Modern Show, Dulwich College

South London is worth visiting once a year for the Mid-Century Modern Show held at Dulwich College. The campus features some lovely modern buildings which provide the perfect location for the numerous furniture dealers and bric-a-brac sellers. There are also prints, lights, cute well-dressed girls and a hog roast. I spent last Sunday there with my good friend Kash. Here are some things that caught my eye…

The main furniture room. Love the lights. Not for sale. 

I think I will get one of these lovely red-handed industrial clocks at some point, but not this time as I had already spanked most of my money on….

YES! that’s MY new telephone table! Danish, veneered rosewood. I plan to sit upon it and await callers - “Ahoy-hoy, London 8345”. My friend Emma suggested keeping a yellow pages on the rack for that authentic vintage look.

No idea how the coffee is but WANT (resisted)

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Storage

Quite pleased to have spotted this modular furniture by Cubit on the weekend. It’s available in a few different size boxes and features a simple interlocking system so you can create your own stacked combination. The configurator is excellent fun for those who enjoy spatial reasoning and Tetris.

The best thing about it is that it reminds me of Danish brand Montana (which I’ve seen in Copenhagen, not London - see cool green/yellow unit below). Montana have a similar schtick, but being Danish their stuff is prettier, better and of course, more expensive; herein lies my real interest in Cubit.

I’m thinking a big combo would be perfect for all my son’s toys, and perhaps a smaller one in the living room for books and bits. Can someone please sort me out £800 or so? That should cover it.