906 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146-1102
(215) 238-1997

BY AARON STELLA Vintage Modern, a mid-century furnisher and art exhibiter in the middle of Northern Liberties, is tenaciously the oxymoron it purports itself to be. The big hand has made its run around the clock again, and so the vintage, however modern, has become fashionable anew. Fur and chintz, faded orange easy chairs, metal lamps with aluminum shades, and many other stylish artifacts inspire one to think about their now from back then. The milieu of the designs ranges from the 1920s to the 1980s. The designers themselves hail from all over the world, which includes local Philadelphian artists.Clients can rest assured: there’s no snobbery here. Vintage Modern’s composite design of furnishings and craftwork potpourri is to create comfort, not superciliousness. To be sure, a house can be aesthetically pleasing without looking like a museum. That heart-and-home aesthetic is affixed to every stick of furniture in Vintage Modern. And luckily, interior design services are available as well. Vintage Modern also functions as an art exhibit, and has actually sold more pieces of art then the artists have been able to sell in galleries. It makes sense, considering that the art is being displayed in a suggested, homelike setting, rather than in the static vacuum of a whitewashed art gallery. Vintage Modern is a must for new residents in NoLibs looking to redecorate, or just to add some flare to their home furnishings. Be sure to stop in.