Archie Shine furniture

Archie Shine was a British furniture manufacturer which produced some high class Danish inspired designs in the late 50s and throughout the 60s.

Archie Shine pioneered the Scandinavian style in Britain in the late 50s. The Scandinavian, and particularly the Danish look, was simple, elegant and with long, low lines. It was always high quality craftsman made and well proportioned. Teak, afromosia and rosewood were the favourite woods. The Danish look became classic middle class good taste in the late 50s, usurping more traditional looking furniture and the lighter looking modern furniture favoured at the time of the Festival of Britain in 1951. The Danish look became much more mainstream and popular in the 60s.

Robert Heritage designed the famous Hamilton sideboard for Archie Shine. It was based on the classic Scandinavian, long, low lines. Robert Heritage won a Design Centre Award for this sideboard in 1958.

Archie Shine continued with this style of sideboard into the 60s. Their sideboards are typically large, long and low, in the Scandinavian style.

Robert Heritage's design career continued to develop in the 60s. He did lighting design for Rotaflex as well as working for Gordon Russell.

Buy Archie Shine furniture

Today the best place to find Archie Shine furniture is eBay. It was quality, expensive, furniture when it was new, but today it is still relatively well priced. Expect to pay £300 to £500 for an Archie Shine sideboard in good condition. Hamilton sideboards will be worth more, around the £1000 mark. Archie Shine dining room suites fetch £200 to £400. Although there are often bargains to be had on eBay.

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"I believe i have an Archie Shine dinning table and chairs. the legs of the table have the same grove running around the bottom of the legs which is exactly the same as the Hamilton sideboard i own.How can i confirm for definite ? and is there an Archie shine furniture catalog available to refer to ???" JIM T 12/03/2011

"met Archie Shine on his stand at the Earls Court Furniture Exhibition probably sept 1957 and bought 2 large lounge wall units and a cocktail cabinet in rosewood finish. They still look magnificent today and I continually admire them." j.c.forrest 16/9/2011 16/09/2011

"I have a nest of Archie Shine teak coffee tables. Would you or do you know of anyone who would be interested in purchasing them. I also have a McIntosh teak table, with two butterfly action extensions, y chairs and matching sideboard.

I look forward to hearing form you." Sally Caplan 01/11/2011

"I'm a big fan of Archie Shine furniture. Does anyone know any history of his family or company? I remember his shop in Sloane St, knightsbridge and the displays at Heals." Geoff Kinlen 10/12/2011

"I have three Archie Shine easy chairs which I would like to sell. They are a very simple low-line frame with two cushions supported by webbing, which has been replaced recently. I've never seen any easy chairs by him anywhere else. Do you know of anyone who would want them? (I also have a dining table and chairs by him, still in use.)" Christine Searle 12/01/2012

"I have an original Archie Shine show catalogue/leaflet from the 1962 Daily Mirror Furniture show (as well as a Hamilton sideboard purchased at the show) which details the entire range of furniture items. I would be happy to scan the leaflet and provide as a resource if anyone is interested." Barny 13/04/2012

"Barny
Please contact me at geoffkinlen@gmail.com regarding Archie Shine catalogue.
Many thanks" Geoff Kinlen 29/04/2012

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