M&S has created two exciting, new-to-market products that lead the way in furniture-technology design.

The new additions are not only technologically advanced, but are beautiful, contemporary pieces in their own right, seamlessly and stylishly incorporating furniture with technology:

The Navelli Daybed

• This deluxe acoustic daybed has been designed for those who like to surf the net, watch a movie or share their favourite albums with friends - all from the comfort of their own sofa.

• The Navelli Daybed has discreet built-in speakers, hidden within the wrap around headrest, just plug into a laptop or notebook to deliver superb surround sound.

• Handmade in the UK, customers can choose from a huge range of colours in plush fabrics and leathers and settle into ultimate comfort with shape retaining foam seat cushions.

• The daybed is priced from £1799 and comes with five matching scatter cushions- it’s the future way of listening to music in the home.  Size: H111 x W163 x H173cm.

The Sonoma Media-Lifting Unit

• The second intelligent new addition to the furniture range is the Sonoma media-lifting unit.

• A unique and clever design, the unit will electronically store a TV away when it’s not in use, maximising living space and maintaining sleek, clean lines.

• Using the same mechanism as the hugely successful M&S Monroe TV bed, the Sonoma unit plugs into a mains powered wall socket and can be controlled both manually, with a switch on the side of the unit, or by remote control.

• Made from solid American oak, the unit can house a TV up to 40inches wide and can lift a load of up to 100kgs.

• With all this genius and style for just £1399, customers can now buy into the dual living-space trend set to expand over the next decade.

Visit the M&S website for more information and colour/fabric choices.

The Chesterfield sofa is an instantly recognisable sofa design and one that lends itself to both modern and traditional styled homes.

Darlings of Chelsea’s wide range of leather Chesterfield sofas are stunning in rich aged leather, or for a modern take on the design, the ‘Content by Conran Thackery Sofa’ available at Darlings is a stylish choice.

With their distinctive rolled arms, deep buttoned upholstery and nail head trim, the Chesterfield is both an elegant and practical sofa that gives an air of sophistication to your living room.

Each sofa is available in a range of leathers including Darlings of Chelsea’s antique leathers in blue, brown, tan, red and green for that authentic old English look.

However, for those who want a more modern version, plain leathers in chocolate, coffee and caramel are also available, or opt for one in bright red like the Thackery Sofa.

Options available include 2, 3, 4 seater; sofabed, armchair and stool. Prices start from £950 for a 3 seater:

• The Austin Chesterfield is featured here – A traditional leather Chesterfield sofa range, offering top quality, combined with a pleasant appearance and of course great value; many more colours and samples available. Priced at £1,030.00 for a 3 Seater; Low Back Chair £640.00.

• Others include:

• Bronte Chesterfield - £1220.00 for a 3 seater.

• Dickens Chesterfield - £1170.00 for a 3 seater.

• Stamford Chesterfield - £950.00 for a 3 seater.

• Cromwell Chesterfield - £1620.00 for a 3 seater.

• Thackery Sofa - £2070.00 for a 3 seater.

View the whole range of Chesterfields at the Darlings of Chelsea showrooms in Finchley, Manchester, Fulham, Birmingham and Greenwich, or on the Darlings of Chelsea website.

Tel: 0207 371 5745

Barker & Stonehouse is a leading UK high quality furniture retailer with over 60 years in the business, and now in its third generation of ownership and management by the family.

Nothing is more in vogue this autumn than British themed interiors; it’s a trend that has jumped straight from the catwalk into our homes.

Ever the innovator of style, Barker and Stonehouse has everything you need to create your own patriotic ‘best of British’ room.

From Union Jack emblazoned sofas and accessories to more traditional chesterfields, if you want the Best of British style – why not visit Barker and Stonehouse?

• Make a dramatic statement with this eclectic Chesterfield style sofa combining decadence with a quirky vintage Union Jack fabric.

• This sofa not only looks great, but also offers great comfort and has buttoned detailing and wooden castor feet.

• Handmade hard and softwood frame screwed, glued and stapled and wrapped in foam and fibre; synthetic webbed suspension.

• Seat and back cushions have foam core with fibre wrap. Priced at £1595*.

• The matching footstool also offers great comfort and has buttoned detailing and wooden castor feet. Priced at £569*.

The range also includes a chair so you can really go all out!

*Autumn sale price. Sale ends 15th November 2009.

To view the stylish Best of British range please visit:

Web: http://www.barkerandstonehouse.co.uk/AutumnBritish.php

Tel:  (07971) 478958

The Interior Addict team are inviting all lounge lizards to try out their iconic Arne Jacobson Swan Chair.

As an architect and an industrial designer, Jacobsen made it his mission to create graceful, elegant and timeless pieces; he was to become the single most influential and admired Danish architect of the 20th century, with such contemporary classics as the Swan, Egg and Ant Chairs.

In 1958 the Swan was a technologically innovative chair. It had no straight lines - only curves. The Swan, Egg and Swan Sofa were designed for the lobby and lounge areas in the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen.

The Interior Addict team declare that their high-quality production of Arne Jacobsen’s Swan Chair is the epitome of classic 20th century design.

The Swan Chair’s organic, continuously curved form is constructed using a rigid foam shell, which is upholstered in either a cotton mix or semi aniline top grade Italian leather.

Available in 13 different colours, the Arne Jacobsen Swan Sofa pictured here, is constructed and upholstered in the same way as the chairs and is supported by a four-star aluminium swivel base.

This is your chance to own a modern classic reproduction at a very reasonable price.
Dimensions: Width 144cm * Depth 69cm * Height 78cm.

Priced at £899.

To view the Arne Jacobsen range visit:

Web: http://www.interioraddict.com
Tel: 08454818144

Expert advice from Rowena Howell, Marketing Manager at Halo Living:

There was a time when people bought furniture in sets –sofas with matching occasional chairs and identical end tables holding twin lamps.

The credit crunch has affected the interior trends in a positive way – encouraging us to put personality and life back into our home, instead of aspiring to create the catalogue look.

Mixing and matching everything from furniture to fabrics enables us to create eclectic room settings over time. Here are my tops tips for mixing and matching in the home:

Unlike other materials, leather actually improves with age making it a great long term investment; why not pair your leather sofa with summer colours to brighten the room, or add another classic pattern to complement such as tartan?

Play with patterns, if your staple cream sofa is the ‘jeans’ of your outfit than accessorize with patterns. Bold stripes in varied fabrics are an exciting way to develop more of a statement around plain furniture.

While new colours are always great, don’t forget about bringing in highly textured fabrics and varying shapes. Try accent cushions that come in oblong or round forms as a compliment to the traditional square shape.

Featured here is the Hastings Love Seat - Vintage Cigar & Accentuate Moss:

A combination in rich tones of Vintage Cigar Leather and a new fabric called “Accentuate Moss”. Available in choice of scatter back or traditional formal back cushions. A lovely sit that’s a soft, warm classic style. Priced at £999.

Think about why you choose the furniture you have in your home – do you really need a three piece suite? Why not go for a large foot stool, corner sofa and statement chair – be daring and have fun trying new things out!

Halo Living offers a complete range of Beautifully Real furniture and accessories, sourced from around the world.

Web: http://www.haloliving.com
Tel: (0161) 923 0500

As well as modern contemporary sofas, Darlings of Chelsea also has a range of beautiful traditional leather sofas and armchairs.

Create a warm cosy living room for the New Year, with the rich colours and traditional style of Darlings of Chelsea’s new sofa collection:

The latest addition to the Chesterfield range is the Balmoral Sofa in our picture; upholstered in genuine antique style leather, with a range of colours to choose from and finished with deep buttoned cushions and traditional detailing, like gold feet and curved studded arms.

This superior quality sofa is for those who simply want nothing but the best.

Available as two three and four seaters and a chair, in a wide range of antique style coloured leathers, including blue, red, brown, green and tan.
Priced at: £2599.

All of Darling of Chelsea’s sofas are hand made, by skilled craftsmen with many years experience.

Their associate manufacturing office has been established for over 40 years, producing high quality, hand crafted goods to the highest specifications.

All of the products under go a rigorous quality control procedure, with all upholstery surpassing the relevant safety requirements, using the latest flame retardant fillings and foams tested to British Standards.

For more information and to view the range visit:

Web: http://www.darlingsofchelsea.co.uk
Tel: (0207) 371 5745

Land of Leather’s newly launched Autumn / Winter Collection offers the ultimate in comfort, style and durability; the design team has been hard at work, creating a collection that will satisfy all budgets and tastes for the coming season.

Here are a few of Land of Leather’s Autumn / Winter highlights:

If it’s a shock of colour you’re after, the crimson red Rossetti in our picture, offers cutting edge contemporary design with its angular metal feet and low flat arms.

The rich brown Penfold offers the maximum in luxury and relaxation with electric recliner actions.

Perfect for a contemporary style home, the sumptuous black Templeton will look striking in a minimalist environment.

Snow white, sleek and elegant, the Stratus makes a bold statement in any lounge.

Practical and stylish, the King Sofa Bed is a spacious sofa, which can also be transformed into a bed without compromising on style.

Prices start at £549 for a 3-seater sofa, £499 for a 2-seater sofa and £399 for a chair.

Land of Leather’s supreme leather focus, provides customers with the best styles at the best prices; the collection includes over sixty ranges of leather sofas at any one time, with a huge choice of colours.

For details of their entire collection, See Land of Leather’s website:

Web: http://www.landofleather.co.uk

Tesco Direct has moved into the bespoke upholstery sector, with the launch of a new Finest furniture range in their new Spring/Summer ’08 catalogue.

Available now online and in-store, the new Finest range of custom furniture is driven by quality and price, with all items being made to order in the United Kingdom

Every item in the new range is available in a choice of 12 materials, and three leather options, with 120 combinations available for Tesco Direct customers, who are looking for high quality furniture without the high price tag.

Joanne Coe, Upholstery Buying Manager, Tesco Direct, said: “Made to order furniture has previously been thought of as quite a luxury, but we wanted to make it accessible to everyone - not just a select few; this is a new area for the company and we’re very confident in the quality of the range.”

Laurence Llewelyn Bowen is pictured here, launching the Finest Made to Order furniture range. (Dakota Large Sofa)

Finest Made to Order furniture is made up of two main sofa and chair styles:

• The Dakota range, starting at £595, is contemporary with a linear shape, deep seats and soft fibre cushions.
  The Chichester range, also starting at £595, features soft fibre cushions and high-backed seating; it also has classic scroll arm detailing and generous proportions for extra comfort.
• Bloomsbury is a new take on the gentleman’s vintage product - a club chair and footstool, with a solid wood frame and soft fibre seat cushion. The footstool starts at £195 and the chair, at £350.

Web: http://direct.tesco.com/

Tel: (0845) 600 4411

Land of Leather, the specialist leather furniture retailer has now launched its new collection of leather sofas and chairs, intended to effortlessly adapt to each and every colour scheme and interior design period and style.

With the desire for leather furniture stronger than ever, the new Land of Leather range has been designed to combine comfort with style, committed to high-quality leather and response to future market trends in fashion.

Current trends showcased at Land of Leather include, corner sofas that gently curve around the room, leather and fabric mix designs and innovative motion sofas, providing the ultimate in comfort and ease of use.

Some of the stars of this season’s range include:

• The Jazz sofa featured here, conjures up images of a romantic, rustic holiday hideaway; the combination of cream leather and fabric ensure a cool, relaxed summer look.
• The trendy, Rose red corner sofa is available with matching recliner armchair and footstool, perfect for creating graceful glamour; its elegant lines and bold lipstick red colour would suit any girl about town looking to create an impact.
• Travel east with the brown leather and tan fabric Raphael. This cosy corner sofa has ample room to lean back, relax and make your own home a temple of tranquility; a stunning style statement, the Raphael is a softer version of the popular modern corner design.

Available online or from from Land of Leather stores nationwide.

Web: http://www.landofleather.co.uk/index.html

Stephan Pavlou and Donna Clarke founded The Little Book of Furniture in 2000, their aim being to provide hardwearing quality furniture of original design and eco-friendly at an affordable price level.

The Little Book of Furniture’s latest luxurious additions to their varied collections are no exception:

The BonBon Ottoman in our picture is as sweet as the French translation would suggest, simply mouth-watering; it would make a magnificent centrepiece with impact and style; it’s also big enough for all your friends to clamber on at once.

Available in a variety of colours in the softest of leathers, this luscious Ottoman will have you craving for more.

Dimensions: 122cm x 122cm x H45cm (Large) or 92cm x 92cm x H45cm (Small).
Priced at £775 (Large); £625 (Small).

Another new addition to the lounge range, is The Big Easy leather sofa; as the name implies it is generously proportioned and looks soft and inviting to collapse into for snug repose; also available in the softest of leathers, it has foam and feathers built into the whole seat, as opposed to separate cushions, making it extra squashy.

Dimensions: W229cm x D102cm x H74cm (large); or W190cm (small).
Priced at: £1795 (large) £1595 (small).

The Little Book Of Furniture shop is at 107 Commercial Street, Old Spitalfields Market, London E1 6BG.

Or shop online:
Web: http://www.littlebookoffurniture.com

Tel: (0207) 247 4445