Category: Design and Interiors

Reminiscent of the Merrow Associates designs of the late 60s and with definite modernist influence, the Orcus secretary desk by Konstantin Grcic, is certainly a stylish piece of furniture.

Why secretary desk? Well, if you pull down the front (as you'll see from the image over the page), you get an office desk, with a writing service of black leather, support for a laptop and room for any cables you might need. There's also four drawers, six shelves and a lockable secret compartment.

And in terms of looks, it has a real walnut veneer, with a frame of chromium-plated steel tubing. If you want one, it will set you back around £3,500.

Find out more at the Made in Design website

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Not just any target cushion, this is a designer target cushion – specifically the Jonathan Adler Lucky Strike cushion.

Available in three colours combinations (including the two picture above), the cushions are sized at 61 x 61cm, with the New York designer offering up a hand-loomed wool outer with double-sided design and 'full feather' core.

Not cheap, but slightly cheaper right now at the Rume sale at £97.50.

Find out more at the Rume website

Via Modculture

The TMM Floor Lamp was designed by Miguel Milá in 1961 and entered in the Economic Furniture competition in 1962 where it won the ADI FAD Critics Prize. It was re-issued in 1988 by Santa & Cole who have been manufacturing it since.

It consists of a wooden shaft (in a choice of beech, wenge or cherry) with a drum-shaped parchment shade (in beige or white). The upper part of the shaft is cylindrical which allows the shade to move freely, so it can be adjusted to control the light.

The TMM Floor Lamp is available from Designer Lights with prices ranging from £385 for beech with a beige shade up to £483 for wenge with a white shade. Visit Designer Lights for al the options.

Stylish modernist design at its best – the Eileen Grey Menton table for ClassiCon.

Created for Grey's home near Menton in 1932, it's a versatile table that can used high (as above) as a dining table or side table, doubling up as a low coffee table with a quick bit of juggling around. So in effect, you're getting two tables for the price of one, each packing chromium-plated steel tubing and a top that also doubles up as a black or grey surface, both with beech wood edging.

The only downside is the hefty price – around £1,600.

Find out more at the Nest website

A new design from Jonathan Adler – this super-stylish Philippe armchair.

Very much in the mid-century style, the chair offers a variety of finishes, with the one shown mixing linen and leather as a two-tone design, coupled with a tall back and chunky arms, as well as blackened iron legs.

You can order one online in the US for $1,495 (just over £1,000). You can order for delivery outside the US – but don't expect delivery to be cheap.

Find out more at the Jonathan Adler website

Most conservatory furniture tends to be cheap and made of whicker – that's not the case with the the Hans Wegner CH 25 armchair.

Whether you use it in our glass extension or in your living room, it's still a stylish item. Designed in 1949 and produced by Carl Hansen, the chair has a papercord seat and back, attached to an oak frame with a light or dark finish. And there's that distinctive shape, with the steep incline and broad armrests, perfect for kicking back into.

Prices start at around £1,590.

Find out more at the TwentyTwentyOne website