Jonathan Langman utilised to devote several hours a day examining 50 to 100 patents and scientific journals. Now, he researches furniture and artwork.
Just after spending 16 many years as a patent examiner, Langman left his secure federal government work to pursue his passion in acquiring and reselling vintage furnishings. In 2022, he opened Coastal Mod Gallery, a retail store marketing substantial-finish classic furnishings and art around the Oceanfront.
Langman’s desire in furniture began in 2006 following browsing his aunt and uncle in New York City.
“The second I walked into their apartment, I was floored,” he stated. “They were mid-century fashionable collectors, and their Reduce East Side walkup was loaded with the most effective of the finest.”
They exposed Langman to a several designers and impressed him to start off looking for some unique items for his residence outside of Fredericksburg. He scoured Craigslist and began gathering.
In 2012, when he moved to Virginia Seashore, his hometown, some of the household furniture did not get the job done in his new house. So, he made the decision to resell component of his selection. A seller from Raleigh, North Carolina, bought all his items.
“I thought perhaps I can check out reselling,” Langman stated. “It took a several years of profitable side hustles and the seed was planted. I constructed an Instagram website page and began marketing my new finds in 2015 as Coastal Mod.”
After aspect hustling for years, Langman eventually remaining his occupation to open Coastal Mod. He saw an opportunity amid supply chain issues from the pandemic. Langman reported guide times have been 6 to 9 months for news chairs and sofas, so several folks were finding classic furniture.
“I was written content providing on the internet with clients all over the country and abroad,” he stated. “But I noticed a have to have in Virginia Beach for classic home furnishings. I wished to affect Virginia Beach front with my model and teach them on classic parts.”
Coastal Mod’s showroom is a modern, fashionable room with polished concrete flooring, industrial steel ceilings painted glossy black and white walls. Distinctive items are exhibited in repurposed shipping and delivery crates that are stacked.
The retail outlet, which provides off a New York vibe, is meticulously curated with highly collectible items and rare finds. The furnishings is mainly designers’ masterworks from the 1950s and 1960s. Notable designers incorporate Edward Wormley and Hans Wegner.
“The home furniture is reupholstered and all set to go another 40 yrs,” he reported. “It’s not like the new stuff that is manufactured from particle board and glue.”
Langman explained his home furniture is meant to previous generations mainly because it is crafted with hardwoods and hand-tied coiled springs. Some of the store’s latest items involve leather-based chairs, a walnut reside edge coffee table and household furniture included in bouclé, a fluffy textured material.
“Some are tremendous scarce and the only ones out there in the world,” he stated. “This is expenditure-type furnishings.”
The gallery also sells artwork and functions a regional month to month artist series alongside with art exhibits. He rents the area out for conferences, community gatherings and “moms night out” occasions. He stated the gallery is continuously evolving.
“My furniture is significantly like the artwork that adorns the walls. It’s individualistic, aesthetically pleasing and an expense,” Langman reported. “The exceptional goods set me apart from other home furnishings shops.”
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If you go
Coastal Mod
313 Laskin Street, Suite, 101, Virginia Seaside
Lee Belote, [email protected]
