When we started this Merchant & Found gig a few years ago, we were driven by our passion (polite way of saying obsession!) for some of the famous makers in the furniture…
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Baumann – ‘The Chairs Of France’
Over the years, I have been lucky enough to see and handle literally thousands of chairs. I have bought chairs and developed chairs in factories all over the world, and after a…
Tan – Sad From Pushchairs to Furniture
Tan-Sad began life in 1922 in Birmingham and was first publicly listed as an exhibitor at the British Industries Fair, selling typists tables, constructional toys, motor cycle chairs, perambulators and office and…
The Elusive James Leonard
If you have been following our journey at Merchant & Found, you will know we have always been big fans of the work of British designer James Leonard. What has surprised us…
Russian Precision Balance Scales – VEF
Traditional manual beam operated precision scales are sadly disappearing from daily use as electronic scales take over. Precision balance scales are commonly found in laboratories where they are kept in protected environments…
Victorian Brickyard Collection – Crowle
A few weeks ago we heard about Crowle brickworks, a derelict brickworks outside Scunthorpe that was being demolished. The brickworks had been producing bricks since the late 19th Century although it sadly…
H.Green & Co Textile Mill
We were recently contacted about the clearance of an old textile Mill, H.Green & Co, North West of Leeds, the Mill had stopped working as a textile mill many years ago and…
Fondation Maeght
Its hard to know where to start, this unique Fondation is one of the true gems in the world: The location is magical. The light is breathtaking. The building is sublime. The…
Archivist
Simple but tasteful letterpress cards and matches, link below. Archivist
Cle Tiles
Never easy to find decent tiles. These are lovely. Cle Tiles
Field Notes
Little old naive me loved the simplicity of the Field Notes books but I had no idea of their history. I was exploring their site the other day when I stumbled across…
Present and Correct
These guys are one of my all time favourites, going about what they do in a quiet off the radar way. Their website is faultless, beautifully designed. The product selection is wonderfully…
Sander Wassink and Ma’ayan Pesach lights
I saw these lights for the first time in Rosanna Orlandi during The Salone di Mobile. They are designed and made by Sander Wassink and Ma’ayan Pesach. They are built…
Circus posters
I have always loved circus and fairground decoration/art/imagery and found these beautiful posters on ebay. These are (I believe) 1960’s Russian circus posters. I have included some of my favourite also from…
Brooklands
I live quite close to Booklands and have driven at a Mercedes World track event, but I’m sorry to say I had never visited this iconic track, It’s a gem. Cross the…
France “May 1968”
I first came across these posters at the Salone de Mobile on the kitchen stand of Alpes Inox, great kitchens but even better posters. I took a picture and managed to trace…
Rambert School
Our good friends Mark and Laurence first invited us to this great event, The Rambert School of Ballet & Contemporary Dance, Student Choreographic Showcase. The Rambert has an international reputation and they…
Warli art
I was recently at the Museum of Childhood (V&A) in East London and discovered Warli folk art for the first time. I grew up in Australia and love Aboriginal art and the…
The Historic Dockyard – Chatham
The Historic Dockyard – Chatham England is a treasure trove of history which I thought I knew fairly well, but for some reason The Dockyards at Chatham had not been on…
Designers Guild
Designers Guild is one of those brands that just quietly goes about its business in a very understated way. Whilst fashions come and go, colours are in or out, Tricia Guild just…