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Ercol’s 1950s anniversary Studio Couch range

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To celebrate Ercol's 90th anniversary, some of the company's more interesting designs have been made over and reissued, including the Ercol Studio Couch range.

The range was designed by the company’s founder, Lucian Ercolani, and was originally launched in the late 1950s, still keeping that 'look' with the reissue. Both models have the classic bent arms and construction from elm and beech, with the option of going with or without back cushions. There's also the option of different fabrics for the upholstery too.

Two designs in one too, with the ability to use as a sofa or occasional bed. £1,685 is the starting price, varying depending on your choice of finish.

Find out more at the TwentyTwentyOne website

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Serralunga Barceloneta Chair – classic Barcelona Chair gets an update

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Yes, at first glance it does indeed look like the classic Barcelona Chair by Mies van der Rohe. But it's actually a new design, the Serralunga Barceloneta Chair.

Think of it as a Barcelona for the modern era, with designer Raffaella Mangiarotti using a mix of polyurethane and aluminium to produce a chair both indoor or outdoor use, slimming down the design so it's abel to stack up too – see over the page for an idea of how that works. He even keeps that 'quilted' leather look for the seating by using a sophisticated 'rotating moulding system' that's apparently no easy thing to do.

Plenty of colours available, all priced around £654.

Find out more at the Made in Design website

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20Age Re-Upholstered Furniture

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20Age specialise in restoring vintage chairs using an interesting array of fabrics.

Each piece is unique, but their current collection includes chairs by Chesterfield, Parker Knoll and Ercol, along with some unnamed Danish designs and egg chairs. The materials used to recover the chairs include velvet, retro patterned materials and designer prints by Heals, Missoni and Orla Kiely. The chair pictured here, is the Florence Chair, an Ercol rocking chair which uses a recent Orla Kiely design and costs £568.

View the whole collection online at the 20Age website.

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1960s Arnolfo Di Cambio Smoke glassware by Joe Colombo

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We're big fans of the work of Joe Colombo, but here's something a little less obvious, although every bit as eye-catching as his mopper obvious work – the Arnolfo Di Cambio Smoke glassware.

It was described as 'the interpretation of cultivated society's new shape', as seen by Joe Colombo back in 1964. Made from blown crystal, the glasses feature a particular shape that allows them to be held in one hand along with a cigarette – ergonomically designed to be gripped from the base with a single thumb, keeping the other fingers free.

In these days of smoking being less socially acceptable, Smoke is still a great example of 60s space age design, from a man forever associated with it. Not cheap, as you might have guessed, £109 for two glasses.

Find out more at the YOOX website

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Giant Electric Wall Clock by Newgate Clocks

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There is a standard-sized version, but if you want real impact on your wall, the Giant Electric Wall Clock by Newgate Clocks should provide it.

It's actually sized at 60cm diameter, as well as being a recreation of a classic wall clock of the 40s and into the 1950s, complete with a metal case, clean printed dial, glass lens and metal hands.

Available in a chrome or black finish, it sells for £160.

Find out more at the Nest website

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Lucy Turner at The Old Cinema

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The Old Cinema is now stocking the work of Lucy Turner, a talented designer who reworks vintage furniture to give it a contemporary feel. 

Specifically Lucy creates her own designs using Formica which she applies to mid-century furniture to give a new twist on the retro look. Apologies though if you had your design on the sideboard pictured – that's already sold but there's plenty of other pieces available including tables and wardrobes, as well as sideboards. 

Current pieces in stock range from £260 to £650 in price. 

See the range online