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Tokyo Soft Lounge Chair

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In the quest to find the ultimate statement seating, the Tokyo Soft Lounge Chair must come pretty near the top of the list. The combination of pure white leather and its distinctive curves make it hard to ignore.

Designed by Tokujin Yoshioka for Driade, it costs just under £1,400. There is a small cheaper version, the Tokyo Pop also available for less than £600.

It’s a bold and striking piece of furniture but not very practical, especially if you’ve got pets or small children. However, it does also come in other colours (including a great orange) which might be more functional.

For further details visit Interiors –  The Studio.

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Phone Box chair

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We do like our weird and wonderful designs, but this Phone Box chair is probably taking things a step too far.

Designed to look like an old-style British phone box, the Phone chair (to use its listed name) is the work of ‘sculptural artist’ Finn Stone and is custom-built from fibre glass. There’s no mention of any padding for your behind and back.

A price is also missing, with the website stating that price is on application. Which probably means that it isn’t cheap.

Find out more at the Just Cool Chairs website

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Go Modern offers 1950s Florence Knoll sofa on a budget

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is packed with iconic designs from the likes of Eames, Jacobsen, Saarinen, Le Corbusier, Breuer and Castiglioni – but considerably cheaper than you might imagine, due to being European interpretations of the classics, as opposed to officially licensed UK pieces. And typical is this Florence Knoll three-seat sofa.

Designed in 1954 as part of her Lounge Collection, it has the styling of a 60s piece, but still looks every bit the contemporary sofa today. This version is offered in a choice of Italian leather, including full aniline – the highest quality available.

But the best part is the price – £849 for a three-seater, which is more high street than high-end design.

Find out more at the Go Modern website

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Bakelite Telephone Lamp

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What do you get if you cross a phone with a light? Something like this Bakelite Telephone Lamp.

Designed by Jericho Hands, this is a restored vintage Bakelite telephone, but with a twist – the mouth and ear piece has been turned into a fully functioning light and is totally manoeuverable thanks to a flexible arm.

It’s as much a piece of home design as it is functioning light, as well as being a limited edition, individually numbered and stamped with the artist’s name. You can pick one up for £360.

Find out more at the Greenhaus website

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Oiva Toikka Owls

4957There’s a whole world of Scandinavian ornaments out there waiting to be discovered, but it can be daunting if you don’t know where to begin and prices for originals can be pretty steep. A good place to start a collection could be with Oiva Toikka’s Owls.

One of the leading names in Finnish glass, he has been creating his The Birds collection since the 1970s and continues to this day. Each one is handmade so every bird is unique.

Mulberry Hall sells a wide selection of his Birds, including the charming Owls. The Little Barn Owl pictured here is the cheapest at £60 with prices going to over £150 for the Barn Owl.

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International Morse Code tea towel

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Ever have the need to use Morse Code whilst drying the dishes? Thought not – but just in case that situation ever arises, you could pick up the International Morse Code tea towel.

The towel features the International Morse Code design from an original 1922 Chart, so all the original dots and dashes that kept sea folk safe all those years ago on 100 per cent cotton cloth and supplied with a natural grey cardboard gift tube (ideal for the sailor in your family that’s impossible to buy for).

You can pick one up from Ochigo, priced at £8.

Find out more at the Ochigo website