There’s an academic essay titled “Rethinking Repair”. In it, the author Steven J. Jackson asks:

Is it possible to love, and love deeply, a world of things? Can we bear a substantive, ethical, even moral relationship to categories of objects long consigned to a realm of thin functionalism? What if we can build new and different forms of solidarity with our objects and they with us?

In Europe, more than 10 million tonnes of furniture end up in the trash every year (https://researchrepository.ul.ie/server/api/core/bitstreams/cb4c2f10-6f09-4b73-9378-dcdb7e49264b/content). Hardly any of it is recycled. Many people have lost their connection to the things that surround them. The furniture industry has responded to this disconnection by producing pieces designed to last only a few years – and that can’t be repaired.

We don’t want to be part of that industry. At MCF, we sell furniture that invites you to fall in love with. Pieces you won’t want to throw away because they mean something to you. And pieces you don’t have to throw away, because they’re built to last a lifetime.

There are still things in this world that are made differently. From a time when good design and true craftsmanship mattered more than production numbers, prices, or packaging optimized for shipment halfway around the world. And we stand in solidarity with these things – by finding them, rescuing them, repairing and restoring them, and bringing them back into circulation. Into your home. Where they can begin a second life.

When people buy our vintage furniture, it’s rarely about labels. It’s about a feeling – a reflection of their own identity. These pieces aren’t just purchased; they’re collected. They give a home meaning. They tell stories and they’re beautiful. They invite us to notice them, to create new stories with them, and to take care of them. Because our hearts are attached to these pieces. For us, sustainability means this: value what you already have – and buy what can stay with you for a lifetime.