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
Art Deco Style Nautical Ship Wall Sconce with Sunburst Glass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A fixed wall light in a nautical art deco style. Designed and made by BMAC in Hyde England circa 1960 for an English State Ship this also came from. Its made of nickel/chrome-plated...
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Vintage 1960s English Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Style Nautical Ship Wall Sconces with Domed Sunburst Glass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A trio of fixed wall lights in a nautical art deco style. Designed and made by BMAC in Hyde England circa 1960 for an English State Ship where these also came from. The are made of n...
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Vintage 1960s English Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Style Nautical Ship Wall Sconces with Domed Sunburst Glass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of fixed wall lights in a nautical art deco style. Designed and made by BMAC in Hyde England circa 1960 for an English State Ship where these also came from. The are made of n...
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Vintage 1960s English Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Danish Teak Bowl with Pewter Flowers, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
As it says on the pewter edge this bowl was given as a 1st price at the Rebus Run in Denmark in 1961. It is a custom piece made from hand-turned solid teak and decorated with stylize...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Pewter
Art Deco Table Lamp in Bronze & Striped Glass by Fog & Mørup, 1930s
By Fog & Mørup
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Art Deco style desk lamp made by Fog and Mørup during the 1930s. It features a patinated bronze base and rod both with 'stepped' architectural features. The iconic striped opaline gl...
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Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Green Patinated Bronze Box by Holger Fridericias, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative Bronze box with a green verdigris patina, a relief stag to its lid and wooden interior by Holger Fridericias in Denmark. Made during the 1930s in a style reminiscent of Ju...
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Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Bronze
Bauhaus Era Desk Cigar Cutter in Brass, English 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A well-used yet highly decorative and useable desk cigarcutter in patinated brass. It screws apart at the middle allowing you to empty its content when you want to. It was made in En...
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Early 20th Century English Bauhaus Barware
Materials
Brass
Danish Art Deco Desk Armillary - Sundial in Brass & Onyx Marble, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish armillary sphere - sundial raised upon two architecturally shaped blocks of red/maroon onyx marble. It has a small bronze plaque saying in Danish 'Do as I, count only the l...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Scientific Instruments
Materials
Marble, Brass
A Pair of Jens Harald Quistgaard Candlesticks in Patinated Brass, 1960s
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of solid brass candlesticks designed and manufactured by Jens Harald Quistgaard - IHQ in Denmark during the 1960s. The candlesticks are to be fitted with regular sixed candles...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Christian Jensen Small Fluted White Ceramic Vase, Danish 1930s
By Christian Jensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Delicate white glazed and Fluted pottery vase or small planter designed by Christian Jensen and manufactured at his work-shop in Denmark during the 1930s. The style of this piece is ...
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Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Pottery
Art Deco Vase in Bronze By Nordisk Malm, 1940s
By Nordisk Malm
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A footed vase or cigarette holder fashioned from solid bronze. Made by Nordisk Malm in Denmark during the 1940s in a style reminiscent of Just Andersen.
Measurements: H: 7.5 cm. Di...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Art Deco Vases
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Modern Torpedo Crystal Vase by Sven Palmqvist for Orrefors, 1950s
By Sven Palmquist
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Thick organically shaped art glass vase. Designed by Sven Palmqvist and made at Orrefors in Sweden during the 1950s. Fine, clean and intact vintage order. Hand-signed/numbered beneat...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Crystal
