Bauhaus & Beyond sits in a metal warehouse off Limit Ave. It looks like a mistake until you walk in. Then it’s 5,000 sq ft of Danish teak, Eames chairs, and lamps that belong in a museum.
Owner Mark worked in Chicago architecture and retired here. He couldn’t find furniture he liked, so he opened a store. Now he drives to estate sales in Miami, Atlanta, and Palm Beach. If a house has a 1960s credenza and the owners are downsizing, Mark knows.
The inventory changes weekly. A set of Hans Wegner chairs one week, a Paul McCobb desk the next. He knows the provenance of everything. “This came from the Fontainebleau Hotel renovation, 1988.” “This lamp was in a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Lakeland.” You’re not just buying furniture. You’re buying a story.
Prices are high but fair. This isn’t IKEA. It’s stuff that lasts 60 years and looks better with age. Designers from Orlando shop here. So do locals who saved for a real chair.
It’s weird in Mount Dora, a town known for Victorian gingerbread. But that’s the point. The town has layers. Queen Anne on Donnelly, Mid-Century on Limit, and nobody thinks it’s a conflict.
Local Tip: Go just to look. Mark doesn’t mind. And ask about the “as-is” corner. It’s where the damaged pieces live and the deals are.