Vintage (design)

Vintage typically describes an item made from high-quality materials or craftsmanship, representative of a specific time period or artist, and generally between 40 and 100 years old.

The United States Department of Labor tells us that, "Design and fashion trends play an important part in the production of furniture.

The integrated design of the article for both esthetic and functional qualities is also a major part of the process of manufacturing furniture.

In 2004 designer Nicolas Ghesquière created a line for Balenciaga which called back to older collections.

[2] Art Deco was created to intentionally embrace a clean, modern, and man-made look, developed and popular from the 1920s and reaching its peak in the 1930s.

[2] Referring to the period roughly corresponding to 1940–1963, the Atomic Age includes elements of space exploration, scientific discovery, and futurism, creating an idea of an "optimistic, modern world".

[2] The styles of the 1970s are incredibly popular in vintage design, recalling the aesthetics of hippies and other counterculture groups of the era.

[2] Postmodernism as a style incorporates bold colors and abstract geometric motifs with intentionally humorous references to past architectural and design traditions, popular in the 1980s and 1990s.