Showcase: available furniture + decor

MidModMen+friends offers authentic mid-century, modern and made-in-Minnesota furniture and decor at its best. We hand-select vintage items and then clean, rejuvenate or restore each one according to need. The emphasis is always on quality. Plus, we feature local artisans and artists whose creativity matches our versatile style.

JOEL ITMAN | The 45th Parallel Revisited: From MXP to MSP

MidModMen+friends is hosting an exhibition featuring the art of Joel Itman (joelitmanart.com) beginning June 30, 2023. The show is titled “The 45th Parallel Revisited: From MXP to MSP,” which references Itman’s Twin Cities roots and long term residency in Milan, Italy – both on the globe’s 45th parallel. Itman is an artist whose singular aesthetic…

6 good reasons to enrich your life with vintage furniture & decor

In the more than ten years years since we launched MidModMen+friends there’s been a sea change in attitudes about furnishing our lives with previously owned goods. Shopping vintage has gone mainstream, with just about everyone welcoming it into their homes, workplaces and wardrobes. It’s a matter of degrees, with just a little for some and…

The comeback kids: 6 seating rescues

There are multiple reasons to rescue and restore high-quality vintage and modern furniture. It’s absolutely environmentally sound and keeps materials out of the waste stream. Quality is another factor if you choose pieces that were well-constructed from the start. But we have to admit that we also love the creativity of restyling chairs, benches and…

Celebrating the timeless mid-century modern designs of Jens Risom

Aficionados of any era can be absolutists, and mid-century modern enthusiasts aren’t exempt. Some are fierce proponents of designs by Scandinavian masters like Hans Wegner, Grete Jalk, Folke Ohlsson and Arne Jacobsen. Some champion the American icons including Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Paul McCobb, and Florence Knoll among others. So it’s fitting that…