Tuesday, 10 March 2009

Vintage Design Kilkenny



Hi I recently added this Pieff sofa 1970's in black leather and chrome to our collection at The Vintage Design Studio 11 Irishtown Kilkenny.

A 1970's British iconic classic for vintage design Kilkenny,
For more info on this 3 seater sofa or other vintage 20th Century design furniture

Love to my vintage design tribe

Thursday, 5 March 2009

Vintage Design


A vintage design to get excited about.

Please check out this fabulous falcon chair designed by Siguerd Resell.


The Falcon chair designed by Sigurd Resell in 1970s and produced in Norway by Vatne Möbler, is widely recognised as a classic of vintage Scandinavian Design. It is constructed from laminated rosewood legs and quality brown leather cushion on a hammock style suspended canvas. For more info on this falcon chair please visit!!.

Lots of love to my vintage design tribe

Wednesday, 28 January 2009

Vintage Design Links

Not everybody will agree that linking your website to another in the same field as yourself is a good idea, but I beg to differ. I admire websites who offer links to other simmilar sites and are open to healthy competition. Offering links is a good way of building up a network of friends who deal in the same business as the one you are in and this is a positive and constructive way to opperate. Especialley if you are only opperating online. People will navigate away from the site they are viewing and go off and find all kinds of relevant sites, links, and this is fact, will always come back to your site if you have what they are looking for at the price they can afford, and they will keep comming back if you are competitive, offer good knolledge base and if they like your site. In my experience offering website links is a way to increase your pofile, popularity and develope your online presence in a very ecconomic and constructive way.

Juat take a look at some of these design directories who offer free links.
Design Addict
Retro Start
Artnet
GOMOD
Vintage 20th Century Links page to a number of Vintage Design dealers


These are but a few from thousands of informative well established websites offering hope to the beginer and the optimist.

I am aware that there will always be two camps, one for and one against and thats just the way the cookie crumbles.

Thanks and lots of love to my vintage design tribe.

Wednesday, 7 January 2009

Vintage Design

Hi our new vintage design studio has just opened in Kilkenny. We have been trying to open a vintage design shop for nearly two years now and we are very relieved that we have achieved it. We tryed to open up in Thomastown but what with flooding and bad timming, it just didnt happen, so you can imagine that we are very very happy to announce, that we are based in 11 Irish Town, which is at the bottom end of the high street in the oldest part of Kilkenny. The shop has been used as a car showroom and prior to that it was a bar and it has a real nice ambience. We have tried to keep it simple, to keep our concept clear and to let the furniture speak for itself. Why not come a visit us for your retro and vintage design needs.

Friday, 19 December 2008

Kilkenny Vintage Design Studio

Kilkenny Vintage Design Studio at 11 Irishtown Kilkenny. It has to be one of the coolest places in Kilkenny for the up and comming trendie to shop for original vintage design furniture.

At last Original Compulsive Design have finally got themselves together and have opened their doors to the public in the heart of Kilkenny city. Its been a while in comming but worth the wait. A vintage design store in Kilkenny . Very cool pieces of furniture, lighting, ceramics and art from the the 1950’s to 1980’s.
Please check out Fritz Hansen, Herman Miller, Tapio Wirrkalla, G-Plan, Shcreiber, Parker Knoll, Anglepoise, Arkana and much more.

Vintage, Retro, Retro Modern, Retro Chic, Mid-century Modern, 20th Century and Modern design to name but a few catch phrases for this collectible furniture.

There seems to be a growing market in Kilkenny for vintage design furniture, lighting, art and this is reflected in the decor of the citys Hotels, Nightclubs, Cafe’s and Bars.

Kilkenny gave us the Kilkenny design centre and now we have the birth of the Kilkenny Vintage Design Studio in the heart of irish town, speacialising in original pieces of very cool furniture.

Monday, 15 September 2008

Dublin electronic arts festival

Just thought to remind myself of the Dublin electronic arts festival from thursday 23rd to sundy 26th September, Check it out and have another goosey gander at original compulsive design video for youtube if you are seeking vintage furniture at accessible prices this clip is for you they pride themselves on supplying affordable accessible vintage design furniture, lighting, ceramics and art. Why not visit there website www.originalcompulsivedesign.com or vist them at the Vintage Design Studio 11 Irishtown Kilkenny



Monday, 1 September 2008

Original Compulsive Design

Today I came accross two 1970's brown leather swivel armchairs in a barn in Cloneen Co Kilkenny. One has a rip in the seat cover and they both have faded in colour a little over time, but besides that they seem okay and are definitely a good example of modern design, vintage design, mid century modern and vintage 20th Century design. I will add a picture of them to the blogg in a little while, as for now they are still in the barn waiting there for me to rescue them and resurrect them to their former glory, YEEHAW hotdog.