Category: Design and Interiors

We flagged this up a couple of weeks back, mentioning that we couldn’t find a seller or price. Well, now we know the bottom line for the Fritz Hansen 50th anniversary Arne Jacobsen Swan Chair.

If you missed it first time around, this is a re-edition of the 1958 classic for the 50th anniversary, this time offering swan-white semi-aniline leather upholstery, a pearl white base and sterling silver pendant, plus engraving with a unique number. That’s because this is being produced in limited numbers – just 1,958.

Utility Design is now offering the limited edition Swan for sale, priced at a hefty £5,712. And as this is a collectable, don’t expect them to be around for long.

Find out more at the Utility Design website

A few weeks back, we featured the Miss Behaving armchair from Sofa Workshop. And now the company has another mid-century-styled gem on the shopfloor – the Steinbeck armchair.

A really stylish seat from Sir Terence Conran, probably best described as a wing chair, that high back perfect for naps and indeed keeping the cold off your neck. Aside from that, it has those ‘period’ wooden supports (available in different shades) and an upholstery available in a whopping 2,200 colours.

Prices obviously depend on your finish, but the one shown is selling for £675. In fact, there seems to be a 30 per cent discount promised on the site, so maybe even less.

Find out more at the Sofa Workshop website

Is it a chair or is it a recliner? Well, in a way, the Zanotti Genni lounge chair is both.

A gem of the modernist era, it was designed by Gabriele Mucchi in 1935, still looking stylish over 70 years on.  For your money, you get a chrome-plated steel frame with steel springs, along with a polyurethane upholstered seat, adjustable to two positions.

Choose your colour of leather, but there’s no choice when it comes to price – £2,188 for every option.

Find out more at the Nest website

A 60s-inspired seat with a 60s-inspired name – the Patrick Norguet Boson lounge chair.

It’s actually named after a particle theory first developed in the 1960s. The relevance? Well, none as we can see, so let’s concentrate on the stylish chair – a polyurethane shell with polished chrome base and contrasting red upholstery. The ideal lounger if you’re looking for a space age look in your home.

Available online or in your local design store, it’s priced from £1,082.

Find out more at the Nest website

You can always rely on Karlsson to produce something interesting and affordable – and that certainly applies to the company’s latest retro wall clock range.

Two examples are shown here – the Retro Walnut, which gives a nod to the 1950s with its real walnut veneer face and domed glass front. Powered by a single battery, you can pick one up for £52.

The second clock has a more 60s vibe – the Futuristic Dial offering a black face with steel trim, along with four futuristic digits and quirky hands to mark the time. That one sells for £34. See the link below for more details and indeed, more clocks.

Find out more at the Soulful Toaster website