashmere and end of line Liberty prints. Eco, sustainable children’s products made in the UK.
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Cissy Cook
Modern, bespoke artwork. Producing designs such as name boxes for children and beautiful larger butterfly boxes for the home. All pieces are hand made to order and are completely unique.
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Clothkits
Iconic British Brand Clothkits relaunched in Spring 2008 with a range of cut-and-sew clothing kits for adults and children. Clothkits collaborate with fresh British designers for an ever-evolving contemporary collection.
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Creative Charlie
Creative Charlie provides everything you need to complete a variety of fun art & craft activities with children. All products are carefully designed using environmentally friendly materials.
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Curiousa and Curiousa
Original illustrations by Esther Patterson, breathe life into the vintage chair. She also produces unusual bone-china and glass
lighting. Esther's themes are childhood memories, the element of surprise and the unconventional.
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Deborah Hurst Restoration/Midmode
Specialists in fine mid-century furniture; English and Scandinavian craftsmanship in elm, teak and rosewood, professionally restored in our workshop. Also French decorative accessories. Specific items sourced on request.
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Designs of Modernity
Stocking Scandinavian, American and British post war restored furniture, as well as specialising in, and sourcing, classic and decorative 20th century lighting. Online and large south London showroom space; Open seven days. Website

thedesigntrip
thedesigntrip is a contemporary furniture design company; producing timeless ranges and bespoke items of furniture that have a life from one generation to the next.
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Ella Doran
Ella Doran has a thriving shop in the East End of London, and an online store, Ella’s unique images can be found adorning many products from mugs to wrapping paper, coasters to cushions.
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emmalovesretro
Cushions and home accessories, handmade with love in the UK. Driven by our passion for all things retro and a love of handicrafts, we turn vintage and retro prints into cushions, bespoke roman blinds, revamped midcentury furniture and gifts.
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Emma Mason
Emma Mason British Prints specialise in original limited edition prints by British printmakers working over the last fifty years. We have a broad range of prints available and represent many printmakers, including Robert Tavener, Charles Bartlett, Allin Braund, Edwin La dell, Geoffrey Elliott, Richard Vicary and Garrick Palmer.
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Feelgood Designs
Contemporary soft furniture and play equipment. Design for children, made in Italy. Our products create vibrant, stimulating and flexible environments for children to enjoy. Unique, eco-friendly materials: wipe clean, tactile, fireproof, beautiful.
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Fandango
For over 10 years we have been dealing in original, rare and fabulous furniture, lighting and objects from the 20th century and earlier.
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52 Meters
Located in a Shop, on the Lillie Road, in West London. We stock an intoxicating mix of Antique Furniture, Art and Modern Design, sourced from around Britain, Europe and the USA.
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Firefly House
Based in North West London, we're a consultancy specialising in
providing design solutions for your home. We design home interiors and
gardens. We also source sell and hire out furniture.
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Fragile
Fragile Design offers a wide collection of
original mid 20th Century furniture and homewares, repesenting many of the
most influential designers and manufacturers of the last century. Stylish
website & large showroom.
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Glass Circle
‘Glass Circle Studio’, based in Beckenham, Kent, produces contemporary fused and screenprinted glass items designed by Keith Greening.
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byGraziela
byGraziela is relaunching Graziela Preiser’s iconic designs, hugely popular during the 1970’s in Germany.
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Haji&White
Mid to post modern. From pop to op. Bold graphics and eclectic folk. Featuring ceramics, glass, textiles, artist’s books, posters and prints.
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Hannah Turner
"Comic ceramic birds mix cute 1950s patterns with bright colours and bags of character, neatly dovetailing the trends for modern shapes and retro patterns." The Sunday Times
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Homescape
Homescape are dedicated to sourcing original post war design and art, by the most talented designers from Britain and Scandinavia. Our constantly changing stock can be viewed on our website.
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Hucklebones
Hucklebones collections are aimed to inspire the design conscious. Providing long lasting quality, great design and beautiful clothes which at the same time maintain the integrity and innocence of childhood.
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In My Room
Situated in Brighton, Mid-century design classics, Industrial, Art Deco, Space technology, retro toys & original film posters. If we like it — we stock it, and hope you like it too! We source items to order, always looking to purchase new pieces, email us with your desires or offerings.
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Jennifer Newman
Jennifer Newman designs modern furniture classics, combining old and
new materials, offering a bespoke service at affordable prices.
Recognised in the industry as a colour expert, Jennifer assists customers.
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Jenny Duff
Table mats, coasters and trays. British design, made in England. All the product is Melamine and will prove to be a great visual, as well as functional, addition to your home.
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Jodie Glen-Martin

Hand painted vibrant and energetic canvases with detailed brush work and gilding by contemporary artist Jodie Glen-Martin. Works available immediately through website and to commission £42-£2500. Website

Kathleen Hills
Kathleen Hills offers a collection of contemporary lighting and tableware in fine bone china. The products are manufactured in Stoke on Trent by a small family run company.
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Katrin Moye
Hand made decorative domestic ceramics with patterns inspired by childhood memories of picture books, soft furnishings and clothes worn by family members. Made to be loved and used.
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Kicsi Haz
Kicsi Haz offers lovingly restored and reinvented chairs from the 1950s onwards, blending yesterday’s designs with contemporary styles; a selection of complementary home-ware and mid-century originals can also be found at the on-line shop.
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Kirkmodern
20th century design.
Specialising in Scandinavian and post-war British design, kirkmodern stocks a range of original mid-century decorative items and design, including ceramics and pottery, vintage glass, retro furniture, accessories and collectables.
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Klassik
We have the UKs largest selection of classic furniture and art. Buy Or Sell, 100% free to use. A Co-operative of many well known classic design stores.
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Linda Bloomfield
Thrown porcelain tableware with a satin matt finish and colour on the inside. Shapes are kept simple, with faint throwing lines left and dimples sometimes added. Inspired by mid century designers.
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Little-Childs
Little-Childs specializes in the production of childrens furniture for the family home. All our products are manufactured from high quality Finnish plywood cut from responsibly managed forests and painted with child-friendly paint.
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Lizzie Allen
Lizzie produces unique timeless hand screen printed wallpapers all made in UK. The 'London' Collection depicts scenes of character, charm, novelty and some of England's greatest icons.
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Made with Love by
Mrs Booth
Mrs Booth designs simple imaginative gifts for children using letters and numbers as her inspiration. Her range of colouring and counting books, alphabet friezes and cards evoke fond recollections of her own childhood with a distinctive contemporary twist.
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Mark Parrish
Mid Century Modern specialist based in the Cotswolds, with an emphasis on British designers and makers.
Our showroom is open by appointment weekdays, evenings and weekends.
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Metroretro
A mix of Mid Century Danish and vintage industrial and workplace furniture, together with bespoke pieces incorporating reclaimed materials. Commercial and retail, nationwide delivery, hire service available. Warehouse open by appointment.
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Michelle Mason
Michelle Mason creates cool graphic wool rugs, lampshades and textiles made exclusively in the UK. Special commissions include the Southbank Centre and London Transport Museum. This ‘Stella’ rug was shortlisted for the 2009 Classic Design Award.
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Mini Moderns® by Absolute Zero Degrees
Described as the 'first truly contemporary patterns for kids', the eight wallpapers which include the 'colour - me' collection have co-ordinating cushions and indestructible dining sets. Check out their lovely adult stuff too.
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Miyo
Designed in New Zealand to recreate the environment of the womb, the Miyo
baby hammock is perfect for day and night-time sleeping up to 9 months old. Proven to help babies sleep, the hammock also converts into one of the
lightest travel cots available.
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The Modern House
The Modern House is a unique estate agency dedicated to selling and letting architect-designed property in both urban and rural locations across the UK.
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The Modern Warehouse
The Modern Warehouse specialises in vintage Mid-Century furniture with a focus on Scandinavian, American and British design. Our showroom in Victoria Park is open by appointment daytimes, evenings and weekends.
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Molecula
Specialising in Vintage Modernism from the Bauhaus era to the Seventies. Each item is carefully chosen for its style, design, beauty, comfort, extravagance and in all honesty, whether we like it! All items are painstakingly conserved where possible or restored if necessary. We don’t sell repro’s or copies.
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Molly-Meg
Dedicated to bringing 20th Century Modern design icons to the world of children. The vintage furniture gallery displays a collection of "Miniature classics" for kids which will never fade from their iconic status.
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Moore Designs
Stainless steel outdoor seating that’s sculptural and functional. Choose between our curved low-rise bench, the fluid lines of our tree seat, or hang out in our love nest.
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Moozlehome
Happy home style for you and your family. A quirky mix of contemporary graphics and vintage textiles gives Moozlehome.com a fresh and individual style.
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Name Childrenswear
0-6 years. A vibrant design led collection of contemporary prints for little folk. Personalise a range of products or choose from a unique collection of fun colourful and original graphics. All the garments are made using high quality organic and fair-trade cotton. This exciting range offers great gift options for babies and children.
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Needles and Hooks
Bespoke handmade homewares and accessories made from distinctive vintage and recycled fabrics with high quality craftmanship. Website

Noodoll
Noodoll lives in Noodle Town where everyone and everything is made of noodles. The Noodle Town residents are a quirky bunch, but kind and fun loving. However there's trouble lurking in the shadows, trouble that goes by the name of Ricehead! A unique collection of toys and stationary for kids aged 8 to 80!
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Nordic Elements
Unusual, fun and practical products for the design conscious family sourced from a unique collection of companies with focus on design, quality and functionality.
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OKIDO
OKIDO is an awe-inspiring art and science magazine for children aged 2-7 years-old that has been beautifully illustrated by top contemporary artists and designers. Subscribe here.
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Omnipod
An exciting mix of vintage, designer furniture and contemporary art.
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Orange&Brown
The collection changes regularly from the best in British and Scandinavian furniture with a touch of op and pop art.
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Original Little Bird
Surface pattern designer Gabi Bolton creates beautiful prints for interiors, inspired by landscape and memory. Traditional, sustainable materials, intelligent design, made in England. Commissions welcome on projects for patterns in interiors.
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Ourshowhome
Pop into the house that inspired the Midmod show for some Scandinavian vintage homeware and inspired modern pieces. Elle Decoration's favourite shop 2008 and a Living etc shop of the week.
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Park59
Park59 specialize in furniture and lighting from the golden age of Modern design. Visit our shop in North London or contact us online if you're looking for Mid-Modern classics from the 1950s to the 1970s. You can also browse our website to see what is currently available.
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Paul and Karen Rennie
Specialists in 20th C British art & design, collectors for over 20 years. Their shop in Folkestone houses vintage posters, ceramics, badges, illustrated scarves and more.
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Peter & Sally Nencini
Limited edition prints and spatial graphics by Peter. Bespoke upholstery, knit and vintage fabric dolls, cushions and bags by Sally. Inspired by wild food, optical flora and make-do-modernism.
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Petra Boase
The Petra Boase Range is a tightly edited anthology of delicious stationary and treasures for the home and child, that rejoices in nostalgia shot through with modern energy.
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Pink Flamingos
Pink Flamingos specialise in twentieth century design, specialising in American designers like Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Harry Bertoia, Eero Saarinen, Russell Woodard, Paul McCobb.
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Pips Trip
Pips Trip is an online boutique offering a great selection of quality retro/vintage ceramics, glass, textiles and stainless steel from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s sourced from all over the UK, Europe and Scandinavia. Iconic, original and guaranteed to be groovy!
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Present&Correct
The home for all kinds of paper and office goods, our own graphic prints, jotters and cards plus new and vintage items sourced from around the world. An evolving online store evoking memories that make you smile.
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Pure Imagination
Vintage Scandinavian and English furniture, design, decorative objects, lighting and accessories for throughout the home. Whether you're eating, drinking, lounging or sleeping, we've got the pieces!
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Retropolitan
Stylish vintage homeware. Retropolitan is about offering you original vintage homeware that is both stylish and affordable. Our website brings you a fantastic selection of glass, ceramics & modern retro from the 1940s–1970s.
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Richard Wallis Antiks
Specialising in 20th century Scandinavian design, we source most of our stock directly from Scandinavia and it includes ceramics, glass, decorative accessories and small items of furniture. We are the leading UK specialists in the designs of the renowned Danish artist Bjorn Wiinblad.
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Rocket
Established in London’s West End in 1994 Rocket Gallery grew out of the publishing imprint The Rocket Press, founded by Jonathan Stephenson. International reputation for its vision of minimal painting, sculpture and design.
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Ruth Green
Hand printed silk screens and etchings in small editions. Inspired by vintage pattern and design, and by the British countryside and it’s wildlife.
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Sarah Eyton
Sarah Eyton Designs is a London company, creating jewellery for men and women that make a statement.
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Sarah Potter
Based in Clapham, South London, Sarah Potter has a large stock of mid century furniture, textiles, glass and lighting specialising in Scandinavian and British classic and unusual quality design.
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Skinflint
Diverse and ever changing collection of original reclaimed lighting, designed and produced predominantly between 1900 and 1960. Lovingly reconditioned by our team of local Cornish craftsman.
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Stuff Your Doodles
Your child’s drawing turned into a stuffed figure. A unique, bespoke and fun gift, made using recycled fabrics by a Moose in Scotland.
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Tabitha Bargh
Through the innovative use of corrugated cardboard, product designer Tabitha Bargh has created a stunning range of pendant, floor and table lampshades. All lampshades are hand laminated and made in the UK.
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ToDryFor
ToDryFor.com tea towels are the perfect antidote to dishwater drudgery; sourcing over 100 exciting and unusual designs, from lobsters to lollipops and bottles to beetroot.
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Too Much Too Young
Combining an exciting array of vintage fabrics with a passion for design from the 1950s through to the 1970s, Too Much Too Young offers a unique collection of clothing, accessories and homeware for children.
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Travel on Paper
Travel posters, Olympic posters and bus destination blinds from 1950’s onwards. Website regularly updated with new stock but it’s also worth getting in touch if you are looking for something in particular. Will despatch worldwide. info@travelonpaper.com
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Tuderhoff
Tuderhoff stocks great vintage pieces from the 20th century- mid century Scandinavian, Art Deco and lovely Industrial finds. We aim at adding to poetic, individual interiors.
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Twentieth Century Interiors
Specialising in mid-century 20th century furniture, fabrics, lighting and glass with a focus on British, Danish and other Scandinavian modern design. Featuring the likes of Merrow Associates and designers such as Verner Panton. Items on view, by appointment, at our Surrey warehouse and on our extensive website.
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Twisted Twee
Twisted Twee makes cheerful sardonic clothing for infants and pieces for Object D'aft for their parents. It is absolutely nothing like ASDA.
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Voon Wong Benson
Voonwong&bensonsaw is a London-based practice working in architecture,
interior and product design. Our designs are well-crafted, detailed and
considered, whether they be a piece of furniture or a new building.
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Winters Moon
Winter’s Moon sells vintage, recycled and handmade treasures. Our ever-changing collection includes vintage textiles, ceramics, furniture and quirky stuff for kids, plus shiny new handmade new things too.
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Zoe Murphy
Recycled and hand printed furniture and textiles by Zoe Murphy are colourful and home proud pieces. Inspired by the 1950's seaside, each is made from recycled items in her Margate studio.
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