Axel Vervoordt was just 14 when he set out on his first solo antiques-sourcing trip to England in 1961. At the time, hundreds of pieces from the collections of stately homes were being sold off because their aristocratic owners could no longer afford the upkeep. Equipped with a few suitcases and a reasonable sum of money he’d made from working in a local antique shop in his native Antwerp, Belgium, he took the ferry from Zeebrugge to Ipswich. He stayed This story is from Kinfolk Issue Fifty-One Buy Now Related Stories Design Issue 51 John Pawson From the king of minimalism: “I find the essential and get the design down to a point where you can’t add or subtract from it.” Design Issue 51 Inga Sempé “Minimalism is boring as hell, and on top of that, it’s preachy.” Design Issue 51 Halleroed Meet the giants of Swedish retail design. Design Issue 51 Andrew Trotter The architect and designer on renewing traditional architecture. Design Issue 51 Kim Lenschow The architect who wants to show you how your house works. Design Issue 51 Sean Canty The Harvard professor on architecture as a driver for social change.
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