A criminal genius needs a chair to match his (or her) ego – and none come much bigger than the Wrap chair from Simon Pengelly.
Perfect for the budding Bond Villain, this retro-styled easy chair has a high back, wraparound arms and a cast aluminium base for the trademark Bond villain swivel. Comfortable too, with polyurethane foam support and optional headrest.
Take your pick from a selection of upholstered finishes, all priced around the £1,000 mark.
Find out more at the Modus website
Everyone needs a pocket-sized notebook for jotting down those moments of inspiration – and none are more eye-catching than the Field Notes memo book.
If you’re after that wartime vibe, this has it by the bucket load, as well as offering 48 pages of graph paper and room for your personal essentials. Oh yes – and you don’t just get one, there are three books per pack.
And each pack sells for £7.95.
Find out more at the Design Museum website
Does the above look familiar? Yes, it does indeed look like the iconic Alvar Aalto Stool 60, featured on this site way back in 2006. But it isn’t – this is the Ikea Frosta Stool.
The difference? Well, a good £90 for a start, but there are other subtle differences too, with the Ikea stool (designed by Gillis Lundgren) standing a little bit taller than the 1933 modernist classic and with a finish that’s no match for the original.
But both stacking stools are made of birch and both are almost identical to the untrained eye. Which makes the £7.99 price tag for the Ikea Frosta possibly the deal of the year.
Find out more at the Ikea website
Habitat’s latest range includes a shelving unit that’s reminiscent of the 1950s – the Habitat Enshi shelving unit.
Designed by Bethan Gray and constructed from dark stained oak, the unit is a mix of shelving and closed storage units for the items you want to show off, as well as the ones you want to keep away from public gaze.
Standing just over 6ft (189cm) high, the unit sells for £799. But note it does require home assembly.
Find out more at the Habitat website
A few years ago, you could pick up a classic 60s Tootal scarf for a £1 in most charity shops. Then the scarf became fashionable again, Tootal reissued the original designs and now Fred Perry is muscling in with its own silk scarf.
Very much in the mould of the original design but with a higher quality silk finish, the scarf has a period paisley pattern on one side (along with an embroidered Fred Perry logo), while the reverse has a striped design, should you fancy a change.
If you want one round your neck this autumn, the scarf retails online for £39.
Admittedly, we did feature a Kay + Stemmer design over the weekend, but we were so impressed with the newly-discovered Rose dressing table, we felt obliged to feature it straight away.
Typically Kay + Stemmer, it oozes mid-century style despite being a modern design. In terms of specifics, the dressing table is made of walnut, packing two deep drawers with cutaway front, a hinged top revealing a mirror and additional lined storage and a build quality and style that should take some beating.
It doesn’t come cheap at £3,950, but this timeless design should give you great service for many years to come.
