Category: Design and Interiors

Ercol has been making furniture since 1920s, but it’s the 1950s under the spotlight for the Ercol Originals range.

As the name suggests, this is classic Ercol reissued, with a limited number of items available, including the Windsor dining table and the accompanying Butterfly chair above. Both were designed by company founder Lucian Ercolani, with the dining table dating back to 1956, made of beech and elm with a clear lacquer finish. The chair was first seen in 1958, available in beech/elm or beech/walnut, again with that clear lacquer finish.

Only available online, the table retails for £795, with a chair selling for £395.

Find out more at the Ercol website

According to Puur, ‘babies need style too’. And they certainly get it with the company’s babyC.

It’s a cradle for your new-born pride and joy – and one that wouldn’t look out of place in the maternity ward of Moonbase Alpha. For style, there’s that white polyethylene finish, not to mention that glossy wood interior. And for comfort, there’s a purpose-made mattress and a rocking motion to ease your child to sleep.

Not cheap though – you can pick it up for 2,650 Euros.

Find out more at the Puur website

Never mind making miniature models – with Lunablocks, you can make your own full-size Lego furniture.

The work of Thierry Nahon and Philippe Landecker from Lunatic Construction, the blocks come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours, all soft enough for your kids to play with, but sturdy enough to use in home design – supporting a glass table surface in the above example.

On the face of it, they aren’t expensive either, with prices starting at 14 Euros. But chances are you’ll need a few to build a coffee table or shelving unit, so maybe get the calculator out first.

Find out more at the Homology website

The humble British cafe is apparently the inspiration behind these Dish of the Day notecards.

The letterpress cards come as a set of eight (two of each design), all featuring ‘classics’ from a British diner. And just for authenticity, they even come in a takeaway bag (as well as the envelope).

Sized at 5 x 4 inches, the card set retails for £12.50.

Find out more at the P&C website

Remember the old plastic school chairs? They are the inspiration behind this newly-launched lounger – the School Chaise.

In fact, this design by Guy Brown for Farm is every bit the school chair, but with ‘distorting elements’, making it more of a lazy lounger than an upright seat, not to mention an eye-catching piece of interior design.

How this orange and black Chaise will actually feel to sit in is anyone’s guess – but I suggest you try before you buy with a price tag of £1,800.

Find out more at the My Deco website

If you’re going for a 1930s or even an industrial-style look for a room, these Club pendant lights could be just the thing to finish things off.

They’re inspired by the Coolicon lamps that were produced in Britain in the 1930s and used extensively in public buildings including bus and train stations and many markets right up until the 1980s.

Take your pick from colours including powder blue, antique bronze and cream as well as various sizes, with a standard size coming in at a very affordable £26.50.

Find out more at the Garden Trading website