It’s What We Believe
We fundamentally believe in buying once and buying well, whether that be buying new or vintage, but buying vintage is by definition the ultimate sustainable purchase. It is about as environmentally responsible and sustainable as it gets. When we first fell in love with vintage we fell in love with the concept of saving these beautiful pieces of furniture that simply had a charm and character that new pieces couldn’t offer. In many cases they were also of a quality that would simply not be affordable or achievable today. Over the years we have built a team of skilled craftspeople who understand the heritage of these pieces and are able to bring them back to life minimising the work that we do and retaining as much originality as possible.
In line with our values everything we do is done with minimising our environmental impact and maximising the sustainability of vintage. We work hard to source environmentally responsible materials and practices in everything we do.
Packaging: We want to deliver our orders in tip top condition but we need them to be packed well with the minimum of packaging materials. We have done considerable research to find packaging materials that do the job but are responsibly sourced. We mainly use cardboard, bubblewrap and shrink film. Our green bubblewrap is biodegradable and our green shrink film is 80% made from recycled material and is also fully recyclable. Even our branded packaging tape has moved to a paper based substrate.
Workshop: We produce our own finishing wax which is made from natural beeswax and linseed oil. We use waste clothes for finishing and a cleaning and finishing materials that are water based. We re-use as much packaging as we can and have full recycling facilities.
Restoration: We make a huge effort to save everything we can and carry an extensive collection of ‘spare parts’ that we have salvaged over the years so, for example, a chair with a ‘wonky’ leg will either have it straightened or replaced with a vintage spare part.
Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do – we call it vintage but ultimately it is second hand furniture and we are proud of our contribution.
Vintage – The ultimate sustainable purchase
In line with our values everything we do is done with minimising our environmental impact and maximising the sustainability of vintage. We work hard to source environmentally responsible materials and practices in everything we do.
Buy once buy well
We fundamentally believe in buying once and well. If you need to buy something new, buy something that will last. Quality will always be the sustainable choice.
Workshop
Our workshop team inspect every product and carry out any needed repairs to ensure that everything leaves us serviced and maintained ready for many more years of life.
Packaging
All of our packaging materials are responsibly sourced.
Metholdology
As a team we work hard to ensure all of our business practices are sustainable and that our environmental footprint is a little one.
