Chairs

The Conran Shop and Case’s collaboration is contemporary yet faithful to the original

By Pierre Paulin, in beech, foam and chrome, from £1,409

Chairs, desks and door handles are among the über-luxe offerings at Dutch brand Cravt’s showroom auction

Beyond the fountain pens and sunglasses, luxury car marques are now competing at the highest levels of fine living, from slick urban real estate to bespoke tailoring to bucket-list travel experiences. Simon de Burton reports. Illustration by Max Ellis

Part of the Modern Masters sale at Phillips on April 26

Lucia van der Post previews the highlights of a new peripatetic exhibition of innovative design in the French Riviera’s beautiful Villa La Vigie

Heal’s teams up with east London designer-maker Matthew Elton

Tailor designs for rugs, wall coverings and lighting

Fermob’s low, laid-back Luxembourg armchair reigns supreme for lounging

There’s renewed buzz around the designer’s virtuosic talents, as collectors vie for rare vintage pieces, says Virginia Blackburn

Dramatic and uplifting finds make this Madrid emporium one of the world’s leading dealers in 20th-century art and design

Happy + Co’s designs help fund a farm in Cambodia

From Guatemalan baskets to Swedish candlesticks at Found by Maja

The school’s ethos of “total work of art” meets “designs for everyday life” is chiming with contemporary design enthusiasts, says Jenny Dalton

73cm x 75cm x 64cm, in velvet and glass‑covered wood with white gold, glass and mirror tiles, £8,000. Also in other patterns

82cm x 92cm x 102cm, in beechwood and Raf Simons wool-mix Masai fabric, £1,872. Also in other colours/fabrics

80cm x 82cm x 64cm, in ash and wool, £7,300

The little monsters on Francesca Amfitheatrof’s wish list