Why Vintage Furniture Has Become a Major Instagram Trend – Business – Insider

Vintage furniture has become a major trend in home decor during the pandemic. It’s driven by a combination of factors, including sustainability and ongoing supply chain issues. Plus, “the pandemic has definitely changed the way people shop,” AptDeco’s CEO says. Loading Something is loading. Most of the clients who come into Mike Kollman’s Brooklyn-based vintage store fit a certain mold: Millennial or older, maybe even homeowners, with stable jobs and healthy paychecks. They’re in search of vintage credenzas, or they want Kollman to restore their well-loved Eames Lounge Chair. But lately, Kollman has started to see some new customers trickle in — customers who are 20, or 21, who roll up on a skateboard and are in search of a vintage lamp. “It’s kind of amazing that they’re not just following the easier path over to Ikea where you can get a lamp for $9,” Kollman told Insider. Kollman’s new customers represent a new wave of millennials and Gen Z who are eschewing mass-market home decor for vintage wares. Those types of goods — from secondhand furniture to pre-owned art, dishes, or decor — are flooding social media sites, driven in part by a shadow economy of resellers who run their businesses on…
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