Bargain Designer Furniture

Every home deserves a statement piece of furniture – here's where to shop for it for less

BEST FOR STYLISH LOOKALIKES

Why pay for the real thing when you can get a reproduction at a reasonable price? This Is Furniture (tel:0845 644 6675) has lookalikes of design classics from the likes of Le Corbusier and Charles and Ray Eames. It has two showrooms in London, but you can shop online, where you'll find the Barcelona chair (above).

This is furniture

BEST FOR FUTURE CLASSICS

Classic Furniture Direct (tel: 020 7436 3286) has a huge selection of classic designs from names like Arne Jacobsen and Parker Knoll. Its showroom, off Tottenham Court Road in London, also has items from up-and-coming designers. The selection of bargain buys is always changing.

Classic Furniture Direct

BEST FOR EUROPEAN BARGAINS

If you're after brands such as B&B Italia, Minotti, Grohe and Cassina, try Europe by Net (tel:020 7734 3100). It searches Europe-wide for the best deals (prices for the same piece of furniture differ from country to country) and offers discounts of up to 50% off the typical UK price.

Europe by Net

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