The elegant futuristic quality of mid-20th century furniture has made it much sought after in today's market. Most of us can likely remember a teak Scandinavian dining set or nest of coffee tables somewhere in the family while growing up, or maybe even owned some ourselves. In spite of their relative modernity, the minimalistic design and good quality of these pieces have swiftly earned them a place as coveted items as they’ve entered the realms of ‘vintage’.
Joe Graafmans was something of a visionary when he opened his store Zig Zag in the mid-90s, already aware that this era of furniture and home accessories was going to find a firm place on the vintage circuit. “I opened the store in 1996 in Leslieville,” he says. “At that time the neighborhood was just starting to become gentrified and was cheap and cool. It was the perfect place to start a shop that specialized in vintage mid-century modern.”
