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Red Modern Furniture In the mid-20th century, my grandparents would meet and get to know artists wherever they traveled or lived. This is a photograph of my grandfather with Siqueiros, the celebrated Mexican muralist and graphic painter. Siqueiros is seen signing a print to my grandparents. That print now hangs in my home and brings both what I do and how I see the world full circle.

My grandparents connection to the art and the artists that created them helped shape that philosophy in me. They furnished their home from their travels and finds from flea markets.
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Lori Catron
Jun 11, 2021
I purchased a mid century console from Jonathan and have been very pleased with his service and the quality of his items. But, of greater importance to me, has been his expertise and willingness to assist in acquiring information regarding MCM merchandise. Kudos to Red!
Jim R.
Jan 02, 2021
Red Modern is a stunning high end store filled with some of the most well-curated pieces of midcentury furniture and art objects you'll find anywhere in the world! I stumbled upon the store while on a pilgrimage to find Ralph Haver buildings. Museum quality and one-of-a-kind pieces, the prices aren't dirt cheap; however, compared to prices in other cities like Palm Springs, Los Angeles, etc. with comparable quality items, Red Modern is a bargain. World-class on every level, I was pleasantly surprised to find a store of this caliber in Phoenix after living in NYC, LA and other midcentury hotspots.

The owner Jonathan is very knowledge and even though I have a background in design, I learn so much each time I visit the store! Also special kudos to Jonathan for the magnificent job restoring and preserving one of Phoenix's most architecturally-significant buildings. Designed by modernist architect Ralph Haver, the building alone is well worth the visit.

If you're looking for cookie-cutter stuff or if Ikea is your idea of quality furniture, Red Modern definitely isn't the store for you; however, if you're looking for one-of-a-kind "forever furniture", look no further than Red Modern. Btw - Soda Pop on 7th Street is also owned by Red Modern and they have great furniture and objects too at a more affordable price point so don't hesitate to check them out, I've bought several great pieces from them as well.
Laura P.
Jul 23, 2020
Over the years I have visited Red many times. This place is unparalleled in the valley, with so many beautiful pieces of furniture and art that could be in any museum. The staff is also very nice and they are always willing to answer any questions, not at all "want to make a quick sale" atmosphere but they truly want you to get a piece you love. I will continue to support this local business for years to come
Dexter H.
Mar 05, 2020
This is just a little post for all the whiney crybabies leaving negative reviews about a fellow 20th century modern dealer. Before I continue, let me state that I am also a dealer in this industry with similar merchandise as Red Modern, but just in a larger city where I don't get as many rando's who think they are Gods gift to art and design critique (aka Yelpers).

Red Modern did not solicit me for this review - I happened to be in AZ and happened to see their Yelp page so decided to leave a review of my own. I understand that your feelings are hurt that many items are out of your budget and that many of the items are "do not touch / do not sit". I totally get that you would prefer a store that was more suited for you.

Well guess what? There are plenty of thrift shops and low end dealers where you can bring your kids with cheeto-fingers so they can touch every piece of white boucle so that the shop has to reupholster everything just because you couldn't keep your little critters in the car. Thrift shops and low end Modern dealers will also allow your rugrats to jump up and down on their sofas and plop your big butt on their lounge chairs without fear of breaking a $15,000 rare item.

But Red Modern is not one of those places - and there are many, many others just like them in other cities. They carry expensive items that are out of reach for many people. But for those who can afford - these are often the most sought after and rare examples of art and design that to the collector market - are worth every penny that they cost. And do you think it's cheap to rent expensive space, pay a staff of people, restore items and warehouse them for months, even years until they sell, and market your inventory online?

No it is very expensive. So before you judge why don't you learn how much this stuff actually costs to buy and sell? The funny part about all this is that the same people who whine and cry about a store that has expensive stuff and doesn't allow you to touch or sit on their items - is that when it comes to selling that piece of junk your fat grandmother left you - you want top dollar for it because you saw something similar on 1stDibs.

Well can't have it both ways dear - find yourself a thrift store that is better suited for you and big butt and in the meantime - if you really really feel the need to be a art and design critic on Yelp. watch the South Park episode "You're Not Yelping", maybe that will help you with a dose of perspective on how the rest of the world thinks of you. Sincerely, Someone who doesn't want you in my store either.
Lauren M.
Jul 02, 2019
This place is meticulously curated and very organized. I appreciate the fact that it isn't overly cluttered or crowded with pieces, allowing you to focus and appreciate the construction of the one of a kind pieces. I read another review describing Red as an 'overpriced museum'. Actually, it's a completely free museum! As for the endless complaints about restrictions on touching the items.well, I would challenge those complaining to build just one piece of furniture. Like, a really nice piece.

See how protective you feel about that piece when you're done. I wish everyone had the opportunity to really have a sense of the amount of knowledge, passion, and hard work that go into pieces like the ones at Red. And they are one of a kind.so don't compare them to Design Within Reach (a mass production operation that is CURRENTLY producing reproduction pieces).
Stephen H.
Jun 16, 2019
Love this store. The owner and employees really go out of their way to assist in all our furniture needs. We are remodeling a mid-century condo unit and they happily held a dining table for us until we were ready to take delivery. They even found 6 chairs that worked perfectly with it and our on the look out foe some other furniture for us. Can't recommend them more highly.

For those who criticize their buying practices, do your homework before negotiating prices. You can't blame them for wanting the best purchase price they can get. We do our homework before buying to make sure we know a realistic price for things. Often we are able to negotiate the price and find a happy medium.
Meredith C.
May 15, 2019
I'm so surprised by the reviews here. I've only been into the store once but was amazed by their beautiful collection. Think of it like a museum with the option to buy. The saleswoman was the best part, I was expecting her to ignore us and turn her nose up like *cough* DWR *cough* she was warm and friendly and talked to my husband and I for a long time, explaining some the pieces and their history and even giving us tips to score some more affordable pieces during modernism week! This is how a pricey store should operate, I'd totally deck my house out with their goods if I win the lottery
L. H.
Nov 19, 2018
I stumbled upon Red Modern while on a pilgrimage to find Alfred Beadle architecture in Phoenix (yes 100% mid-century architecture nerd here). I've perused numerous mid-century furniture stores across the US and was enamored with the collection featured at Red Modern. So often mid-century vintage stores are junk piled upon junk. In contrast the Red Modern collection is edited and showcased well.

The setting is museum like, which can turn others off, but I find to be wonderful. High design from this era is an investment, literally part of a retirement portfolio for many collectors. This store caters to those minds.
Lissa F.
Apr 28, 2017
Red purchased 2 beautiful teak dressers (I don't recall the name) and a teak storage chest from me. They argued with me regarding the price (I wanted $300 for the dressers) and $250.00 for the storage chest. All pieces were from the 1960s which he said were most desirable. A week later I was on the site 1stdibs and he was selling the dressers for almost $7000 and the teak storage unit for almost $3000. I wanted to puke. Yelp needs to start letting us put up no stars for businesses like this loser. DO NOT SELL TO THIS BLOOD SUCKER.
Stephanie C.
Sep 26, 2016
My suspicions were right about this business. Not worth returning during business hours. After having brunch next door at St. Francis, my husband recommended we walk over and check out the furniture and ask a professional about a Midcentury designer piece I have that needs a repair. Being closed on a Sunday was disappointing, but not surprising for the neighborhood or sadly for Phoenix (vintage furniture and clothing is just not in demand here).

What was more disappointing than the hours sign (10-5 M-F 11-4 Sat CLOSED Sunday or by appt), was the remarkable number of white signs covering each item on display. PLEASE DON'T TOUCH seemed to be slapped on the surface every credenza, every couch and every chair. I had a difficult time appreciating the pieces even behind glass from outside.

My husband pointed out this the signs were probably necessary considering the $15,000 price tag on a refurbished wood coffee table. $15,000, that's right. Fifteen thousand. I get not wanting the public to walk in and paw your precious vintage you've worked hard to find, refurbish and turn around to sell at impossible prices. But is that a way to start a potential customer relationship?

For heaven's sake. The impression a potential customer like myself gets is that Red is not reliant on customers who trouble themselves to visit their store. Maybe it's a hobby and not an actual business? What I do know is the sea of DO NOT TOUCH signs indicates very poor customer service. I am a little conflicted leaving one star without even stepping into the store, but I knew when I walked away that I had a bad taste in my mouth from DON'T TOUCH ad nauseam and wouldn't be back. Not only do the signs make the owners look distrusting and crabby- it cheapens the look of their sales floor. A luxury car showroom it certainly is NOT.
Patrick C.
Mar 19, 2015
Extremely over priced and snooty staff to boot. I will never return to this retailer.
Laura E.
Oct 25, 2012
So I came on here to "Rag on Red." Looks like a LOT of people beat me to it. After having a great brunch at St. Francis across the parking lot, my boyfriend and I decided to take a peek in. Well, first of all, I wasn't sure there was anyone there for a while. Which was fine, we just kept looking around and being goofy looking at all the cool old stuff that they have to offer.

As we made our way through the store I found who I could only make out as a sales man sitting in front of some lady on a computer. They bothered themselves to greet us at that point. Never getting out of their seats at any point of our visit. (I've worked my way through college/law school doing retail, big no-no not greeting customers and making them feel un-welcomed). Soooo.

I was mindlessly walking around the furniture portion of the store when. GASSSSSPPPP! I tapped on some of the furniture with my finger nail! You would have though I had taken a hammer to it with their reaction. I was admiring their selection and not reading all the little signs about not touching anything. Whatever. I was annoyed with them not wanting me to touch anything but alas, its their store, if they don't want people to enjoy their products that's their business.

What blew my top was when my boyfriend (who is very friendly and is always interested in what a business has to offer) asked them a question about a chair. An Egg Chair. You would have thought he sounded like a babbling idiot because their answers where so pretentious and condescending. He asked about other things they had in the store and they had the same cold attitude everyone else on here talks about. Anyway, I'm assuming that the majority of the their actual customers come from web sales because there is no way anyone I know would spend that kind of money on furniture when the sales staff is acting like they're doing you a favor by allowing you to breath in their precious vintage air.
Louis B.
Oct 25, 2012
I was so excited to check out this store. Living in a vintage building and flush with cash, I felt it was the best prospect for furnishing my apartment. However after spending a few minutes in the store I felt cold, alienated and stupid, For starters I was never greeted, my presence acknowledged, or even asked how my day was. The store was empty upon my arrival, and it was not until I dared to touch an item that my presence was acknowledged.albeit with a condescending and rude outburst by the stores owner.

I thought the furniture was vintage and original.apparently they refinish and refurbish furniture and pass it off as found vintage. I was told by the owner that most of e furniture was recently shellacked.and was not in display condition. I also had the unfortunate experience of asking the staff about several pieces I was interested in. Between eye rolls and deep sighs I was told of the inaccuracies in my question, yet never told if I could purchase the items or not.

After being deemed too dumb to engage in a conversation by the woman minding the store I was handed over to the stores owner with a sigh, an eye roll, and a rather condescending "do you want to handle this?". The stores owner than continued to alienate and insult me, making me feel dumb and rather small. It seems as though the storefront is a showroom for their online sales, as most items are not for sale.and anything that is worthwhile is plastered with "do not touch" signage.

Very unhospitable for a furniture store, as I usually like to sit in something before I purchase it. I'm not going to even go into the prices, which seem as alienated from reality as the stores owner or his assistant; two ageing hipsters locked in a battle for who could be snootier or more pretentious. Aside from the nasty staff, the lack of hospitality and the god-awfull smell inside the store I would say the store was acceptable. I'm sure this store will survive, as most online customers probably don't know that they are getting refurbished furniture stored in a putrid cat-urine smelling environment and sold by condescending belittling better-than-thou hipsters.avoid this store, check out the wonderful vintage stores elsewhere in town.
Jason S.
Oct 15, 2012
Mid century furniture is supposed to be warm, welcoming, and approachable. Not here. Almost every piece of furniture had a sign on it: "do not touch" or "do not sit". It felt more like an overpriced museum. When I asked the owner about all the signs, she said "I don't go to a luxury car dealership and sit in all the cars I can't afford. People who buy a really nice piece of furniture here don't want something that everyone has sat their butt on." I'll never waste my time there again.
Ian B.
Jun 23, 2011
I've never been in furniture store where I wasn't allowed to touch, or sit on, or try out, anything in the store. I get that it needs to look good, but if I am going to blow that sort of coin on a chair or a couch, I need to make sure my ass is going to meld well with the piece, because after all if I can't make a proper ass groove, daddy don't want it!

The whole place reminded me of how Ferris Beuller described Cameron's house. "The place is like a museum. It's very beautiful and very cold, and you're not allowed to touch anything." It also seemed that everything we liked when we went in there had "been sold to a collector on the east coast." While I am sure this is true, I have a hard time believing that someone cloned my awesome taste, which is at best eclectic, and put them on the east coast. Again, its possible, just not highly likely. I think I will be taking my cash-e-money elsewhere.
Kerry M.
Mar 18, 2011
Amazing furniture and truly a feast for your eyes. Crazy good craftsmanship everywhere you look. The vibe is not my kind of phoenix vibe. I've probably been in the store 10-20 times and have either received no greeting or a cold/frosty one. For that reason alone I don't want to give them my money.
Jason A.
Mar 05, 2010
Walking into Red is a serious problem for most: you're confronted with what is easily the most beautiful selection of vintage furniture in Phoenix. and the prices are astronomical. I used to complain about this until I became aware of what the going prices are for the same exact items in coastal cities. Phoenix: we got it good; stop complaining.

We recently showed our home for the first time on a historic home tour. A Tudor Revival built in 1931, we've always struggled to find the right furniture, accents and fixtures to fit the antique style with our modern tastes. We went to Red hoping just to find some inspiration, but after explaining to the owner what we were doing, he offered to send someone to review our space.

We ended up with a suede 60's era danish couch and two leather chairs that made the rest of our interior look downright stupid. We ended up redecorating, paint and all, to better suit the new furniture. It was a lot of work but well worth it. We now are on the verge of a full-blown vintage furniture addiction that is only being held back by our income. I've actually considered putting off plans to travel the world and raise a family in order to get the perfect coffee table.
Cody M.
Sep 23, 2009
The furniture and art in Red is amazing, but damn, if I could only afford some of it. Although I know the owners/sellers/docents can see it in my dead eyes that I am only the transient type who enjoys looking at beautiful things that my graduate degrees' debts will prevent me from purchasing, they have always been friendly and helpful to me when I have browsed around this temple to vintage teak and sleek plastic. Okay, so my only hang-up with Red is that a lot of neat stuff does not have price tags; who knows, maybe I could afford some stuff if I knew what the price was.still, probably not.yet.
Nadia C.
Aug 23, 2009
I love this place--- just walking through Red makes me feel like I am in a time warp. It's so chic and cool. I instantly needed a dirty martini (extra olives please!) and a ciggy. We found some really great pieces we liked that would work perfectly in our home. And some we fell in LOVE with other stuff but have not purchased. It is pricey but they are like pieces of fine art. It is Eames-era heaven. There is the most beautiful desk I have ever seen and other pieces that just left me in awe. If this is your style, you need to go to Red.
Si R.
Apr 30, 2009
The furniture was nice, but I didn't get a welcoming vibe in here at all. First of all, it smells like a dead cat in there -- perhaps it's the mid-century furniture, but whatever, light some incense or something. Second, the guy working there was completely cold. No hello, no how are you, no welcome. He just stared us down the entire time, not saying a word, making sure we didn't touch anything at all. It's a frickin' furniture store! How can you not be allowed to sit on the couches? I don't care if they're vintage or antiques or the like, it's not getting my business.
Lindsay R.
Jan 30, 2009
Everything is beautiful in there. It's like going to MOMA. I can't believe it's in Phoenix! THANK GOODNESS! This is the place that has everything I've ever dreamed about. I'm saving up for this gorgeous vintage hanging chair. I hope it doesn't sell before I get my hands on it.