Embrace a bit of granny-chic with this Doily Rug from Urban Outfitters.
With it's bold graphic style, the rug is actually a far cry from anything old-fashioned. It might take it's inspiration from the crocheted ornamental table mats so beloved of grandmas, but the finished article has a fresh modern look with a Scandinavian-style design.
The rug comes in either pink or black, measures 152cm (W) x 213cm (L) and is 100% cotton.
It costs £65 from Urban Outfitters – find out more here.
Birds often turn up in Scandinavian-inspired designs, be it folk-art style doves or owls, but the subject of this print is less common.
The Mengsel Toucan Print by Luzelle van der Westhuizen is inspired by geometric and hand-drawn patterns, particularly those found in African and Scandinavian design. The design is dominated by a bright orange colour, which adds to its retro look. The silkscreen print is available as a limited edition (although the number isn’t specified) and framed in white wood.
It costs £105 from Heal’s.
A gem in the new autumn/winter range at Marks & Spencer, this Fjord retro-styled easy chair.
A simple shape, with a sold hardwood frame and a look inspired by both midcentury and Scandinavian design. It's also available in a seemingly-endless range of upholstered finishes, with the seat cushions (including the buttoned back cushion) filled with shape-retaining foam.
Available online, you can grab one for £599.
This year Heal's celebrates 60 years of bringing us the pioneering Scandinavian design that we've come to love them for. To commemorate, this autumn they're treating us with a whole new brood of designers with concepts firmly rooted in the traditions of the modernist era.
This unique Shuffle Side Table by new Heal's designer Mia Hamborg is a real highlight of the Autumn/Winter collection. The piece is inspired by Nordic wooden turning traditions and is given a contemporary twist with the mid century-style colour palate. However, the most innovative feature is that you can actually take the table apart and rebuild the modular pieces in which ever order you'd like. It's a truly original piece that will no doubt become a modern classic.
The Shuffle Side Table is £449 from Heal's. See the website for more details.
The Splay oak chair is another 1950s-style design, courtesy of Heal's new Scandinavian design for living range.
This isn't a design they've plucked from their archive but one that's simply been inspired by the period. Made from oak, with a stylish curved back and topped off with a green wool seat, the chair has the good looks to see it through many more decades to come.
The chair costs £250.
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Heal’s celebrates 60 years since it introduced Scandinavian design to its customers with the 1951 exhibition 'Scandinavian Design For Living' with a new range of midcentury Scandinavian-inspired products including the Arkiv Storage Unit Oak by John Jenkins.
John Jenkin’s storage unit updates a 1950s design using a combination of solid oak and white laminate and provides a handy storage solution. The Arkiv range also includes a sideboard (pretty much the storage unit minus the shelving) and a trapezium shaped coffee table.
The storage unit costs £1,995, the sideboard £1,395 and the coffee table £495, all exclusive to Heal’s.
