The Evolution of Bond & Bowery
A lot of Web sites and blogs love to feature their “latest finds” from eBay and Craigslist, but they usually seem kind of junky to me.
That’s why I was excited to find out about the new contemporary look and feel at Bond & Bowery, the DC-based art and furnishings shopping site that was founded in 2007 as an additional player in the online antiques market. We profiled them in a Web-extra article last year.
So, how’s this for a latest find?
Or this?
Bond & Bowery has found most of its success with modern design in particular, so while you can still find antiques on the site, the real stars are modern. “While this has been to a great extent dealer driven, modern dealers seem to be doing well and driving buyers to the site,” President Ben Spaisman wrote in an e-mail. “It has become apparent to us that the modern category is what’s selling right now and continues to trend upward.”
Here’s a sampling of my personal favorites from the site. I’m happy that Bond & Bowery can fill the void of high-end mid-century furnishings that the dearly departed Good Eye in DC’s Friendship Heights left behind when it closed its doors earlier this year.
Anyone with a contemporary loft would love this vintage industrial cabinet.
Check out the lovely details on this mid-century lacquered dresser.
An Andy Warhol! Right here!
A far-out wall hanging for any 70s-pop-art connoisseur.
You can find these mid-century architectural renderings by Carlos Diniz here and here.
Even if you are not into sewing, this distinctive sewing chest from Poland has great lines.
I saved the most fabulous piece for last: This 1960 Dior necklace. Wouldn’t it look great on you, lounging in a hot-pink Saarinen Womb Chair?