Alessi has selected what it believes are its design icons from that past 60 years and reissued them as the Alessi Miniature range.

As the name suggests, these are small-sized replicas of these notable designs, reproduced with every detail intact. The range starts with the Bombe teapot from Carlo Alessi (first introduced in 1945) and goes through to the fairly recent Mami stockpot by Stefano Giovannoni (2003).

Prices vary, but start at around £16 – so a fairly inexpensive collection to build.

Find out more at the Amara website

Skate Study House was born of a rather cool idea – mixing classic mid-century design with an obsession with skateboarding. The result is a range of design that’s unique, quirky, handcrafted and conscious of the environment.

And the current range includes this rather stylish God Father Lounge Chair and Ottoman. Obviously inspired by the classic Charles & Ray Eames Lounge Chair, the God Father uses skateboard decks for the frame (seven in total, made from laminated walnut), with cushions added for comfort and the whole thing supported by a polished metal frame.

Choose from black or white cushions, both retailing for $4,595, which is around £2,300.

Remember the Magno retro wooden radio range? Well, Indonesian designer Singgih Kartono is back with else wooden and stylish – the Magno Deskset.

Using the same idea of replacing more commonly-seen plastic and metal with stylish dark wood (always a good thing in our book), Kartono now offers a pen/card/envelope holder, stapler and tape dispenser, all made of java ebony, mahogany and pine and sold in a wooden box with a booklet featuring the designer’s statement and materials information.

Just $58 online, which is around £29.

Find out more at the Pivot website