Retro Furniture Designs, Stylish Retro Furniture Ideas, Furniture Designs, Retro Mood

When we talk of 2011 furniture trends, there is always mention that retro style furniture still great, is staging a great comeback and will go strong in 2011 also and all that! All over the internet and other interior décor magazines, retro style finds a prominent place and right from designer furniture stores to street-side flea markets, you are sure to find retro style furniture pieces that catch your fancy immediately. What is retro style furniture and why is it so popular? The very mention of retro style furniture brings to focus famous designer names like Charles Ray Eames, Ellen Gray, George Nelson, Harry Bartoia, Joseph Hoffman, Marcel Breuer, Miles Van de Roha and Le Corbusier and others. Till date, many of the masterpieces created by them are popular and treasured as collectibles.

The tubular steel furniture introduced by Ellen Gray, mesh and metal designs by Eames, lounge chairs designed by Eames, the modern working desk first designed by George Nelson, the diamond chair by Harry Bartoia, the ‘Barcelona chair’ by Miles Van de Roha and the ever popular retro antique and saloon furniture by Le Corbusier have taken the world by storm and still are great favourites. The word ‘retro‘ was perhaps first used around the post second world war eras – 1950s or so. Furniture of 1950 stamp is the harbinger of modern and contemporary furniture. Out of the rut of heavy ornate furniture, designers started trying out on new and innovative ideas, simple efficient designs, and modern and sleek looks. And till date, the style has endured and stayed popular.

Sleek designs, solid wood material like teak, rosewood, pine and maple, wood veneer finish, steel tubular furniture with shiny metals finish like chrome, and a long and low-hung look are hallmarks of retro style furniture. Many have stood the test of time and still look mostly as handsome and elegant as when they were made and are sold with little/no renovation and are much in demand. Here is some beautiful looking retro furniture from Vintage Retro. The glass dining table looks great with the six leather upholstered chairs. Look at the beautiful bar trolley with rosewood veneer. How lovely and innovatively designed is the spice rack wheel. That is a unique wooden revolving stand for holding glass dishes! A genuine rosewood side table! Most of them are sourced from Denmark and Sweden.

I am sure you are greatly impressed by the retro style and the modern furniture made on the same lines sporting a retro look. Go online and check it out and bring home some retro style furniture to add to the ambience of your home.

Solid Looking Bar Trolley