About retro-design.dk
At retro-design.dk we are proud of being among the most environmentally sustainable businesses in the western part of the world. Obviously vintage items does not leave a carbon-footprint compared to modern industrialized production. But we have taken it a step further and here comes the 'proud' part. Since 2010 we have strived to be as eco-friendly as possible. We use recycled boxes, bubble wrap, old newspapers and and styrofoam for our packaging. We source these materials locally from stores with an excess of waste packaging materials. We bundle up our packages for bu...Read More
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Featured Pieces
Vintage Brass Fish Skeleton Key Hanger in the Style of Walter Bosse, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual key hanger - key rack in the shape of a fish skeleton. It made entirely from plate and wire brass and is featuring hand-engraved details to the face and tail. Unknown Europea...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Antique German Padlock in Brass & Iron, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1920s original padlock with key. Made from steel and brass and made in Germany pre-war during the 1920s. Its works fine and is mechanically sound. Measurements: 8x5.5x2.5 cm.
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass, Iron
Old German Tri-lock Padlock in Patinated Brass, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1940s original Trilock padlock with its two original keys. Made from brass and made in West Germany during the late 1940s. Its works fine and is mechanically sound. A Bauhaus inspi...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Vintage Scandinavian Mirror Sphere - Desk Ornament -Paperweight
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This is a rather curious and unusual item. Looking in to this elevated mirror metal sphere the entire room is reflected. You can see things that are in front of you and to the sides....
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Table Mirrors
Materials
Metal, Brass
1930s Yale Padlock in Brass & Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1930s original Yale padlock with its two original keys. Made from brass and bronze with logo on both sides. Cast and made in the US. Built as a tank and featuring a great undisturb...
Category
20th Century American Bauhaus Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Vintage Sculptural Brutalist Iron & Glass Wall Candleholders by Dantoft, 1970s
By Dantoft Kunstartikler
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large 1970s Brutalist Wall sculptures made by Danish design company Dantoft kunstartikler (trans.: art objects). Made from black lacquered and welded iron set in a graphic formation ...
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Vintage 1970s Danish Brutalist Candle Sconces
Materials
Iron
Vintage Danish Brutalist Iron & Blue Glass Wall Candleholders by Dantoft, 1970s
By Dantoft Kunstartikler
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large 1970s Brutalist Wall sculptures made by Danish design company Dantoft kunstartikler (trans.: art objects). Made from black lacquered and welded iron set in a graphic formation ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Brutalist Candle Sconces
Materials
Iron
Vintage Brutalist Iron & Green Glass Wall Candleholders by Dantoft, 1970s
By Dantoft Kunstartikler
Located in Esbjerg, DK
1970s Brutalist Wall sculptures made by Danish design company Dantoft kunstartikler (trans.: art objects). Made from black lacquered and welded iron set in a graphic formation highli...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Brutalist Candle Sconces
Materials
Iron
Vintage Scandinavian Circular Brass Serving Tray, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish circular tray in solid brass. It was made during the 1960s or 1970s by Cawa in Denmark in a style reminiscent of Josef Frank and Stelton. It is suitable for serving drinks ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Revival Transparent Box by WMF Germany, 1970s
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish plexiglass and silver-plate box by WMF in Germany. Made during the 1970s and art deco revival in style. Suitable for jewelry, vanity purposes or as a small tobacco humidor....
Category
Vintage 1970s German Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Lily Sculpture - Flower Ornament in Brass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Standing flower ornament fashioned from solid brass and an old removable snooker ball as the head of the flower. It is by all means a repurposed object made from excess components by...
Category
20th Century European Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Vintage Swedish Natural Edge Bowl in Burl Elm
Located in Esbjerg, DK
We bought this interesting piece at a small antique store in Sweden last summer. A natural edge bowl artisan hand-crafted from Swedish burr elm (La: ulmus glabra) circa 1970s-80s. It...
Category
20th Century Swedish Organic Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Elm, Burl
