baxter & liebchen: midcentury heaven
although mid-century modern is not really our thing — we tend to stick to more modern fun stuff with lots of bright colors with some kind glossy or velvety texture or even squishy (we have a big red rocking chair that looks like a huge toy) – i don’t think that the mad men design themes will be going away anytime soon and that’s a good thing for baxter & liebchen.
the demand for this mostly scandinavian furniture appears to be huge. each time we visited the shop, it had a few very serious shoppers and they were getting quite the attention. the works at baxter & liebchen are in beautiful condition, and include lots of wood (desks, tables, sideboards) of course as well as upholstery in the form of chairs and couches, and even a smattering of lamps and mirrors. i was particularly fond of the kids’ furniture that i don’t see that much of elsewhere and there were even some fun colors there too.
baxter & liebchen carries many of the name brands if you know this market including arne vodder, nanna ditzel, paul henningsen, fabricus & kastholm and axel albeck. now, these goods are definitely not a bargain but i am assuming that if you really must have a midcentury something that price is not really an issue, and if so, baxter & liebchen is a great place to start. baxter & liebchen, 10 jay street at plymouth street, brooklyn, new york, 718.797.0630.
Hello from Seoul Korea! Thank you for the great blog. The places you introduce, the pictures you take and the comments you write are always so nice.
May I ask What kind of camera do you use?
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thanks so much. i use a canon rebel xti, and the lense i use most of the time is the 50 mm 1:1:8. i also have a 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 for longer views. i totally love this camera, especially since i don’t know much if anything about photography.