Ok, the sun is out, so our thoughts turn to garden furniture, which doesn't get any classier than this Artek garden furniture by Alvar Aalto.
Designed by Aalto around 1938-39 for Villa Mairea (the house he designed for friends Harry and Maire Gullichsen), it has the designer's distinctive modernist spin across the range. A range that includes a garden chair, a lounger and two types of table.
Another summer-themed find, this time the 1950s-style Round Back chair at Graham and Green.
New in at the online retailer, it offers up that distinctive 1950s shape and wire construction, not to mention hard-wearing construction, the latter making it ideal for using in the garden, even if there's a chance of a shower. Although it's probably better suited in a summer room or conservatory, where it should add an affordable retro twist.
£49 will secure you one, cushions are extra.
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