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Paula Benson

Easter quiz: What does an Egg, an Ant and a Swan have in common?

Answer: they're all chairs. And not just any old chairs - the Ant™ Chair, the Egg™ Chair, and the Swan™ Chair are all design masterpieces by Arne Jacobsen  -...

Eames LCW chair in natural ash

Director/Producer Billy Wilder (Sunset Blvd. (1950), Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960) was fascinated by furniture and a big fan of the Eames. He owned several plywood chairs like this one. Available...

Charles and Ray Eames Hollywood connections (and how they snuck their furniture into a few films)

Exclusive interview with Eames expert prof. Pat Kirkham We're lucky to have Pat Kirkham back in the UK. After...

The scene would be nowt with the chair taken out: The Moon is Blue

This scene, and indeed the whole apartment scene from The Moon is Blue (1953) would be much less iconic without this Saarinen Womb chair designed for Knoll. Interestingly, Twentieth...

‘Blade Runner’ whisky tumblers

The exact ‘CIBI’ glass tumbler design that Deckard (Harrison Ford) is seen drinking whisky from in Blade Runner (1982) at a key reflective moment in the film. Tried and tested by Film and Furniture,...

Mad Men whiskey glasses: original vintage Dorothy Thorpe’s

Original 1960's vintage Dorothy Thorpe whiskey glasses - the exact kind used by Don et al in Mad Men. Buy the glasses Read our Feature

Eames Lounge chair and ottoman

When film set decorators need to convey a character’s good taste and style or when they simply need an extremely handsome piece in a domestic or office setting, we’ll often spot an Eames creation...

Vitra Eames DAR chair (Mad Men)

If it's good enough for Mad Men's Joan then its good for us! The iconic Eames DAR armchair has a moulded polypropylene shell and comes in a delightful variety of colours and a choice...

Flos KTribe lamp (Avengers: Age of Ultron)

Avengers: Age of Ultron features some classic pieces and in the party scene we see the Philippe Starck KTribe Table Lamp by Flos sitting in front of Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.). Buy the...

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