Zig Zag on-line, one of Toronto's foremost 20th century design retailers. Located in the antique row of the Leslieville strip, we supply Toronto with vintage designs of the 1950s through to the 1970s. Recently featured in Wallpaper, Echoes, and the Toronto Star, our emphasis is furniture, lighting, glass, electronics and accessories for the home.more...See more text
The elegant futuristic quality of mid-20th century furniture has made it much sought after in today's market. Most of us can likely remember a teak Scandinavian dining set or nest of coffee tables somewhere in the family while growing up, or maybe even owned some ourselves. In spite of their relative modernity, the minimalistic design and good quality of these pieces have swiftly earned them a place as coveted items as they’ve entered the realms of ‘vintage’.
Joe Graafmans was something of a visionary when he opened his store Zig Zag in the mid-90s, already aware that this era of furniture and home accessories was going to find a firm place on the vintage circuit. “I opened the store in 1996 in Leslieville,” he says. “At that time the neighborhood was just starting to become gentrified and was cheap and cool. It was the perfect place to start a shop that specialized in vintage mid-century modern.”
Zig Zag Collectibles is a compact furniture shop that packs a big punch when it comes to home decor of the mid-to-late 20th century. Located in Toronto’s Leslieville district on Queen Street East, Zig Zag Collectibles carries the most tasteful furnishings and home accessories from the 50s, 60s and 70s, including sleek lounge chairs and coffee tables, stunning floor lamps, glassware, kitchen essentials, electronics and much more.
Turn your home into a mini museum with decor pieces from some of the best brands in the design world. Iconic names such as Charles Eames, Vico Magistretti, Louis Poulsen and Holmegaard are the norm, not the exception, and you’ll be getting pieces meant to last – and look gorgeous – for a lifetime. The prices are quite reasonable considering their quality and reputation, and wouldn’t it be awesome to say you have a Haussmann plate normally found only in a museum?