About the Winelands welcomes Studio Antiques founding member, Emmeke van der Meulen. Emmeke’s knowledge, passion and love for her craft makes this a very interesting and informative podcast.
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About Emmeke van der Meulen
Emmeke van der Meulen established L’Atelier Studio Antiques South Africa in 1990, after founding a restoration company in Philadelphia, USA in 1980; and in 1984, founded a restoration school in Brussels, conducting daily theory and practical seminars and workshops.
Emmeke has had the privilege of conserving and restoring antique furniture housed in South African state and historic government collections, national museums, private and corporate historic homes and estates.
Emmeke has lectured in antique furniture conservation and restoration at Stellenbosch University Museology students and is the expert on antique furniture for the South African History and Heritage Council.
STUDIO ANTIQUES, Masters of Restoration and Conservation of Fine Furniture
About Studio Antiques
In South Africa since 1990, Emmeke and her partner, Sally van Buuren, have established a dedicated team of skilled antique restorers who focus on delivering a high standard of expertise, ethics and professionalism which meets the rigorous criteria set by international antique furniture restorers and conservators.
We respect each and every piece of furniture to retain its value during our restoration and/or conservation process. Since establishment in 1990, our continued dedicated passion today is to maintain a high standard of ethics and professionalism, promoting the restoration and preservation of our heritage in South Africa.”
Passionate in preserving our heritage, we offer a complete range of authentic, traditional, quality antique and fine furniture restoration, conservation services and treatment products.”
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Studio Antiques work includes:
- A free assessment and quotation (In and around Cape Town)
- Removal by hand of old damaged finishes (no chemical strippers or liquids are used)
- Construction repairs
- Veneer repairs
- Inlay and marquetry repairs
- Conservation treatment
- Toning of wood if necessary
- Pore-filling where necessary
- Re-finishing with English polish using natural oils, waxes and resins to suit our South African Climate
- On-site restoration is available country-wide
The Studio Antiques annual maintenance conservation programme service is unique and available nationwide.
Studio Antiques have crafted a range of products for the authentic conservation of antique and fine furniture, which is based on 30 years of professional antique furniture restoration abroad and in South Africa. The “genuine age-old recipes” contain only all-natural ingredients which are easy to use and perfected for the South African climate. SHOP HERE
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