Designer Gergei Erdei is reinventing the antique

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When visiting grandparents in Budapest as a child, Hungarian artist and designer Gergei Erdei was mesmerised by the ornate furniture in their home. His grandfather, Pali, worked as a TV mechanic under the communist regime: if clients couldn’t pay, they’d offer an item from their home instead. As a result, his grandparents amassed an eclectic assortment: “Their…