Category: Design and Interiors

Looking for a weird and wonderful space age light for your living room? The Santa & Cole Steen hanging light could be for you.

Designed back in 1972 by Steen Jorgensen, it’s described as a ‘system of concentric discs’, which diffuse the light, offering up more brightness for larger spaces. Four white metallic plates in total, with a brass-like stem and circular ceiling rose.

Now reissued, it sells for £857.

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Can you believe the futuristic Cassina Ombra lounge chair is over 50 years old?

Indeed it is, designed back in 1953 in Tokyo by Charlotte Perriand for her husband’s house. It’s an easy chair, with a choice of polished chrome plate or painted black steel frame/legs, supporting polyurethane/polyester cushions within removable covers.

Simple, stylish and still ahead of its time – you can grab one in black or white for around £2,400.

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Earlier in the week, we mentioned that the Roberto Menghi 1960s Globo di Luce pendant light had been reissued, Well, whilst doing a spot research today, we discovered that there has also been a reissue for the Globo di Luce table lamp too.

It’s in the same style as the pendant light, but the table variation of this 1968 classic is very much the individual. Almost like a futuristic goldfish bowl, the lamp is a blown glass globe with metallic finish, chrome-plated base and a dimmer control for the halogen bulb within. And just to keep things minimalist, there’s even a transparent cord.

A wonderfully sculptural light, it sells for around £596.

Find out more at the Made in Design website

We’re big fans of Tom Dixon’s retro-inspired modern design, especially the lighting (including the Mirror Ball range above). And if you’re looking to pick some up, you need to be in London this weekend for the Tom Dixon sample sale.

It’ the first-ever sample sale of Dixon’s designs, with upholstery, lighting and furniture on offer at up to 70 per cent off the listed prices – probably end of range and ex-display, but essentially the same stock you might well have lusted after in the past.

It takes place at 5 Cromwell Place, London, SW7 2JB over Friday 26th September (10am to 5pm) and Saturday 27th September (10am until 4pm), but we would say get there early for the big bargains. Note also that only cash and cheques are accepted.

Browse the current range at the Tom Dixon website

We can’t resist a spot of space age design – and this stunning Tacchini Moon lounge chair just about sums up the term.

The work of Pietro Arosio, this swivel chair has a polyurethane shell with gloss finish, along with leather upholstery that’s bonded to the seat using a ‘special process’ so it forms one piece with the frame.

If you don’t like white, then black, brown and red are available – all for a whopping £3,300.

Find out more at the Nest website