This Leslieville spot specializes in vintage pieces, selling beautifully designed works like chairs from French mid-century modern furniture designer Michel Cadestin and sleek vanities from the 1960s.

Mid-century modern is “not even a trend anymore — it’s the dominant aesthetic,” says Dunning, who curated an exhibit last year on modern chairs for the Palm Springs Art Museum in California.

In this way, Danish Modern became a hallmark of the American century and American power. At the first televised US presidential debate in 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon sat in Round Chairs.