Author: modculture

As the name suggests, the TT40 table by Ilmari Tapiovaara was designed almost 70 years ago, but still impresses today.

1940 was the year, with Tapiovaara combining a top of birch plywood with a frame of solid birch to produce a side table that's both functional and eye-catching – especially if you love curves.

Today it's been reissued in almost exact detail, with a choice of finishes including the natural one above and a glossy black one. Both sell online for the same price, 820 Euros, which is around  £728.

Find out more at the Finnish Design Shop website

We're all for recycling, especially when it looks as good as this vintage Hovis tin planter.

The tins are indeed old baking tins, used in the Hovis factory during the 1960s. Now they're getting a new life as heavyweight planters, particularly good for your indoor herbs I imagine. Or if you're into baking, you can still use them for that too.

Limited numbers, selling for £17.50.

Find out more at the Pedlars website

Nice to see another piece of modern design that's every bit as stylish as the mid-century classics – as this Deadgood Love armchair certainly is.

A classic 50s-style shape, the chair has an oak frame, a generous 'wing-style' back and upholstery in 100 per cent wool. That name is no accident either – look closely and you'll see that wool covering also features four hearts as detailing, making it the perfect Valentine's gift, should you have won the Lotto last week.

For the rest of us, it's saving up time, with the Love armchair selling for just under £900.

Find out more at the Deadgood website

A stylish piece of 1950s mid-century design that's back on the market in 2009 – the Ilmari Tapiovaara Trienna coffee table.

Tapiovaara designed the table back in 1954, using natural birch plywood for those curves, then covered with a veneer of walnut or a stained in black or white.

Still looking ahead of its time over 50 years on, it's certain to stay that way for a number of years yet. It retails from 915 Euros, which is around £800.

Find out more at the Finnish Design Shop