Why Not Furnish Your Future with Something Contemporary?

Western Daily Press › June 28, 2007

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Wine has a long pedigree for investment, but many people are now looking at the contemporary furniture market. While that mahogany Georgian dining table might hold its value 200 years on, a new piece of furniture, made in the past two years, might be just as profitable.

Not only will it grace your kitchen-diner but it could also be something for a retirement fund or a gift for the grandchildren's education. One of the names tripping off the tongues of those in the know is London-based Established & Sons. It has sofas, chairs, lighting and other items of furniture - everything to do with the home. And it has all been created by the leading designers of the day either working for or in collaboration with the company. The prices range from pounds30,000 to pounds100,000. But, already a collaborative work with the architect Zaha Hadid called Aqua Table has reached six-figures selling at auction recently for 300,000, around pounds150,000.