Love Vintage
Sourcing, Collecting & Selling Vintage & Decorative Antiques
An insider’s guide to sourcing, selling and styling plus experts' tips & tricks
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If you’re already an avid collector of flea market finds, or eager to start a vintage business, or you simply enjoy the beauty of time worn objects, Michelle Mason’s hands-on approach to collecting will help inspire your finds, offer ideas on how to showcase your keepsakes and equip you with insider knowledge to get you to the markets and start building your collection.
With a focus on popular vintage items and decorative antiques Love Vintage has sections on favourite places to source stock in the UK and France, how to curate your collection, plus help with setting up a vintage business and purchasing tricks and tips and advice from experts in their field. Shop Talk shares insights from 8 dealers in the UK and France. Combined with recommendations on what to look out for and who to follow this book will arm you with all you need to get started and more.
Michelle Mason is a designer, stylist and vintage dealer and has worked for a number of clients including Sir John Soane’s Museum, Kew Gardens, Chiswick House and the Southbank Centre. She is the owner of Mason & Painter Vintage and has ten years’ experience in buying and selling decorative antiques. Love Vintage is Michelle’s third book. Her previous books, both published by Pimpernel Press, include Flower Market and Vintage Shops London.
"Full of stunning images, but more than that brimming with so much useful information on how to set up your own vintage business."
"You may already be an avid collector of vintage homeware, but Love Vintage will help you delve further into the world of collecting. Michelle offers helpful tips on what to look out for, where to source and how to display your finds."
"Love Vintage aims to inspire the reader to seek out and collect timeworn objects. Find sections on some of the best places to source stock in the UK and France, purchasing tricks and tips, and advice from experts."
'A fantastic guide to setting up as a dealer, planning buying trips and knowing which markets are the best.'
'More insider tips and tricks on sourcing, collecting and selling antiques can be found in designer and vintage dealer Michelle Mason’s latest book — whether it’s roaming the streets of Paris and Lille or delving deep into eBay and Etsy, there’s advice for anyone who wants to expand their collection.'
'More insider tips and tricks on sourcing, collecting and selling antiques can be found in designer and vintage dealer Michelle Mason’s latest book — whether it’s roaming the streets of Paris and Lille or delving deep into eBay and Etsy, there’s advice for anyone who wants to expand their collection.'