kinder MODERN

kinder MODERN Vintage Children's Furniture Gallery
New York City These talented designers apply their creative thinking to the needs of children and families.

kinder MODERN is a leading luxury children’s furniture and rug design company and the only gallery worldwide specializing in vintage child design of the 20th century and inventive, contemporary design objects, furniture, and accessories. Lora Appleton, founder and creative director, is the creative force behind kinder MODERN and her meticulous curatorial work and nuanced collections are key to the

kM’s success. Appleton’s ability to identify and cultivate emerging talent has singlehandedly enabled her to create a new niche in the over­-saturated world of high design, one that melds iconic vintage pieces with fresh and fierce contemporary work. The kM Historical Modern Collection includes rare design pieces dating from the 1920s-1980s, each item sourced based on its historical significance, craftsmanship, and innovation in materiality and design. Pieces include furniture by iconic design masters, such as Hans Wegner, Ko Verzuu, Isamu Noguchi, Jean Louis Avril, and Alvar Aalto, drawn from significant periods of design production in Europe and North America. With a playful approach steeped in fantasy, kinder MODERN has carved the path for contemporary child design through collaborations with established and emerging product and furniture designers. The kM Contemporary Collection includes thought-provoking “few-of-a-kind” luxury children’s furniture, lighting, and accessories that fill a unique need in design for the family home. These small batch production pieces showcase kinder’s dedication to hand crafted, quality furniture and highlight what kM feels most passionately about: function, form, creative materiality, and innovative design.

Address

New York, NY

Telephone

+12126272917

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when kinder MODERN posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Museum

Send a message to kinder MODERN:

Shortcuts

Share

Category

Our Story

Founded in 2013 by Lora Appleton, kinder MODERN is a contemporary and vintage design gallery and studio. Applauded for its foundation in inspired and historical child design, the gallery has evolved into offering full collections for every part of the home and commercial environments. Appleton’s ability to identify exceptional and emerging international designers as well as helm her innovative design studio has enabled her to cultivate and produce an unparalleled collection of furniture, objects and rugs for exemplary residential and commercial projects including homes, amenities spaces, hotels, public space, educational environments and more.

kinder MODERN engages dialogues in design through its thought-provoking gallery program and exhibitions including participation with Collective Design, Nina Johnson Gallery, ICFF, Sight Unseen OFFSITE, the Architectural Digest Design Show, IDS Toronto, PULSE New York, and PULSE Miami Beach among others. The gallery's eclectic offerings include historical vintage, contemporary production and custom made-to-order pieces, the result of solid relationships and collaborations with leading-edge designers from around the world. Having led the conversation in child design since its inception, kinder MODERN is an established design authority and continues to focus on creativity, materiality, construction and craftsmanship in all of the designers and designs represented. kinder MODERN has had both historical and contemporary pieces acquired by the Brooklyn Museum as well as prominent private collections.

Visitors to our Flatiron / No-Mad gallery will find a welcome atmosphere featuring our compelling collection of furniture and objects including pieces by acclaimed international designers Lucas Maassen & Sons, Chen Chen & Kai Williams, Liz Collins, Clemens Tissi, Sarit Shani Hay, and Visser & Meijwaard, among others. The space also houses our stunning, luxury rug offerings - as well as our historical modern collection of rare child design pieces dating from the 1890s through the 1990s by such design icons as Hans Wegner, Ko Verzuu, Isamu Noguchi, Jean Louis Avriland Alvar Aalto.