ALEXANDRIA
THE MITCHELL ROAD ANTIQUE & DESIGN CENTRE
Antiques, 20th century design, industrial and architectural heritage, toys and dolls, rustic farmhouse furniture, jewellery
A new industrial space in the inner west for lovers of design and curiosities Upper Level 76 Mitchell Road, Alexandria NSW 2015 I Open 7 days 10 am - 5 pm I P: 02 9698 0907 I E: mitchellroadcentre@yahoo.com.au I www.mitchellroad.wordpress.com
MECCA for the Beautiful and Unusual M
arking seven years of success, Mitchell Road Antique and Design Centre is renowned as a popular and important centre for those in search of the beautiful and the unusual. Customers include many designers, home owners and film producers. Upstairs in the big yellow building on the corner of Mitchell Road and Fountain Street in Alexandria, there are over sixty dealers displaying their wares. The scope of pre-loved and recycled items is breathtaking and all this under one roof is brilliant convenience. Antique furniture and collectables sit comfortably among a huge range of retro clothing, furniture and accessories. Collections of early toys and robots, music makers, records, radios, kitchen and garden furniture and utensils rub shoulders with industrial furniture and artefacts. Lamps and sculptures created from machinery saved from landfill live in harmony with tribal artefacts from the Pacific region and elsewhere.
Each space reflects the personal passion of a particular dealer and you will frequently find them tending their space and eager to talk about the treasures on offer. Whether you realised it or not, almost everybody has seen items from Mitchell Road Antique and Design Centre in the course of watching Australianmade films or television shows, or when reading a magazine. We have long been a favourite hunting ground for stylists and set designers looking for period pieces and accessories, or simply unusual and funky items with which to create a signature mood and look. Customers take delight in creating their own trend with the treasures they have discovered at the centre. Gift vouchers are a favourite present for those who find difficulty in choosing that special piece from the extensive displays.
TRIBAL pieces in stock We are thrilled with two special tribal pieces that have recently arrived. The reef fishing
canoe from Ramu on the north coast of Papua New Guinea is over 60 years old. The village Shaman’s dance costume from a Karawari River village in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea is hand woven in rattan cane and finished with a swamp grass skirt: it is museum quality.
contemporary interpretation. Pieces include an amazing wall unit incorporating a desk, banquette, a bedroom set that includes a desk, and a lounge setting surround with floor to ceiling mirrors. Rush to purchase the incredible atomic sputnik hanging light.
OPEN daily RETRO furniture of 1960s We have a collection of furniture by the significant furniture designer, Paul Kafka (1907-1972) that has come from a house in Rose Bay designed by Michael Graves in the early 1960s. A European furniture designer who arrived in Australia in 1939, Kafka’s training and early practice in Vienna during the 1920s and 30s is reflected in the references to the art deco style that continued to inform his work in Australia. These influences are particularly evident in his characteristic use of strongly striped veneers and geometric detailing, albeit with a
Visit upstairs in the big yellow building on the corner of Mitchell Road and Fountain Street in Alexandria, open from 10 am to 5 pm seven days a week, entry is from Mitchell Road. Lyn and her friendly staff are always helpful with enquiries and purchases. Others may come and go, but we remain a constant and reliable source of recycled and rescued history for everyone who climbs the stairs to our treasure house. MITCHELL ROAD ANTIQUE & DESIGN CENTRE 02 9698 0907 mitchellroad.wordpress.com
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