This chair was inspired by a picture in a travel guide to Africa and has been a design classic since it first appeared in 1933. Kaare Klint was inspired by a British Officer’s chair he had seen in a travel…
Design Classics #44: Safari Chair
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Objects Of Design #353: Marimekko Kippis Mug
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Design Classics #27: Arco Light
It was, in the end, perhaps the Lamp wot won it. Following the revelation that Samantha Cameron had bought a fake Arco for her new kitchen at No 10, Michelle Ogundehin, the editor of Elle Decoration, was outraged. Writing on…
Design Classics #25: FAB Smeg Fridge
Wallace and Gromit have a SMUG fridge in their kitchen. There’s also one in EastEnders, a show not usually noted for interior design. But despite the gentle ribbing, the Smeg fridge is still an object of desire for many and…
Our First Competition: Win A Stelton Coffee Pot
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED 9/04/12 To celebrate the two month anniversary of Mad About The House, those very kind people at LLUSTRE.com have donated a rather fabulous Stelton Cafetiere to be given to one lucky winner to be chosen at…
Design Classics #15 :Duralex Glass
Hands up if you drank from these at primary school? Thought so. These French glasses are a design classic found in French bistros and schools the world over. Rumour has it there is even a picture of Osama bin Laden…
Design Classics #14: The Cafe Daum Coatstand
If you can tell a design classic by how often it is copied, then the Cafe Daum hatstand surely has the credentials. From its illustrious beginnings in 19th century Viennese cafe society, versions of it can now be found…
Design Classics #13: The Ercol Butterfly Chair
It might look like a fairly standard kitchen chair but the Ercol Butterfly was groundbreaking when it first launched. What’s more, the clean, simple lines of postwar British design are still as fashionable today as they were 50 years ago.…
Design Classics #11: The Tolix Bistro Chair
The Tolix chair, a favourite of cafes and retro kitchens all over the world, was designed in 1934. It was meant to be outside in all weathers, which is why there are holes in the seats – to allow…
Design Classics #7: The Panton S Chair
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