Showhome opened the door in June 2003 offering everything on the ground floor for sale for one day only. You could buy mid-century Scandinavian teak, cherry, beech and rosewood furniture from the likes of Arne Jacobsen, Bruno Mathsson, Hans Wegner. Showhome sold mid-century glass from Nanny Still for Riihimaki and Per Lutken and Otto Brauer for Holmegaard. Signed ceramics from Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala sat next to modern pieces from ceramicists Scabetti, Joanne Windaus and Phorm. You could order the Michael Young lights hanging in the hallway, take home the cushions in bold 60s fabrics piled up next to the sofa, even walk off with the vintage Ercol children's chairs sitting outside the downstairs loo. Showhome had prints from artists Sharon Elphick and Kavel and tea sets, bags, trainers and wallpaper from Eley Kishimoto. Showhome has since gone on to curate Midcentury.Modern twice a year, an event where top British mid-century dealers and British contemporaries get together to sell to the public.
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