The Mimosa table from Umbra is everything you want in a coffee table: good looking and practical. The unusual geometric shape combined with the dark wood colouring (created through an acacia veneer) gives the table a retro feel. The practical bit also comes courtesy of its shape which allows the space underneath the table to be used to store and display magazines.
Designed by Matt Carr for Umbra, the table costs £230 from Design55
In an age of corporate blandness it's nice to be reminded of attractive logos, the one shown in the print above being a pretty attractive example. It's the logo for Marilyn Neuhart's Hand Press which is now being sold as a print in its own right by House Industries.
The Hand Press was launched in 1957 by Marilyn and John Neuhart as a small printing business. Appropriate to the name, the logo uses various blocks to make up the shape of a hand, apparently made on Marilyn's own hand.
The House Industries' version is also hand-printed and costs $35.
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A new design, but a very stylish one – the Sahara Wood armchair by Gunilla Allard.
Very reminiscent of a 1950s armchair, the Sahara Wood has walnut turned legs and arm rests with aluminium trim, along with white or red leather upholstery with contrast trim.
A future classic inspired by the past, it sells for 1,890 Euros.
We have previously featured both the pendant lamp and the table lamp, but now the wall light version of the 1960s Globo di Luce has been reissued by Fontana Arte.
It's a 1968 design by Roberto Menghi, very much of the era and offering a blown glass globe with double light emission, along with a chrome-plated metal mounting and a metallic silver, red or gold finish.
Price? £290 for all colour options.
A new design, but hang the Secto 4203 pendant light in your living room and it almost instantly adds some mid-century cool.
The work of Finnish designer Seppo Koho, the Secto 4203 is design for low spaces, dropping over a table/dining table for example, offering a broad beam of light from that wide opening.
In terms of construction, it's made birch, with colours of natural, white or a black laminated finish. Yours for 339 Euros.
Dwell frequently crops on this site for its reasonably priced furniture with a 60s and 70s look. So it's a pleasant surprise to see them referencing a slightly older era as part of their new autumn collection with this console table. The clean lines of its walnut sloping legs combined with the black tempered glass top means the table gives more than a nod to Art Deco style. It's an elegant design and it will be interesting to see if they produce other items of furniture along these lines.
Though it's a slightly different look to some of their pieces, the price remains just as accessible at £179.
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