Slightly unusual and certainly ahead of its time is the Flos Viscontea suspension light by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni.

It was actually designed back in 1960, even if the looks are more in the way of 1970. For your money, you get a white powder-coated steel structure with a 'cocoon' resin used for the actual diffuser, protected by a transparent finish. All of which sounds a bit technical, so let's just stick with a strange and wonderful space age light fitting, able to hold up to a 100w light bulb for plenty of brightness.

Yours for £940.

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Not a person, Frank is the name of a design team consisting of Pam West and Matt Edmonds. And they are responsible for the Opal table range, available exclusively from Heals.

And we love it. Take your pick from the occasional table and telephone table above – or go for the longer coffee table, all featuring those cool mid-century-style walnut curves, finished off with tempered glass in a choice of colours.

See all online, with prices starting at £288.

Find out more at the Heals website