With this week marking the Danish Summer Solstice, we’re thrilled to launch a special Scandinavian promotion as part of the Chaplins Summer Sale. Until the 17th August 2018, purchase one of the selected Carl Hansen & Son Dining Tables with four dining chairs and the fourth chair is included completely free.

June is the month in which the novelties from Milan Design Week start sashaying into the Chaplins showroom and online store. And unlike the fashion industry, where something’s ‘in’ one minute and gone the next, with each of these novelties you’ll find a story waiting to be told.

1966. It’s a date that shimmers like a mirage in the memory of England’s long-suffering football fans. But with the World Cup fast approaching, its time to choose hope, drawing on those quadrennial reserves of positivity in the way only a true Brit can.

For decades, the cool contours of minimalism have had the upper hand, serving up clean lines and calm neutrals wherever it can. But with the design pendulum inching in favour of more eclectic patterns and velvet textures, could it be that minimalism has had its day? We’ve called in the experts to have their say.