The vintage section of the shop, green and floral upholstered arm chairs, (R2800 for a pair), a trunk (R1590) and a collection of vinatge mirrors and paintings on a reclaimed timber wall.

Another view of the vintage section of the store. This time with an art deco sideboard (R2200) and a collection of vintage glass ware.

The other green and floral upholstered chair with a section of our newly wall papered wall. A whole story to follow about this vintage inspired wall.

More of our vintage inspired wall papered wall.

A table layden with goodies and two arm chairs upholstered in a combination of two fabrics and two seagrass chairs with yellow canvas cushions

a display of cushions and a painted white coffee table and behind that one of the tables that we maufacture

A mid century round dinning table and 6 delicate and light chairs (R5900)

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

WEDNESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2010

Good morning and welcome to day 2 of this blog.

In our store we have a newly upholstered chair, a Starck wingback chair. When we first purchased the chair we were under the impression that maybe it was a Florence Knoll chair. Then we turned it over and discovered it had a stamp "MADE BY G.H.STARCK LTB".

I asked around and no one seemed to know anything about the maker of the chair. Then we came across 5 dinning room chairs also with the same stamp underneath. Then I googled it. Naturally I got millions of sites mentioning Phillip Starch chairs, but that wasn't the Starch I was looking for.

Eventually I came up with some info. There was a G. H. Starch that left his estate to a trust that would look after the aged. His original home in Durbanville, Cape Town. His name was George Henry Starck and his wife's name was Annie Starck and the old age home is called after his wife. In the text about the home there is a one liner that mentions that George Starck came to South Africa after World War 2 and made his money making furniture.

With a little more investigation I discovered that there was a Starck furniture factory in the Johannesburg area that now makes airoplane parts.

And that seems all I have found out about the man. If any one has any more information please feel free to share it with me.
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6 comments:

  1. paulFebruary 17, 2010 at 2:34 AM

    Congrats on the new blog.
    I presume you mean Starck, not Starch?!

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  2. HOME AFFAIRS FURNITUREFebruary 22, 2010 at 4:34 AM

    Thank you Paul for checking my spelling. Appreciated.

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  3. HeidiFebruary 23, 2010 at 9:34 AM

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  4. HeidiFebruary 23, 2010 at 9:39 AM

    I emailed my dad to aks him for some first hand info...this is what he replied....

    The Starck family had a furniture factory in Parow/Elsies River in the 50's (I think). They imported wood from Eastern countries and if you go to the Dutch-gabled building on the grounds of the G & A Starck home in Bellville you will see the carved teak elephants (not life-size :) ) they received with some of their consignments. This house is now the office of the retirement village and is run by Jan Honing, a Dutchman my age ( my dad is in his 60's)and from the same town as us. We played together as children in Parow in 1949-1951

    For more info I am sure that the receptionist at the G & H Starck home will be able to help

    History....I am becoming more part of it each day!

    Dad

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  5. HOME AFFAIRS FURNITUREFebruary 25, 2010 at 2:12 AM

    Thank you Heidi, so much for that piece of info. I will follow it up with the receptionist at the G.H. Starck Home.

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  6. Home RemediesMay 19, 2011 at 4:47 AM

    Great decorations well inspired uniqueness,,
    I'm from Mid-Century Homes and appreciated your post..

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