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A black and white portrait of Lucienne Day

Celebrate International Women’s Day with these influential female designers

Celebrate the life of Florence Knoll

Florence Knoll: celebrate the life of an icon

An Art Nouveau advert for Olsina Water Paints

Art nouveau: the history, the designers, the antiques

Eames hanger shot on white

The history of the Eames hang it all coat hanger

Anglepoise original 1227 lamp

Everything you didn’t know about the Anglepoise lamp

Two blue Wedgwood Jasperware vases shot against a burnt orange background

Everything you didn’t know about Wedgwood Jasperware

Arne Jacobsen's Egg and Swan chair in a mid-century style room.

The history of Arne Jacobsen’s Egg Chair and how to style it at home

A shiny Georgian bow-fronted chest of drawers against a black background

History of the Georgian bow-fronted chest of drawers and how to style it at home

Philippe Starck's 2002 Louis Ghost Armchair

History of the Louis Ghost Armchair and how to style it at home

A blue Tiffany jewellery box

Notes on an icon: Charles Tiffany

A Georg Jensen dining set

Notes on an icon: Georg Jensen

A pair of Prince Of Wales Investiture chairs

A royal seat: The Prince of Wales Investiture chair

10 things you (probably) didn’t know about rattan and wickerwork

Saarinen for Knoll 'Tulip' table with 'Nero Marquina' marble top

Interior design classics: 12 of the best