Author: modculture

It might look like a space age design, but the Santa & Cole Cadaques armchair actually dates from around 10 years earlier.

1959 was the year of its introduction, the work of Federico Correa, Alfonzo Mila and Miguel Mila, the Cadaques (and matching sofa) was designed for lounging – specifically in the seaside town of Cadaques (hence the name).

It’s sat on walnut-coloured beech legs, with simple (and easy to maintain) hand-swen upholstery keeping you supported. Looks good and feels good – what more could you want? Well, maybe a drop in the price – currently retailing for £2,350.

Find out more at the Nest website

I’ve just realised that we have never featured the Vico Magistretti Eclisse 1960s table lamp on the site – despite one being sat on my bedside table for many years.

Designed by Vico Magistretti for Artemide back in 1967, the lamp offers up an understated charm and variable amounts of light, courtesy of that sliding shade, exposing as much brightness as you require.

The casing is powder-coated metal, with a choice of white, orange and silver for the finish. Yours for £76.

Find out more at the SCP website

Good old-fashioned floodlight pylons are rapidly becoming a thing of the past at many football grounds, but you can keep the spirit alive in your own home with the Floodlamp.

Yes, shaped like the old pylon-style lights (the ones you could climb up as a kid), this particular version is made of aluminium, with six separate bulbs able to brighten up the darkest of spaces. And unlike the real thing, this version has a swivel head so you can direct the light.

Perfect for an office desk, even better for a high class Subbuteo set-up, it retails for £69.95.

Find out more at the Firebox website