Category: Design and Interiors

Earlier today I mentioned Jean Prouve – and coincidentally, the Rocker chair from Habitat has a hint of Prouve in its design.

This James Harrison design is like a stripped-down version of the classic 1930 Cité Armchair, modernist in looks, but at the same time ideal for the modern home. Various versions are available – with a choice of natural and dark stained oak for the frame and berry pink wool, brown and white leather for the upholstery.

A reissued Cité Armchair sells for over £2,000. A Habitat Rocker sells from £399.

Find out more at the Habitat website

Perhaps lacking the upholstery you might expect from a lounger, the Antony Chair by Jean Prouve does make amends with a really striking design.

The lack of soft seating might be a problem for some, but the sloping natural oak back and seat should still  offer a comfortable place to kill some time. And in contrast to that wood is a lacquered sheet & tubular steel frame – available in either cream or black.

It’s a chair with a heritage too – designed in 1954 (one of Prouve’s later designs) for the cité universitaire at Antony near Paris, it’s very much a forerunner for many examples of corporate or institutional seating that followed. Reissued by Vitra, it retails for £709.

Find out more at the Utility Design website

Perfect for the movie obsessive, the Zero Foto floor lamp is a modern take on vintage film and photography studio lighting.

The work of Thomas Bernstrand and Mattias Ståhlbom, it’s a cast aluminium lamp with an adjustable steel base, as well as an adjustable head so you can aim the light. In fact, if you want to highlight something in a room (like a painting), it’s just the thing.

As well as a standard floor lamp, there’s also a small version and variations for the ceiling and wall. Prices for the floor lamps start at the equivalent of £500.

Find out more at the Pid website