ARTIFAKTS, our long awaited, 20th century vintage and design store is finally coming later in 2012. Until then, enjoy items from our wide ranging stock and some of our thoughts.
Its founder, Mark Richardson, has been collecting and storing vintage items for nearly 15 years, so we will have lots to show. We hope you enjoy. Any comments or questions are very welcome. The Artifakts team.
Wight or Wong? This Tretchikoff print from the 1960s is Miss Wong. These and other designs were often described as the “green ladies” and they were generally hated by the art establishment. We love them though and their value has risen dramatically in the last few years. We will have this Tretchikoff and lots of other mid century art for sale by Artifakts later in 2012…
Here fishy fishy fishy…..No idea who made this but its probably Italian. We at Artifakts love this kind of wacky thing. Lots more odd, kitsch, strange but groovy stuff to come later in 2012 from ARTIFAKTS
Groovy, fabric and wood laminate shade from the 1970s. The lighting effect from these when the sun goes down is worth the wait. Opening Artifakts has also been worth the wait, but it is getting closer and closer and closer!
As new & boxed, violet 1970s Coral alarm clock by Walter R Strauss Ltd. This very kitsch plastic clock has a vibrant violet face and reminds me of the styling of a TV set or an art deco cinema. I don’t think this has ever been out of its box and will be on sale later this year by Artifakts….
Another great coffee set on sale later this year by Artifakts….This time by Briglin pottery from 66 Baker Street in London!
Beautiful 1970s 5 drop light fitting. This original vintage light fitting has 5 glass spheres which are gold tinted and will look stunning when fully restored and working. They will be on sale later this year by Artifakts.
Shelf pottery vase which comes from my home town! This and many other items of Shelf pottery will be on sale later this year at Artifakts.
Plastic fantastic. This 1970s plastic snack dispenser is a must for that 70s inspired party night. We will have much much more plastic fantastic later this year for sale at Artifakts….
Beautiful, mid 20th century vase by Tremaen pottery. Tremaen was not a studio pottery, producing thrown pots following a centuries old tradition. It was unconventional and created distinctive and individual pottery in both form and decoration. For an excelent resource see http://www.tremaen.com/index.html Many more items by Tremaen and other studio potters will be on sale from Artifakts later this year….
Ice cool… Literally. These are just a few of the original vintage ice buckets i will be stocking later this year in Artifakts, the new totally vintage online store.
If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes
— PABLO PICASSO (via dearart-iloveyou)
(via versusthevolcano)
Source: dearart-iloveyou
Orange Anglepoise Lamp by Herbert & Terry. A truly classic piece of British industrial design. Artifats will be stocking original examples from the 1930s as well as groovy 1970s examples like this. All to come later in 2012…
My pink thing! This is a great West German Spara vase designed by Halidan Kutlu - a Turkish designer who worked for Spara from 1971-1972. The eastern inspired decoration and the crazy pink glaze make this a must have and a very rare piece of West German pottery. Will this be on sale in 2012? You will have to wait and see..Artifakts..Coming soon..
1950s girly Vintage Tea set. Oriental pattern by Royal Albert in the smooth shape. Just perfect for a very posh afternoon with tea and cakes. Just one of the many Tea Services Artifakts will be stocking later this year.
