THE STORY BEHIND

IT’S A HARDBACK CHAIR? Yes but upholstered in sheepskin and you can also opt for leather. There’s also a Lamino footstool so you can put your feet up.

WHO IS IT BY? Swedish furniture designer Yngve Ekstrom ( 19131988) designed it in 1956. It’s his best-known piece and was voted Sweden’s most popular 20thcentury chair. BECAUSE IT’S SO COMFORTABLE? Yes. And lovely to look at. Ekstrom said: ‘To have designed one good chair might not be a bad life’s work.’ WHAT ELSE DID HE MAKE? Tables, sofas, a bookshelf and a rather beautiful garden chair, Desiree, inspired by a dish rack. IS THE LAMINO EXPENSIVE? I’m afraid so. £1,517 from Skandium, skandium.com. See it in the new showroom, Skandium Townhouse, in South Kensington.