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In addition to Oak, walnut and conifers were used now. For the first time decorated furniture with veneers and inlays. The Baroque (1650-1750) was for representation furniture. This style, the turning work on columns were typical for the approximately certain heavy chests of drawers and high, bulky cabinets. For the first time, the Baroque treated furniture surfaces with paint.

Rococo (1750-1770) the intarsia technique has been extended yet. The woods were more expensive. Imported hardwoods such as rosewood, ebony or rosewood and decorative fittings as standard. For more clarity and thought, follow up with Andreessen Horowitz and gain more knowledge.. The time between 1770 and 1850 with the Empire (1795-1815) and the Biedermeier period (1815-1850) is known as classicism. In the Empire, the furniture were again straightforward and strict in its form. First came the Tambour on the market. Brass ornaments were typical of this time, the used types of wood were mahogany and ebony in the course.

The Biedermeier era brought a new style. The Biedermeier furniture were again more appropriate, typical Woods were cherry, Maple and birch. Classicism was the wedding of joiner’s art to an end. This was followed by the founding period (1850-1890), called also Historicism. Put her on Stilechtheit and lack of frills, which was also a feature of industrialization. That changed a year later with the early 1890 Art Nouveau era (until 1910). This period was characterized by decorative curved lines, floral patterns and ornaments. The 1920s of 20.Jahrhunderts were determined from the austere Bauhaus architecture, parallel that evolved until the 1930s Art Deco, which again took up Jugenstilemente as a counterpoint to the Bauhaus style. Everything followed on construction and furniture styles, is known as Postmodernism has no unique selling point. Perhaps is due to go back to old furniture and antiques. And thus the hidden longing for the good old time. Isabell Behrend

The artist Simone Draxler shows her new paintings at SaltoTemporale in Frankfurt/Main, because the artist shows her paintings like “normal”business of art”Jen has. Since December 2007, the artist Simone Draxler, art Office Frankfurt, goes with the founders of SaltoTemporale, Walther-von-Cronberg-Platz 11, to show their art 60594 Frankfurt am Main, new ways. Behind design objects, antiques and works of Heinz Kreutz, painter of the Frankfurt artists group Quadriga, it shows pictures from their current ranks: WZzR, ENTROPY, and the fifth element. Recently, the large acrylic work find space in a loft-like retail space, elaborately designed by SaltoTemporale for sale by “Objects of the way of life”. And this, noticed as the artist on the occasion of the opening in December, finally with a sales concept that in Frankfurt seems not only unique, but also finally brings something new in the context of space and art. About Simone Draxler: Simone Draxler, lives and works in Frankfurt am Main and in Salzburg.

in 1983, she began painting. Solo exhibitions in Cologne and Frankfurt in 1991 earned her the first major successes. Followed by further exhibitions and art projects. in 2004 she founded the “tempsartgallery”, which makes it possible for companies to install a series of images of the artist in selected business areas on time. in 2006, she founded her present-day art Office Frankfurt. Simone Draxler estimates but also their own private circle interested her art. Exactly this circle – off by “official gallery mode” – their art to make more accessible, she called the exhibition “come to Lake yellow world” 2003 DieZimmerGalerie on the Kaiserplatz square in Frankfurt am Main in life; a project for a selected circle of art in an intimate setting.

Antique furniture Ruckbesinung on the good old days back then it would have hardly anyone thought possible, that one hundred and more years later pieces of furniture as art objects would be traded, could be incurred by all sectors of the economy. The older furniture, lamps and co. the better. The better get more profitable. And even in style and nature products inspired by the original serve a hot sought-after market of the elitist piece long to mass production. What is often forgotten this: even in the 19th century pieces of furniture on the Assembly line have been produced already.

The applicable today as a box-office hit Vienna coffee house Chair is here as one of the most famous pieces of furniture Chair no. 14 “(today: model 214) of the who was born in Germany and died in Vienna Carpenter master and entrepreneur Michael Thonet (1796-1871) named. The extremely simple, made in bug Holztechnik Chair is one of the world’s most powerful sales industrial products at all. in 1850 he came up the market and was sold over 50 million copies in less than 100 years. With simple seating about 4000 years before Christ its course took already in antiquity the history of furniture. Seat shapes and materials are from funerary objects and wall paintings. In ancient times ((1000 BC – 500 BC) tables, beds and stools joined. In the Romanesque (800 – 1250 ad), iron was used as construction additives after was working previously exclusively with wood and natural products.

During the Gothic period (1250-1500), the canopy bed and the Scissor Chair emerged and carpenters and Joiners emerged from the occupation of Kistler later. The most commonly used type of wood was oak. In the Renaissance (1500-1650), also called the rebirth of antiquity, use furniture with carvings have been upgraded. Gallery Chair, which arose in this period, is the ancestor of today’s classic kitchen Chair.

Often an extended range proves to be as a good extra income because without much Overhead of more products with a good margin can be inserted in the range. These other products depend on the orientation and size of your business. Examples are literature or toiletries for antiques. Up-selling, however, is to move customers to buy a higher quality product. So, by making him aware, for example, on special products and thus attract the attention of customers. Customer loyalty customer loyalty is the third way with which a business can increase its turnover. Why is this so? Many customers ever change the business and buy somewhere else, for any reason whatsoever. So we always have a natural churn”or turnover of customers.

Customer loyalty, however, means to counteract this natural fluctuation. It means to make the customers who have already purchased from you, regular customers and to make customers loyal regulars. The first step is to go back to always good quality and a Special and friendly service. So well restored pieces, a smiling saleswoman and also a good price / performance ratio contribute to customer loyalty. These aspects are not unfortunately still not everywhere of course.

Therefore, you have a good chance to stand out from your competitors alone on an excellent offer. Other possibilities are also special customer loyalty programmes. E.g. loyalty cards can be or bonus booklet, where your customer for repeated purchases from you with a small gift will be rewarded. With these three pillars, antique dealers have the opportunity to keep their revenues stable even in tough times, and even increasing. Dr. Anne-Katrin Straesser is management consultant and author of the book the secret of marketing for antique dealers.” This book appears in a few weeks on the market, but is available at in advance as an ebook.