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Modernist-inspired Zanotta Ondina Easy Chair and Sofa

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A design inspired by modernism, but actually dating back to the 1980s – the Ondina Easy Chair and Sofa, now reissued through Zanotta.

The work of De Pas, D’Urbino, Lomazzi and dating back to 1987, it carries more than a slight similarity to the work of Charlotte Perriand and Le Corbusier, with a stainless steel tubular frame holding the generously-upholstered seat, which can be finished in fabric or leather.

Prices start at £1,822 for the chair, rising to £3,509 for the sofa with leather finish.

Find out more at the Nest website

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Zanotta 1960s Throw-Away armchair

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I have no idea why the Zanotta Throw-Away armchair is so named – because at this price, the last you’ll be doing is throwing it onto the local tip.

Aside from that, this is a really cool 1960s period design from Willie Landels, producing an award-winning, box-like chair with no frame – all that bulk is from solid polyurethane, with an outer cover in choice of fabric or leather to finish things off.

Dating back to 1965 (a bit like the grainy picture above) and available once more from Zanotta, the Throw-Away armchair is yours from £1,494. A sofa version is also available, priced from £2,058.

Find out more at the Nest website

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Arne Jacobsen 1950s 3302 two-seater sofa

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Some time back we featured the stylish 3300 easy chair by Arne Jacobsen. You might not realise that there’s also a sofa version on the market – the 3302 two-seater sofa .

Essentially it shares the same design, just extending things to accommodate two people. Indeed, there’s also a three-seater (the 3303) if you have a larger family. All were designed in 1956 for the Jacobsen-styled SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, offering up a chromed steel outer, wooden frame and ‘cold-cured’ foam for comfort.

Choose your finish in fabric or leather, with prices starting at £3,304.

Find out more at the Skandium website

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Unikko Mouse Mat

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Marimekko’s Unikko pattern is the company’s most famous design and has been used on a host of products. Personally I never tire of it and it has been put to especially good use in this Unikko Mouse Mat.

The design here has taken just one of the distinctive flowers from the pattern with the mouse mat shape cut around it.  It is a bold design that will bring a bit of cheer to a dull work desk.

It is available to buy online from a New York seller of Marimekko products, Kiitos Marimekko (kiitos meaning “thank you”). It costs $20.