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Categories / Design and Interiors

Sofa Workshop’s Miss Behaving mid-century armchair

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Everyone needs a chair to kick back into – and this Miss Behaving armchair from Sofa Workshop looks as comfortable as anything out there.

Very much in a 50s/mid-century style, the tight-covered armchair offers a choice of colour for those angled legs, as well as a choice of covering from over 2,200 fabrics (the one above is Nina Campbell Amazonas).

Prices do vary depending on finish, with the one pictured here officially selling for £930, although there is a 30 per cent discount available right now.

Find out more at the Sofa Workshop website

Categories / Architecture, Property

For sale: Philip Johnson-designed mid-century house in New Canaan, Connecticut, NY, USA

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One for our US readers (or UK readers with an urge to relocate) – the Philip Johnson-designed mid-century house in New Canaan, Connecticut, NY, USA.

Johnson designed the house back in 1953 – and it’s a stone’s throw away from his more famous Glass House. Indeed, there’s plenty of glass in this one too, mixed with more traditional masonry, slate-tiled floors and plastered walls. There’s also a gravel courtyard at its centre, designed as a ‘negative imprint’ of the house itself.

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Categories / Design and Interiors

Kartell space age Colombo Phone Table

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Ok, we’ll admit right now that this isn’t a retail piece – but this Kartell space age Colombo Phone Table could be yours with a little work and money.

It’s actually the work of one of our regular readers (Andrew), who has fitted the base of a Colombo phone into the lid of a Kartell modular unit (the lip on the phone’s base allowing it to be recessed), adding the classic Guzzini Sorella lamp (from 1972) to complete this space age telephone table.

If you’re working towards that Space 1999 look (and don’t mind getting your hands dirty with a bit of DIY), it’s well worth trying yourself. More close-up images over the page.

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Categories / Retro Men's Fashion

Griffin x Mackintosh classic trench coat

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Griffin has teamed up with iconic raincoat maker Mackintosh to add a small twist on a classic – the Griffin x Mackintosh trench coat.

As you’d expect from a Mackintosh coat, it’s made of double-sided rubberised cotton, so when the rain comes down, your clothes are safe from a soaking. Aside from that, you get all the traditional detailing – centre vent on the rear, breathing holes under the arm and concealed buttons leading up to a slim collar.

Available in khaki, it sells for £495.

Find out more at the Griffin website

Categories / Bags

Loungefly Boombox tote bag

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We’re always on the hunt for interesting bags – let’s be honest, if you have to carry one round the supermarket, it just has to look good. And you’ll get a few admiring looks from this Loungefly Boombox tote bag.

Ideal for shopping or the daily commute, the Boombox tote has a bold graphical mix of old-style cassette players and tapes, as well as a polka dot interior, two slots for mobile phones, a vinyl trim and best of all, a cassette-shaped coin purse.

You can pick one up for $45, which is around £25.

Find out more at the Fred Flare website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Oluce 1970s Joe Colombo ceiling lamp

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A strange design, the Oluce Colombo ceiling lamp can add a quirky and slightly industrial look to a room.

Dating back to 1972 and designed (as the name suggests) by Joe Colombo, the Colombo lamp offers both direct and indirect light from adjustable aluminium reflector, with a chrome-plated stem and lacquered ceiling fixing finishing things off.

Not his best, but certainly a talking point – and yours for £331.

Find out more at the Panik Design website