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Tom Vac's equally elegant and comfortable plastic seat shell offers a high degree of comfort both indoors and outdoors.

With its different-sized and shaped containers, its metal hooks and clips, Uten.Silo organizes offices, kitchens, workshops, bathrooms and children's rooms.

With its different-sized and shaped containers, its metal hooks and clips, Uten.Silo organizes offices, kitchens, workshops, bathrooms and children's rooms.

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec created this expansive armchair by using an extremely strong, precisely shaped knit which is stretched over the metal frame like a fitted stocking.

With dark coated four star base, leather £1209.

Shapes from the world of vegetation serve as inspiration for Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec's new Vegetal chair, as they did for Algues.

A sofa can go beyond being merely a piece of furniture and become a room of its own within a room - this was the idea that prompted Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec to design Alcove Sofa.

The central idea behind the Alcove Sofa is that a sofa can be much more than just a piece of furniture.

Small £348 Medium £404 Large £464 The Metal Side Tables belong to that category of furniture, which, while not being the focal point of the fittings, is nonetheless indispensable in making them complete.

Indoor white melamine top 769mm diameter £453 Indoor solid core white or pastel grey £575 Indoor solid core black £636 Indoor solid core light or dark oak veneer £833 Indoor rectangular 640x796mm White melamine £457 Solid core White or pastel grey £538 Solid core black £569 Solid core light or dark oak veneer £793   The Bistro Tables were created alongside the Soft Shell Chair and feature the same star base.

Algues are at one and the same time interior design components and decorative elements.

Joyn is an open system that embraces the diversity of the workplace and encourages communication between people, networking, and interaction by breaking down the physical barriers between them.

The Bistro Tables were created alongside the Soft Shell Chair and feature the same star base.

While furniture is undoubtedly the core element of any interior design, it is only when furnishings are combined with decorative and personal items that an atmospherically rich and vibrant collage is created.

Follow Me is an office tool that can be easily integrated into a large number of environments and different furnishing styles.

The Suita Sofa is part of a large range that includes many individual pieces of furniture.

The chairs in the Aluminium Group are the most famous creations by Charles and Ray Eames.

The chairs in the Aluminium Group are the most famous creations by Charles and Ray Eames.

The Soft Pad Chair was designed in 1969.

The Soft Pad Chair was designed in 1969.

Charles Eames' declared aim for this chair was to combine the utmost comfort with high-end materials and high-quality finishing.

Lobby Chair's structural principle makes it similar in terms of comfort to Lounge Chair.

In the plans for their chairs the Eames frequently came up with a number of variations by combining a seat shell with different base frames Plywood Group, for example, was available from the outset with a chromed tubular steel base, making the design appear lighter and creating a certain tension in the contrast of two materials.

In the plans for their chairs the Eames frequently came up with a number of variations by combining a seat shell with different base frames Plywood Group, for example, was available from the outset with a chromed tubular steel base, making the design appear lighter and creating a certain tension in the contrast of two materials.

Charles and Ray Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing the way three-dimensionally moulded plywood fits the contours of the body.

Charles and Ray Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing the way three-dimensionally moulded plywood fits the contours of the body.

Plastic Armchairs were first presented as part of the famed New York Museum of Modern Art competition, "Low Cost Furniture Design".

With seat upholstery £615.00 With full upholstery £853.00   Eames DAL (Dining Height Armchair La Fonda Base) is a contemporary version of the legendaly Fiberglass Chair.

With seat pad £385 With full upholstery £622 Eames DAR (Dining Height Armchair R-Wire Base) is a contemporary version of the legendary Fiberglass Chair.

With seat pad £488 Wigh full upholstery £726 Eames DAW (Dining Height Armchair Wooden Base) is a contemporary version of the legendawy Fiberglass Chair.

With seat pad £357 Wigh full upholstery £595 Eames DAX (Dining Height Armchair X-Base) is a contemporary version of the legendary Fiberglass Chair.

With seat pad £309.

With seat pad £413.

Eames DSS (Dining Height X-Base) is a contemporary version of the legendsry Fiberglass Chair.

Eames DSS (Dining Height Side Stacking) is a contemporary version of the legendsry Fiberglass Chair.

The Eames often varied their chair designs by combining one seat shell with different bases.

Charles and Ray Eames spent many years experimenting with new processes for optimizing the way three-dimensionally moulded plywood fits the contours of the body.

With seat pad in hopsack £631, in leather £770 with seat & back pads, hopsack £811, leather £1119 The Eames Wire Chair is a variation on the organically shaped one-piece seat shell, boasting a light transparency and high technicality.

With seat pad hopsack £577, leather £716 With seat & back pads hopsack £757, leather £1065 The Eames Wire Chair is a variation on the organically shaped one-piece seat shell, boasting a light transparency and high technicality.

The chairs in the Aluminium Group are the most famous creations by Charles and Ray Eames.

Polished base, Fabric: hopsack £930 Leather: £1221 Chrome base, Fabric: hopsack £983 Leather: £1274 The chairs in the Aluminium Group are the most famous creations by Charles and Ray Eames.

Polished base, leather: £1394 Chrome base.

In 1960 the Eames office was commissioned by Time Inc.

The idea for this design came from a long-standing friend of Charles und Ray Eames, film director Billy Wilder, who was looking for a recliner for relaxing in and taking short rests.

Charles and Ray Eames designed La Chaise in 1948 for a competition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, inspired by "Floating Figure", a sculpture by Gaston Lachaise.

The Eames Contract Tables were designed together with the Aluminium Group chairs and feature the latter's cruciform base.

The Eames Collection - Aluminium Chair, Soft Pad Chair and Lobby Chair - also has matching tables.

After various experiments to create a round coffee table, in 1946 Charles and Ray Eames came up with their "round coffee table with metal legs", a simple occasional table with a round plywood tabletop slightly raised at the edges and four slim tubular steel legs.

This low coffee table with its elegant elliptical shape ressembles a surfboard and was quickly given the nickname "surfboard table".

In 1961 Alexander Girard was commissioned to outfit the La Fonda del Sol restaurant at New York's Rockefeller Center.

Charles and Ray Eames designed the LTR as a small, variable side table and even had several different versions of them in the Eames House.

The quality of furnishings does not only manifest itself in large objects.

The quality of furnishings does not only manifest itself in large objects.

Charles and Ray Eames augmented the interior "collage" of the Eames House with numerous objects brought back from their extensive travels.

The screen is at once a practical room-divider and an impressive sculptural object.

Used instead of simple hooks, these brightly-coloured wooden spheres were aimed at encouraging children to hang up "all their things".

In 1949, Charles and Ray Eames developed a new system of free-standing multifunctional shelves which - similar to the Eames House that dates from the same time - were constructed strictly in keeping with the principles of industrial mass production: the Eames Storage Units (ESU). ESU Bookcase £1803 ESU Shelf £901

Almost no other animal enjoys such popularity as the elephant.

The Aluminium Chair is one of the greatest furniture designs of the 20th century.

The Lobby Chair's structural principle makes it similar in terms of comfort to the Lounge Chair.

Since the 1950s, Plastic Armchair's organically shaped seat shell has been combined with different bases and produced in its millions.

Since the 1950s the organically shaped seat shell of the Plastic Side Chair has been combined with various bases and produced in the millions.

In 1949, Charles and Ray Eames developed a new system of free-standing multifunctional shelves and writing desks which - similar to the Eames House that dates from the same time - were constructed strictly in keeping with the principles of industrial mass production: the Eames Storage Units (ESU) and Eames Desk Units (EDU).

The Eames Plastic Side Chair and Plastic Armchair were put on the market as the first industrially manufactured plastic chairs in history.

The Aluminium Chair is one of the greatest furniture designs of the 20th century.

The Soft Pad Chair was designed in 1969.

The Organic Chair is a comfortable small reading chair and was made in 1940 as a contribution to the New York MoMA's "Organic Design in Home Furnishings" competition.

For the competition "Organic Design in Home Furnishings", Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen designed the Organic Chair in several versions for a variety of different sitting positions.

Frank Gehry is well known for his use of unusual materials.

Frank Gehry is well-known for his use of unusual materials.

The quality of furnishings does not only manifest itself in large objects.

The quality of furnishings does not only manifest itself in large objects.

The quality of furnishings does not only manifest itself in large objects.

Alongside Charles and Ray Eames as well as George Nelson, Alexander Girard was one of the decisive figures in post-War American design.

With its intuitive and equally self-evident shape "Hocker" represents fundamental aspects of the conceptual style of work of Herzog & de Meuron.

XS 2260mm £4590 XL 2930mm £5120 XXL 3330mm  £5651 In Holland "Polder" refers to the artificial land reclaimed from the sea by means of dykes and drainage canals.

In brown leather £7295 In white leather £7831 In the leather version of the Polder Sofa, the composition of the fabric sofa is changed in various ways.

Base polished, seat nova fabric, backrest netweave £1819 Base polished, seat leather, basckrest netweave £2168 Base polished, seat & backrest leather £2431   Designed by Alberto Meda, this chair is flexible and comfortable.

Jasper Morrison's Monopod is a sculptural piece, vaguely reminiscent of primordial stone or wooden objects.

Just like the Park Sofa, the Armchair and Swivel Armchair offer great comfort thanks to soft upholstery.

SIM combines a simple, clear design with high quality and great sitting comfort.

One seater £1094 Two seater £1998 Three seater £1565 Originally designed for museums and galleries, these versatile mobile benches adapt to many different settings.

2 seater: Fabric: Olimpo £3820 Credo £4537 Leather: £6090 Leather Grand and premium £7415 3 seater: Fabric Olimpo £4777 Credo £5792 Leather: £7346 Leather Grand and premium £8681 Anyone encountering a member of the Park family may initially think they are meeting an old friend.

2 seater: Fabric: Credo £5086 Leather: £6516 leather premium: £8928 3 seater: Fabric: Credo £7007 Leather: £9008 leather premium: £12254 Chaise: Fabric Credo £3420 Leather: £4295 leather premium; £5858   Place Sofa is Jasper Morrison's interpretation of what is now a modern classic sofa type: a low lounge sofa with a decidedly horizontal thrust.

Three small friends, robustly built, stable, individual in character and lovable in appearance, that's the Cork Family.

Carrera marble top 370x400x400mm £707.

Thanks to technological innovations, a person can work on a laptop computer from anywhere - yet suitable furniture for this purpose is often lacking.

With Hal, Jasper Morrison has created his reinterpretation of the multifunctional shell chair, it\'s shape ensures plenty of freedom of movement and the slightly flexible plastic makes many different sitting postions possible- even sideways and astride the chair.

Medium seat height 645mm £214.

In the Basel Chair, Jasper Morrison renews the classic genre of simple wooden chairs that have been mass produced in great varieties and number for about a century.

The Coconut is a typical 1950s design - it stands out for its humorous touch, formal clarity and minimal use of materials.

In the 1950s, George Nelson and his New York office developed a series of individually expressive seating furniture, a number of which have long established themselves as classics.

h353xL1220xW469mm £1027 H353xl1837xW469mm £1576 This bench's clear, straightforward lines reflect Nelson's architectural background.

Nelson's design transformed the traditional sofa into a three-dimensional pattern consisting of 18 brightly-coloured sections of upholstery, supported by a simple steel structure.

Table 5451 430m diameter £620 Table 5452 720mm diameter £792 All George Nelson's designs reveal his loving attention to detail - as in the execution of this side table.

Tray Table boasts a simple elegance as well as refined structural elements.

With the diversity of materials used and their sculptural shapes, George Nelson's clocks embody the joie de vivre of the 1950s.

With the diversity of materials used and their sculptural shapes, George Nelson's clocks embody the joie de vivre of the 1950s.

With the diversity of materials used and their sculptural shapes, George Nelson's clocks embody the joie de vivre of the 1950s.

Around 1950, Americans had a deeply rooted conviction in uninterrupted progress and never-ending economic prosperity.

With the diversity of materials used and their sculptural shapes, George Nelson's clocks embody the joie de vivre of the 1950s.

With the diversity of materials used and their sculptural shapes, George Nelson's clocks embody the joie de vivre of the 1950s.

With the diversity of materials used and their sculptural shapes, George Nelson's clocks embody the joie de vivre of the 1950s.

With the diversity of materials used and their sculptural shapes, George Nelson's clocks embody the joie de vivre of the 1950s.

With the diversity of materials used and their sculptural shapes, George Nelson's clocks embody the joie de vivre of the 1950s.

With the diversity of materials used and their sculptural shapes, George Nelson's clocks embody the joie de vivre of the 1950s.

With the diversity of materials used and their sculptural shapes, George Nelson's clocks embody the joie de vivre of the 1950s.

With the diversity of materials used and their sculptural shapes, George Nelson's clocks embody the joie de vivre of the 1950s.

With the diversity of materials used and their sculptural shapes, George Nelson's clocks embody the joie de vivre of the 1950s.

With the diversity of materials used and their sculptural shapes, George Nelson's clocks embody the joie de vivre of the 1950s.

As a truly multi-talentent designer, George Nelson was also successful as a graphic designer.

As a truly multi-talentent designer, George Nelson was also successful as a graphic designer.

As a truly multi-talentent designer, George Nelson was also successful as a graphic designer.

Price: £49.00 The quality of furnishings does not only manifest itself in large objects.

As graceful as it is decorative: this home desk with its refined, lavishly produced base and understated colours is one of George Nelson's design classics.

Aluminium Ø 610 mm

Walnut & Aluminium  Ø 455 mm

Walnut Ø 430 mm

Ø900xH725mm £2386 Ø1210xH725mm £2496 Noguchi's Dining Table is one of the most elegant dining tables designed in the 20th century.

Black ash base £1198 Maple base £1233 Walnut base £1644  Noguchi himself described Coffee Table as his best furniture design, no doubt because it is extremely reminiscent of his bronze and marble sculptures of the time, translating the latter's biomorphic formal language unadulterated into a piece of sculptural furniture: glass tabletop resting on two identical wooden elements placed at right angles.

Noguchi's "Prismatic Table" is based on purely geometric forms.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

"The light of Akari is like the light of the sun filtered through the paper of shoji.

The Amoebe was originally dreamed up for Panton's famous Visiona installation.

Amoebe was created by Verner Panton in 1970 for the famous Visiona installation, which included several versions of this lounge piece.

In leather £1590 Verner Panton's career as a designer first peaked at the end of the 1950s.

A variant on Cone Chair, designed one year later and baptized Heart Cone Chair because of its heart-shaped outline.

Living landscapes were one of the major themes of Sixties Design.

Because of technical progress in plastics processing, the Panton Chair has been through a number of production phases since its original launch.

Danish designer Verner Panton spent many years thinking about how to produce a plastic chair moulded in one piece.

The Panton Chair has always been a favourite of children.

Originally designed for a Danish restaurant, this cone-shaped chair is based on the classic geometric figure and is mounted on a stainless steel swivel base in such a way that it pivots.

With its conical base, low occasional Cone Table is the ideal companion piece to Cone Chair or Heart Cone Chair.

Designed at the beginning of the 1950s for the Cité Universitaire at Antony, near Paris, this chair was one of Prouvé's last efforts in the field of furniture design.

Cité Armchair is one of Prouvé's early masterpieces, designed for a competition for furnishing the halls of residence at Nancy's Cité Universitaire.

Chairs take the most strain on their back legs, where they bear the weight of their user's upper body.

For the design of Tabouret Haut Jean Prouvé drew on a traditional type of bar stool that is still in common use today: a round seat disc resting on top of four long, canted legs.

H720xW900xL2000mm Black base with natural or dark oak veneer top.

Ø950xh710m Natural oak veneer base/white laminate top £1446                                                                    Natural or dark oak veneer base and top £1499 Ø1200xH710mm Natural oak veneer base/ white laminate top £1762 Natural oak or dark oak base and top £1843 Prouvé designed the Guéridon Table, with its particularly impressive structural clarity, for the University of Paris.

H720xL2230xW725mm black £3327 H720xL3320xW725mm black £4690 Just like the Antony Chair, Trapèze was originally designed for the Cité Universitaire at Antony.

In the early 1940s Jean Prouvé turned his attention increasingly to wood as a material.

Designed for the "Tropique" house, Potence, a swivelling wall light is considered one of Jean Prouvé's purist masterpieces.

Revealing the same lack of compromise with regard to shape as the .03, the great comfort of the .06 becomes apparent only when it is used.

The aesthetic trademark of .03 is its clear simple lines - the quintessence of the concept " less is more".

Although MVS looks like a sculptural object at first glance, as soon as you use it you realize just how comfortable it is.

A-Table is one of the items of purist furniture which made Maarten Van Severen famous and has become his trademark.

A key theme in the oeuvre of Maarten Van Severen is storage furniture, be it shelves, cupboards or sideboards.

Van Severen's .04 is very different from conventional swivel chairs for the office.

Maple £411.

The Elephant Stool is one of the most famous post-war Japanese designs and is still as convincing as ever with its clear formal idiom and great functionality.

Tip Ton defines a whole new chair typology: the solid plastic chair with forward-tilt action.

Basic dark powder coated column base, soft light or dim grey top with black edge £678.

In the 1940s, Charles Eames became the first person to successfully mould plywood into three-dimensional shapes.