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ETHIMO

Outdoor furniture brand Ethimo has ventured into new territory: furniture for sports. Designed by Patrick Norguet, the range of benches and an umpire seat is aptly named ‘Ace’, and ace it certainly well is. ‘We wanted to offer a new interpretation of both design and the often underappreciated comfort which usually characterise athletic stations and seats,’ explains Norguet. Ace outdoor sports collection, from £6,600 incl VAT, Patrick Norguet, Ethimo

EFFE

There’s always someone willing to boast about their hydro-shower that they’ve just had installed into their en suite at home, isn’t there? (rolls eyes). Well, if home spas were a game of Top Trumps then this new Effe design is the card we’d want to play – quite simply it wins, hands down. Effe is a specialist in the world of home saunas, spas and Turkish baths. This, the Yoku Spa, is its latest design to hit the marketplace. It’s available in different dimensions and layouts, but essentially offers: sauna, shower and hammam, all in one very well-constructed and stylish unit. The question is, if you were to buy one, would you ever leave your house again? It’s constructed mainly from wood, but it has slithers of grey porcelain and gold calacatta, too, for added design pizzazz. This is wellness at home, maxed.

Yoku Spa, price on request, Effe