We know that the digisphere is chock-a-block with discounts this weekend, so we'll keep this quick. Here is our edit of the very best Black Friday design savings you'll find anywhere online.

With Black Friday well underway and our feeds awash with all things monochromatic, we thought it'd be fitting to take a tour of Studio Niels’ Monochrome House. Put simply, it’s the kind of property that Karl Lagerfield would have loved — gothic, timeless and unerringly beautiful.

There is an art to staying in, to hunkering down and hibernating until the events of 2020 are nothing but a niggling memory. And while we might have much to learn from the Scandis in this regard, we've found that cultivating a cosy nook in which to retreat is a great first step. To help you on your way, we've put together a shortlist of the sofas you’ll want to come back to long after lockdown is over.

This season, we’ve all got a little bit more time to think about who and how we gift. To help you avoid a last minute scramble around the shops, we’ve put together a shortlist of thoughtful keepsakes for the most particular people in your life.