Omega workshop furniture

Table, Lily Pond, probably designed by Roger Fry and probably painted by Duncan Grant for the Omega Workshops, English, c.1913-9

With its reputation as a multi-faceted trendsetter, London is home to many of the designers most attuned to contemporary issues.

Alice Jacobs is raising funds for Ply-Works: CNC flat pack furniture, made in Glasgow. on Kickstarter! Simple, stylish, sustainable – future proof flat pack furniture for the renting generation. Order Online: www.ply-works.co.uk

Contemporary art gallery in Melbourne, Australia

ash, upholstered with Josef Frank / Svenskt Tenn cushions.

The textile designer Molly Mahon, known for her brightly patterned hand-block-printed fabrics, has created a welcoming family home in her Sussex cottage.

We were up & out early to visit the Manchester Vintage Home Show at Victoria Baths. It was a cold & rainy day but the show still saw a huge turnout

the form comes from a 16th century style neo-gothic chair proposing that the complex, handcrafted archetype be produced by rotational moulding.

Furnishing fabric 'Pamela' of printed linen, possibly designed by Vanessa Bell or Duncan Grant for Omega Workshops, made by Besselièvre, Maromme, France, 1913