{"id":58266,"date":"2017-06-18T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-18T05:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-chairman-the-dealer-selling-cc41-furniture-to-the-famous\/"},"modified":"2017-06-18T12:01:46","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T05:01:46","slug":"the-chairman-the-dealer-selling-cc41-furniture-to-the-famous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-chairman-the-dealer-selling-cc41-furniture-to-the-famous\/","title":{"rendered":"The chairman: the dealer selling CC41 furniture to the famous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nJames Watkins set out to be a pop star, but instead found success dealing in Second World War utility piecesIt was during his time living in London\u2019s Whitechapel that James Watkins discovered his love for design and vintage furniture. He had a small room in Myrdle Court, a shabby art deco block of flats with curved Crittall windows, that had once been home to the band Bow Wow Wow and the Chapman Brothers. Although he was working as a musician, he realised the importance of his environment. \u201cI thought if I only have space for one chair, I want it to be a good chair, something with a history.\u201dIf I only have space for one chair, I want it to be a good chair, something with a history Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2017\/jun\/18\/the-chairman-selling-cc41-furniture-to-the-famous\" target=\"_blank\">The chairman: the dealer selling CC41 furniture to the famous<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; James Watkins set out to be a pop star, but instead found success dealing in&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-f9M","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15962,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/4-trends-that-you-should-know-in-furniture\/","url_meta":{"origin":58266,"position":0},"title":"4 trends that you should know in furniture","date":"June 9, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r From standing desks to silent spaces, we give you the lowdown on the latest furniture innovations Sit-stand desk (Image credit: ModernManhattan.com) Office space has never been more in demand in Southeast Asia nowadays. 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