It might look old and indeed it might look designer – but the Dwell curved swivelling armchair is neither.

Packing those ‘Bond villain’ looks, the chair has a brushed stainless steel swivel base, a wooden frame and plenty of padding from the cushions, covered in a mix of terylene, viscose and acrylic.

£245 gets you one of these right now, but it might be best to hold on – Dwell is knocking 40 per cent off a good chunk of its products from Boxing Day.

Find out more at the Dwell website

You can match it with the Paimio Chair or you can enjoy the Alvar Aalto Paimio 606 side table for the modernist classic that it is.

A gem of 1930s design, the Paimio is a circular side table with a chrome-plated steel tube construction, couple with a birch plywood top lacquered in black, white or a more bold orange.

Not the most expensive design classic on the market either, priced at £235.

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Remember the British Design Classics postage stamps? Well, it seems they’ve prompted some of the companies involved to dig deep into the archives – including Anglepoise, which as re-introduced its classic Anglepoise Original 1227 table lamp.

It has been reissued before, but with some alterations – this version is true to the original and indeed the image on the stamp. That means a choice of three colours and the original 1930s George Carwardine shape, with aluminium arms and joints, a weighted base and the original shade. In fact the only difference is the bulb – an energy-saving version is supplied.

Out now and yours for around £110.

Find out more at the Anglepoise website

Thanks to Simon for the tip off!