Category: Design and Interiors

Looking for a stylish modern design with a retro twist? Look no further than the newly-introduced Imola chair from BoConcept.

Taking its design cues (according to Bo itself) from the 1950s, this Henrik Pedersen-designed easy chair is built around a moulded hard shell, which is then covered in a soft foam for comfort, finished off in a choice of fabric or leather, all supported by that brushed steel frame.

You can pick it up as a high-backed model or a low-slung seat, with prices between £1,599 and £1,699, depending on your choice of finish.

Find out more at the BoConcept website

There seems to be a glut of stylish design reissues from the Archivio Storico stable right now, including this incredibly cool Tris table lamp.

You would probably bet your house on this being a modernist gem from 1930s Italy, but in actual fact, the lamp dates from 1950, offering up a chrome-plated brass frame, a glass 'bowl' that's been sandblasted and painted white on the inside, plus a lower diffuser in white frosted glass.

It stands around 43cm tall and this Fontana Arte reissue is on the market for £723.

Find out more at the Panik Design website

The Anglepoise 1227 wasn't the only stylish desk lamp designed in the early 1930s – check out the Archivio Storico Naska 1 lamp, newly-reissued by Fontana Arte.

Designed back in 1933 (a year ahead of the Anglepoise), the Naska 1 is an Italian modernist gem, with a revolving bracket for shifting light in all directions, a base and stem made of steel and a finish in either black, white or aluminium for the head.

The Naska 1 is the biggest og the family, sized around 50 x 50cm and selling for £212. The Nasketta is around 30 x 30cm, that sells for £152.

Find out more at the Panik Design website

A stunning piece of lighting that's available for your living room once more – the Archivio Storico 006/20 chandelier.

Originally dating back to 1933, this design classic adds a modernist twist to the classic chandelier, with 20 satin blown glass diffusers housed on that chrome-plated brass mounting. There's even a wide colour choice for your glass, everything from black to pink.

£2,887 is the asking price, which doesn't include the cost of the 20 bulbs required for it. If that's too rich, other versions are available, with steadily decreasing numbers of bulbs, right down to just one. The smallest version (for your wall) retails for £145.

Find out more at the Panik Design website