About Retro Living
Retro Living evolved from a passion for sourcing eclectic, interesting and unusual items of furniture, art, lighting and objets d'art, with my own home in mind. I initially started the business online through the Retro Living website which has now grown to a retail shop located on Church Street in Marylebone, London. Retro Living restores, reupholsters and rewires the majority of its pieces when required to ensure that they are of the highest quality and sympathetically restored to ensure everything reaches you in the best original condition possible. Delivery can be ...Read More
Established in 20131stDibs seller since 2017
Featured Pieces
1970s Swedish Iittala "Seita" Series Frosted Ice Bucket by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala
Located in London, England
1970s ice bucket designed by Tapio Wirkkala, one of the most influential figures in 20th-century Scandinavian design. The ice bucket comes from the "Seita" series—an exploration of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1960s Austrian Kalmar Franken AG Two-Tiered Iced Murano Glass Chandelier
By J.T. Kalmar, Kalmar Lighting
Located in London, England
This striking, two-tiered "Soria" chandelier features 18 Murano iced block glass manufactured by Kalmar Franken KG of Austria. Designed by J.T. Kalmar and produced during the 1960s/1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Circa 1920s Art Deco Cape Hatteras North Carolina Lighthouse Cast Iron Doorstop
Located in London, England
This 21-inch (56 cm) tall cast iron doorstop is an authentic piece of early twentieth-century Americana, modelled after the famous Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in North Carolina. Cast ir...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Antiquities
Materials
Iron
1960s English Abstract Sun Shag Pile Rya Rug for Quayle Carpets by Robert Dodd
Located in London, England
This stunning and colourful rug is a 1960s abstract shag or long pile rug also known as a rya rug designed by the influential post-war British textile designer Robert Dodd for the UK...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Nylon
Rare Circa 1970s French Pirelli Tyres Salvador Dali Polished Brass Belt & Buckle
By Salvador Dalí
Located in London, England
Circa 1970 rare sculpted Pirelli belt buckle designed by Salvador Dali (1904-1989) in antiqued polished brass. The buckle is unnumbered with "NR" on the left corner and is plate-sig...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Brass
Large 1970s German Erco Illuminated Iced Lucite Rectangular Glass Wall Mirror
By Erco, ERCO Leuchten
Located in London, England
Vintage illuminated large rectangular wall mirror which is a striking example of German lighting and design from the late Mid Century Modern era, produced in the 1960s or 1970s. Mirr...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal
1960s German Egon Hillebrand Triple Murano Glass Cube Wall Light or Sconce
By Egon Hillebrand, Hillebrand
Located in London, England
This stunning 1960s German wall light or sconce by Egon Hillebrand features a striking triple-cube design made from thick, hand-crafted Murano glass blocks mounted on a polished chro...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Chrome, Metal
1980s German Modernist Christian Koban for DOM Chrome 5 Arm Arc Floor Lamp
By Christian Koban, DOM Christian Koban GmbH
Located in London, England
A striking 1980s Christian Koban “Lily of the Valley” five-arm arc floor lamp, manufactured by the German company DOM, is an elegant example of late-modernist design that pairs sculp...
Category
Vintage 1980s German Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
1980s ‘Misty’ Torben Jorgensen for Holmegaard Cylindrical Glass Table Lamp
By Holmegaard, Torben Jørgensen
Located in London, England
1980s Danish Holmegaard "Misty" table lamp is a distinguished piece of Scandinavian modernist design, created by the acclaimed Danish artist Torben Jørgensen for the historic Holmega...
Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1960s Austrian Bakalowits & Söhne illuminated Faceted Crystal & Chrome Mirror
By Bakalowits & Söhne
Located in London, England
This exquisite vintage mirror is a stunning example of Mid Century Modern design. Designed and handcrafted in Vienna by Austrian manufacturer Bakalowits & Söhne during the 1960s. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Hollywood Regency Wall Mirrors
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Chrome
1960s Austrian Kalmar Crystal Faceted Tubular Glass & Chrome Pendant Chandelier
By J.T. Kalmar, Kalmar Lighting
Located in London, England
1960s Austrian chandelier designed by J.T. Kalmar for Kalmar Lighting. A striking and elegant chandelier with textured faceted crystal glass tubes suspended from a chromed-metal fra...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
1960s Italian Murano Dumbbell Murano Clustered Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in London, England
1960s Italian Murano clear textured iced glass chandelier by Venini. This stunning vintage chandelier is a remarkable example of Mid-Century Modern Italian lighting design, attribut...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Nickel
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