The house is basically finished, and the old furniture is already here. Now the question arises about the new furnishings, which we plan to acquire gradually to replace the old pieces.
I am considering furnishing everything with used design classics.
The reason:
Classic pieces from brands like Vitra, Cassina, B&B Italia, or USM Haller are almost indestructible and can be bought used at relatively affordable prices.
Another factor is their value retention. Most classics tend not to lose value over time but rather increase in price. If I furnish the house with furniture from Ikea or similar retailers, the furniture will hardly be worth anything after some time.
What has been your experience with used furniture classics? Has anyone in the forum already dealt with secondhand furniture?
I am considering furnishing everything with used design classics.
The reason:
Classic pieces from brands like Vitra, Cassina, B&B Italia, or USM Haller are almost indestructible and can be bought used at relatively affordable prices.
Another factor is their value retention. Most classics tend not to lose value over time but rather increase in price. If I furnish the house with furniture from Ikea or similar retailers, the furniture will hardly be worth anything after some time.
What has been your experience with used furniture classics? Has anyone in the forum already dealt with secondhand furniture?
Can they be bought cheaply, or do they hold their value well? Furniture is usually purchased to reflect a personal style rather than as an investment. Therefore, I would rather ask the other residents than the forum how they envision the interior design. Especially since a random mix of these classics won’t really emphasize a consistent theme...
hausnix schrieb:
The classics by, for example, Vitra, Cassina, BB Italia, or USM Haller are practically indestructible and can be bought relatively cheaply secondhand.
Additionally, they tend to retain their value. Most classics do not lose value over the years but rather increase in price. They increase in price, but secondhand they are cheap – this not only sounds contradictory but is also incorrect. Many classics are currently still in continuous production, but prices of design pieces only rise when new supply runs out.
Overall, I find the idea appealing but agree with the previous poster that a lived-in collection needs to be carefully balanced. Do you also have the appropriate Tugendhat House or the Barcelona Pavilion to go with it? – in a terraced house in Tübingen, some classics might come across like a Chanel suit on a Jacob Sister.
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No contradiction. The lounge chair from Vitra, for example, or a Vitra EA108, gets more expensive every year. Vitra regularly raises the retail prices. Used prices then follow accordingly. It’s very similar with many other classics like USM and so on. The pricing strategy of high-end furniture manufacturers is similar to that of Rolex.
The little house is already such that the furniture would also fit...
The little house is already such that the furniture would also fit...
DieScholz´ens16 Aug 2018 09:33Hello,
Personally, I really like the style of the 60s and 70s, which also fits well with our house. So of course, I’m already a fan of design classics—an Eames lounge chair is a must. However, I prefer the original by Miller with the “old seat height,” down filling, and rosewood-palisander (unfortunately, that means it’s not exactly a bargain on the secondhand market). But I have time, and currently, I don’t really have the budget of a small car set aside for a chair.
From experience, I don’t agree with the statement that you can buy them relatively cheaply used; rather, the opposite is true. Fiberglass DSW chairs sometimes cost more secondhand than new.
A design classic remains a design classic. The label “classic” alone indicates a wide range of fans, meaning quite a few people like this design, so the target market looking for and buying these pieces is large. High demand equals high or higher prices.
When it comes to style, you should choose classics or designer furniture because you like them, not as an investment. (I mean, you see them and live with them every day.) I can store watches, paintings, etc., but a house full of furniture just because it might be worth 5,000 euros (approximately) more in 10 years? That strikes me as a strange approach to furnishing a home. But I’m neutral on this—everyone has their own taste.
For our part, we have a palisander sideboard almost 3m (10 feet) long, a palisander coffee table, Vitra DSW chairs as dining chairs, a Vitra clock (“Balls,” because it matches the chairs so nicely), and quite a few designer lamps—Staff, Doria, Sölken—which I think really make a statement.
Otherwise, we have a pretty eclectic mix with lots of art on the walls.
Personally, I really like the style of the 60s and 70s, which also fits well with our house. So of course, I’m already a fan of design classics—an Eames lounge chair is a must. However, I prefer the original by Miller with the “old seat height,” down filling, and rosewood-palisander (unfortunately, that means it’s not exactly a bargain on the secondhand market). But I have time, and currently, I don’t really have the budget of a small car set aside for a chair.
From experience, I don’t agree with the statement that you can buy them relatively cheaply used; rather, the opposite is true. Fiberglass DSW chairs sometimes cost more secondhand than new.
A design classic remains a design classic. The label “classic” alone indicates a wide range of fans, meaning quite a few people like this design, so the target market looking for and buying these pieces is large. High demand equals high or higher prices.
When it comes to style, you should choose classics or designer furniture because you like them, not as an investment. (I mean, you see them and live with them every day.) I can store watches, paintings, etc., but a house full of furniture just because it might be worth 5,000 euros (approximately) more in 10 years? That strikes me as a strange approach to furnishing a home. But I’m neutral on this—everyone has their own taste.
For our part, we have a palisander sideboard almost 3m (10 feet) long, a palisander coffee table, Vitra DSW chairs as dining chairs, a Vitra clock (“Balls,” because it matches the chairs so nicely), and quite a few designer lamps—Staff, Doria, Sölken—which I think really make a statement.
Otherwise, we have a pretty eclectic mix with lots of art on the walls.
Those who decorate their house like a design museum sometimes do so just to hide a lack of personal taste by surrounding themselves with "generally accepted standards of fame and glamour."
Architect A, known worldwide, would never have thought of placing chairs specifically designed for a particular building into a room with cabinets by architect B, also known worldwide.
Today, only someone lacking cultural sensibility but with money dares to do that.
Quoting passages from design catalogs only "replaces" personal taste within a community where "culture can be bought."
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Architect A, known worldwide, would never have thought of placing chairs specifically designed for a particular building into a room with cabinets by architect B, also known worldwide.
Today, only someone lacking cultural sensibility but with money dares to do that.
Quoting passages from design catalogs only "replaces" personal taste within a community where "culture can be bought."
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