Looking back in time, somewhere shortly after the dinosaurs bit the dust, (that is, when I was in my twenties), I used to love scouring alleys for junk furniture and whatever else I could find which could be re-purposed into “stylish” home décor. It was a skill I learned in college (one of the few things I learned that actually became useful).
Imagine my delight at the discovery of a store/website called FOUND! As I mentioned in a post about Atomic Attic, up-cycling is the new cool way to recycle with a punch. Take someone’s junk, lovingly refinish, refurbish, re-purpose and voila, you’ve got a new, more valuable piece with better environmental worth. And Found up-cycles with pizazz.
Susan, Sloane and Paige (Mother and Daughters respectively) have launched a very savvy business in Miami, Florida called Found Design Miami, Vintage Finds for Modern Times where you can find that smart piece of vintage furniture that almost ended up in the land fill. Sloan and her Mom co-own the new business and Paige, the youngest daughter helps them be creative and original. Each piece is most assuredly a one-of-a-kind labor of love. If they ended up in an art gallery, I wouldn’t be surprised.
The beautiful pieces you see for sale at Found Design Miami, started out as a pile of questionable junk.
It took courage and creative foresight to see those cast-offs as the gorgeous vintage gems they turned out to be. But as Sloane says in her blog, “In the end, I learned that even the craziest dream is worth pursuing because if you believe in something with all your might, it might just turn out exactly the way you dreamt it would.” Thankfully Sloane and family chose to take the chance and we’re all better for it.
I will definitely put Found Design Miami on my list of places to visit the next time I get to Miami. If you’re in the area, stop by and tell them Tom sent you.
Found Design Miami
2328 North Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
Tel: 305-438-9311
info@founddesignmiami.com
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