Another design that defies its age – the Bertoia armchair, which dates back over 50 years, but is still in production through Knoll.

As the name indicates, it was designed by Harry Bertoia for his 1952 seating collection, sculpted from bent metal rods before being upholstered in a choice of fabrics from the collection. The frame is actually welded steel, with a choice of a polished or satin finished chrome, black or white finish.

Prices start at £987.

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Another great way of recycling an everyday piece of design – the Emergency Money Box from Suck UK.

Yes, just like the traditional fire alarm, you get to smash the glass in the wall-based box when an emergency arises. Except in this case, the emergency is purely financial.

The one obvious downside is that you only get to use it once. But at £9.95, it’s not the end of the world when you do take a hammer to it.

Find out more at the Ochigo website

We have featured the original BestLite table lamp previously – an iconic light that’s still in production today. But we haven’t mentioned this really eye-catching variation  – the BestLite BL3 floor lamp.

The original BestLite is claimed to be the first piece of Bauhaus-style design to have been made in Britain, specifically by Birmingham company Best and Lloyd, from a design by Robert Dudley Best. It became the must-have lamp of the era, with Winston Churchill famously using one on his desk during wartime.

This floor lamp version is almost identical to the classic table lamp, with the obvious exception of the height – standing at an adjustable height of up to 1120mm.  The price is higher too – although not massively so at £429, which is around £150 more than the table version.

Find out more at the Nest website