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Multi-functional furniture that saves on space yet is design led and stylish is hard to come by. However, Urban Living Interiors introduces the Punto Extendable Table that transforms from a coffee table to a dining table for four. Sadly, when we visited the site it loaded incredibly slowly, which was irritating, but it is worth the wait as they have some nice pieces.

For many of us, making the most of the little space we have in urban apartments can be tricky. For this, Urban Living Interiors has the most ingenious piece of furniture in the form of the extendable coffee table that turns into a dining table.

It starts as a coffee table on wheels which you can adjust to the height that you require. Then when you need it to be a dining table, raise it up to full height to seat two people comfortably for dinner. Finally if you are having people over for dinner the top of the table lifts to open to become a large dining table that will seat four.

This stunning table comes with chrome legs and matt white lacquer finish to the table top, but alternative wood finishes are available.

More details at www.urbanlivingfurniture.co.uk or call them on 0207 487 2997

Roderick Fry has designed an extremely stable and easy to mount table for French producer Moaroom.

Pi is a flat-packing table, which helps minimise its carbon footprint during shipping. The table is simply assembled by inserting a tabletop, without any screws or Allen keys. Simply slide in a wooden board and to block the board just reposition the feet on the floor to insure a maximum stability. The trestles can be purchased separately or of course you can just use your own. They say that the simple things are the best and this is simple in the extreme!

‘Ru’ is a wooden chair created by Shane Schneck and commissioned by Patricia Urquiola for Promosedia. The chair is made by Danish producer Hay and debuted at the Stockholm Furniture Fair 2010.

Its strength is gained by cross laminating layers in the seat. The methodology used enables a cantelivered surface and robust structure with a series of laminated ‘bridges’ completing the form. The chair is also stackable and without the additional two legs of conventional chairs it can be suspended on a table for easy cleaning.

Dining in homes can often create problems in regards to space and practicality. Using the same table for a romantic meal for two and a dinner party for twelve can be awkward!

However, Wharfside Magnum Dining Table and Chairs can easily be adapted with the addition of an extension leaf to suit any kind of dining situation.

Wharfside’s fantastic range of dining furniture is made from the finest quality wood that not only looks stunning but is also easily adaptable and versatile.

The Team 7 Magnum Dining Table and Chairs are made from solid wood and glass and are available in Beech, Cherry, Maple, Oak or Walnut, with or without extension panels.

The Magnum dining table and chairs has won numerous awards for design and technological innovation. All pieces are made by craftsmen in Scandinavia, a country famous for superior quality furniture and innovative design.

Wharfside, on the web at www.wharfside.co.uk or call 0207 253 3206

Don’t despair, save your sofa and become part of the new Make Do & Mend Generation with the innovative new leather recovery patch from MastaPlasta!

More than 75,000 sofas are thrown away each year by Britons and research published recently by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs showed that an additional 500,000 tonnes of household waste could be saved from landfill by doing more to reuse, repair or find new homes for your old settees and armchairs. MastaPlasta is an inventive new way to save your sofa from scuffs, holes, rips and stains.

Easy, inexpensive and good-looking, the plasta can be attached to any surface, covering a tear in seconds. Incredibly hard-wearing and durable, a MastaPlasta “Band-Aid” is engineered to last and not peel off, making it the ultimate new accessory for those who want to waste less and recycle more, beautifully.

MastaPlasta patches are available in small, medium or large and cost no more than £8.95 each. With the choice of six different designs, rectangular or circular shapes and ivory or brown colourways, there will always be a plasta to suit. For those wishing to hide the rip as discreetly as possible there is the ‘plain stitch‘ design, alternatively why not make a feature out of it and apply a design to suit your personality!

MastaPlastas are suited to PVC and upholstered sofas as well as leather, but their abilities don’t just stop there. Apply to luggage, jackets, handbags, car seats or anywhere for a quick and easy solution to life’s little mishaps or to personalise your belongings.

They are designed and made in England from Axiomhide, a luxury alternative to leather as seen on first-class airplane seats and expensive motor yachts.

Visit www.mastaplasta.com for more information.

The gothic style has received a number of revivals, but this Halloween, “black is back” – and this time it’s even more exciting and wickedly extravagant.

One company that has harnessed this decadent style is the family run furniture company Newtons, who have created a range of bedroom furniture that delivers an elegance that is unmistakably French inspired.

Chateau Noir is one of the stunning hand-crafted ranges from this UK manufacturer. The extensive collection includes intricately carved rococo styled beds finished in rich black, gorgeous bedsides, nightstands, dressing tables, stools, armchairs, chaises, blanket boxes and screens. The Chateau Noir oozes passion!

Newtons’ Marketing Director, Rachel Edmonds, says:

“We pride ourselves on creating impressive handmade furniture that exudes French style. Resonating from an evocative bygone age, The Chateau Noir, with its gothic inspiration creates a truly different look – perfect for resting vampires!”

More details can be seen at their website.

Crafted from solid, white oak with a muted, painted finish, the Chambery Diner from Kit Stone represents a modern adaptation of a French farmhouse classic.

The clean lines of the design combined with interesting detailing give an essentially traditional range a subtle contemporary twist allowing it the versatility to fit into almost any roomset.

This chair, with its understated class, is ideal for both formal and informal dining. It will bring to your home an element of French country style, ideal for those looking for an atypical alternative to the standard wooden chair.

Dimensions are: width 46cms, depth 55cms and height 90cms. Just £99.00 from Kit Stone.

Denmark’s Anders Gordon has designed the simply named Green Chair although, interestingly, it’s also available in white and orange. I have no idea if the chair’s name changes according to your colour choice! Manufactured in aluminium it’s a lightweight and really quite funky chair that would look great in an office reception or meeting room where you hope that your “sitter” will not hang around for too long as I can’t imagine that it’s the most comfortable of seats. That said, I haven’t actually sat in one, so if anyone knows better do let us know!

Danish designer Henrik Sørig Thomsen has designed this eye catching rocker, simply called Molecule, manufactured in stainless steel. We understand that it is available in a variety of colours.

Henrik Sørig Thomsen is a designer who loves to create objects that stimulate our senses – creating things that suit our time.

He says “Design is successful when the product continues to surprise and provide pleasure long after the purchase.”

Henrik wants to make a difference on many levels and he continues to provoke, inspire and make people smile.

More details about Henrik and Molecule can be found at his website.

While working in the office, we often require a number of gadgets and objects, which often turns the workspace into a muddled place. Providing a solution, Swiss designer Matthias Pugin has devised an innovative office desk that works as a planar board to keep your objects organised and provides a clutter-free workspace.

The ‘Cube’, as the designer calls his design, unlike most other tables is not only a planar board, but it provides different sized colourful cubes that can be used as storage space.

It’s certainly funky, definitely practical in concept, but you may need sunglasses to work!