Hello, I’m Humberto, and welcome to Heimwee Antiques.

My passion for antiques led me to an unwavering pursuit of finding objects that bring character into any room, and fill our homes with things that feel like they have always belonged there.

“Heimwee” is a Dutch word that loosely translates to homesick, but it carries more poetry than that. It’s the feeling of missing the texture of a place. The sunlight in the hallway. The chair by the window. The little object on the shelf that greets you every morning like an old friend. When you miss home, you are not just missing people, you are missing the things that quietly made that space yours.

Those are the pieces I seek.

I like to think of them as old objects of desire, not because they carry some grand importance or value, but because they have a way of summoning you. You cannot always explain it. There is no rhyme or reason. Still, something in you lights up, and before you know it, you are completely taken, totally attracted to something you had no idea existed two seconds ago.

I’m based in San Francisco, running an online shop and sourcing for private clients. You can find me exhibiting at shows like the Nameless Art + Design Show, the All American Collector’s Show, the Taconic Antiques Fair, the Found Object Show, and Rhinebeck.

If you stop by my booth, please say hi.