Modern Ohio Furniture Company Round-up

via Mainly Art

I was very excited to see this an article about modern Midwest furniture companies at Apartment Therapy but when I started combing through their list I was disappointed to see no Ohio Love. And since I'm all about Southern Ohio love I decided to make my own round-up. Fortunately, I had stumbled upon a great resource when gathering information for my Jimmy Modern post and I'm using 20th Century Cincinnati as my primary source. Below are all the Southern Ohio dealers listed on their site:

Atomic Style Home
Hamilton, OH
mid-20th century furnishings
www.atomicstylehome.com

Charles Bachmann Antiques
Thornville, OH
MCM and Industrial Arts furniture and decorative accessories

Dada Interiors and Design
Dayton, OH
MCM furnishings and lighting

Deter's Modern
Cincinnati, OH
MCM furniture, lighting, glass and pottery

Feathers
Dayton, OH
Vintage fashion & decorative accessories

Harper Art Studio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Charley Harper artwork: vintage silkscreens, limited edition prints, books and more
www.charleyharper.com

 

Mike Ilhardt
Cincinnati, Ohio
20th century furniture and decorative arts

Jimmy Modern
Dayton, OH
MCM furnishings, lighting and art

Mainly Art
Cincinnati, Ohio
www.mainlyart.com

Newcomb Macklin
Cincinnati, OH
20th century fine art & frames

O-H 10 Modern
West Alexandria, Ohio
Art Deco - MCM Furnishings and Decorative Arts

Bob Mousaian
Dayton, Ohio
Arts and Crafts – MCM furnishings and lightin

Red Lion Antiques
Springboro, Ohio jewelry, objects d'art

Louis Rub
Cincinnati, OH
Art Deco – MCM furniture & lighting 

The Gallery Kathlyn
Fairborn, Ohio
Art Deco jewelry, barware, lighting and home accessories

Vintage Poster Bank
Cincinnati, Ohio
original posters & mid-century accessories

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Wowie! I've got some places to check out! The website does have more dealers from other parts in Ohio and some out of state places as well, so take a look on their dealers page. I also saw this:

CF3h
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non-profit modern design forum
www.cf3.org

Another good resource for modern design in Ohio! I hope this list was useful and as usual please share your finds.

Jimmy Modern - Dayton

via 5chw4r7z

JIMMY MODERN
605 E. Fifth St.
Dayton, OH 45402
937-520-3782
Wed-Sat 11 am - 5pm
or call for special appt.

Thanks so much to Bob at 5chw4r7z.blogspot.com for this photo. He was kind enough to let me use it despite me being a goof by missing his pic policy and emailing him anyway. Go check out his blog which is full of swoon-worthy photography and has lots of SoOh love with his posts on Cincinnati!

Jimmy Modern is a haven for mid-century modern design. He sells decor, furniture, paintings, lamps and other various artifacts of that era. These pieces are original and hence used but this is no thrifty place. I do think compared to other larger cities, his prices are a deal though. I've bought a smaller inexpensive vase but I believe that if you bought something sizable and expensive you may be able to negotiate with him. I don't want to steer anyone wrong so if you have more experience with this place, as always, please share. My only wish is that Jimmy Modern (not sure of his real name) was a bit more welcoming. I think he sizes people up as non buyers pretty quickly which can lead him to give you some pretty outrageous prices for an item he figures you aren't going to buy anyway. Other than that it's well worth a visit; if he were nicer it would be worth two visits. Also, it is a very small shop but it does have a downstairs area so don't forget to go down there.

Price: $$-$$$
Location: Oregon District
Building: Small shop with downstairs area
Items: Mid-century modern galore

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As I was searching for more info on Jimmy Modern I found 20th Century Cincinnati. It is an "...annual retrospective of the forward looking design trends introduced between the First World War and the Computer Age." Yea I know...squeal!! They already had their event this year in February but I will definitely be checking the site again in 2012. At $7 for two days this will be one of my "go to events" for next year for sure!