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New life to old shop ‘kaste’

A haberdashery cabinet where it has been in service for more than 60 years, now restored and ready for a new home or shop. Even though Huisraad Modern is in...

New life to old shop ‘kaste’

A haberdashery cabinet where it has been in service for more than 60 years, now restored and ready for a new home or shop. Even though Huisraad Modern is in...

To ball and claw or not?

Ball and claw furniture is not modern. At Huisraad Modern we’ve always struggled with the idea of featuring an imbuia ball and claw piece that we like, occasionally. Should we...

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To ball and claw or not?

Ball and claw furniture is not modern. At Huisraad Modern we’ve always struggled with the idea of featuring an imbuia ball and claw piece that we like, occasionally. Should we...

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It is not just about finding and flogging

One might think that it is a relatively easy exercise to track down one of these common schoolteachers’ desks. After all, almost every school classroom in South Africa had one...

It is not just about finding and flogging

One might think that it is a relatively easy exercise to track down one of these common schoolteachers’ desks. After all, almost every school classroom in South Africa had one...

Local is more than lekker

Local is more than lekker

The amount of beautiful lounge chair designs done in the golden era of Scandinavian design – the 1950’s and 1960’s – are astonishing, not only in Denmark and Sweden but...

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Local is more than lekker

The amount of beautiful lounge chair designs done in the golden era of Scandinavian design – the 1950’s and 1960’s – are astonishing, not only in Denmark and Sweden but...

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Our find of the week

Our find of the week

Viva art deco (again...) Art deco is like Abba and Led Zeppelin. Every decade or so there is a huge revival that sweeps the earth, and then it goes away...

Our find of the week

Viva art deco (again...) Art deco is like Abba and Led Zeppelin. Every decade or so there is a huge revival that sweeps the earth, and then it goes away...

Hang on to your Binnehuis

A famous brand does not always guarantee quality of workmanship. Mid-century modernism came into full swing in the optimistic post-war 1950’s. It was the time of the American dream –...

Hang on to your Binnehuis

A famous brand does not always guarantee quality of workmanship. Mid-century modernism came into full swing in the optimistic post-war 1950’s. It was the time of the American dream –...