Author: modculture

To cut a long story short, Gerrit Rietveld designed the modernist Schroeder House in 1923, along with suitably geometric furniture for it – including the Schroeder table. And now that design has been updated by Jean-Marie Massaud with the Don Gerrit table.

Essentially it keeps the same shape, but uses different materials – replacing the wood for glass, but keep the bold slices of colour that made the original so distinctive.

Available in a choice of colourways, it retails for just over £500.

Find out more at the Made In Design website

Looking for a future design classic? You can pick up this Ingvar Stool from Habitat for under £20.

It’s a modern piece, but with a foot in the past – it was designed by Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, based on the stool he used in his first job, which was milking cows. Saying that. I’m guessing the original wasn’t quite as eye-catching as this.

OK, it’s not quite up there with the Alvar Aalto Artek Stool, but you can pick this one up in a red, black or natural finish for a lot less – just £19.

Find out more at the Habitat website

First seen in 1948, but forever associated with the 1950s, the Iittala Aarne cocktail glass is still effortlessly cool.

The designed is actually by Goran Hongell, who picked up a gold medal in Milan for the design in 1954, cementing its position as one of the decade’s most iconic designs.

And one you can pick up today without breaking the bank. Sold in pairs, the Iittala Aarne cocktail glasses retail at just £20.50.

Find out more at the Abode Living website

Remember the Stingray armchair from Fredericia Furniture? Well, the same people are responsible for these Icicle tables.

Specifically the work of  Thomas Pedersen and designed to sit with the Stingray, the 60s-styled Icicle tables are based on nature – pebbles for the top and icicles for the legs. The standard Icicle is slightly lower and in all black, with the Icicle Round standing taller with a more circular white top on the removable oak legs.

Both retail for around £500 each.

Find out more at the Pid website