Vintage Painted Slat Shelf.

A piece of furniture can be qualified as “vintage furniture”, provided that it is at least 20 years old and that it was created after the 1940’s (before that, one would speak of Modernist style, Art-deco, Art-nouveau, etc.… and then of antique). Vintage furniture is therefore a piece of furniture from the 20th century. It is therefore a piece of furniture that has passed through time, that bears witness to a strong history, that offers a characteristic line of the different trends that appeared in furniture during the 20th century.

Nowadays, the term “vintage furniture” is used to describe furniture signed by major designers as well as anonymous pieces known as “off-the-shelf“, which do not use wood or noble materials. When a piece is signed or includes design work and precious materials, it has a certain value on the market. This is known as “20th century design furniture” rather than “vintage furniture”, because it is the result of real research work by a designer. These are the pieces that still influence modern designs in the 21st century.