Five classic furniture pieces for Summer

Although you would be forgiven for not noticing due to teh peculiar weather we are experiencing at the moment, British Summertime has began and is full swing. It was summer Soltice only the other day.

The start of the summer means for many furnture-nuts a complete overhaul and revamp of their Spring chairs and tables, to some lightweight furnture classics.

However, the task of rethinking your home's furnishing for the summer whilst keep one eye on the current trends can be a very daunting one. The key is to think flexible and dynamic - what can work in the living room or at the dining table and be taken out on the decking during summer garden parties?

When picking your Summer Design Furniture try to choose bright colours - though translucents work so well too. Below, are five designer pieces every home needs this summer:

• Eiffel chair by Charles Eames
• Y-chair by Hans Wegner
• Series 7 chair by Arne Jacobsen
• 9p Stamp Rug
• Bubble chair by Eero Aarnio