I had no idea that pre-eminent fashion designer Paul Smith also owns a rather funky antique / vintage furniture shop in Albemarle Street London selling some really interesting pieces of storage furniture.
Paul Smiths vintage storage solutions!
Situated in the heart of Mayfair on the corner of Albermarle Street and Stafford Street (just off Bond St) the shop has a really funky range of vintage storage furniture dotted around the place and is, well…er…amazingly expensive but unique of course!
Apart from the various vintage book shelving, my favourite other piece of storage based furniture is Raymond Loewy’s space saving writing desk which is so typically early 1950’s US styling. The desk was designed by Loewy for Megel Furniture Co. and it’s great to see Loewy’s utilitarian design incorporating such useful storage solutions with the fold-down writing area and an array of cubbies and storage drawers to organise your space. In fact the only thing I don’t like about this space saving desk is the price, £6,200, ouch!
For vintage storage solutions and unique pieces of furniture, Paul Smith at 9 Albemarle Street is well worth a look and as www.paulsmith.co.uk says: “The shop houses a rich and varied selection of original and unique antiques, objects art and curiosities sourced from around the world”