How to find a modernist classic interiors piece for €500 or less

Forget about the faux versions, pick up original designer numbers on a budget, writes Kya deLongchamps

In the age of the late 20th-century knock-off, there’s still a little something-something about knowing you are buying the real thing with the intentional quality and specificity of the original design. 

In Ireland, despite national copyright laws, the reproduction and sale of classic 1950s to 1970s furnishings and accessorising go largely unquestioned, something no longer possible in the UK and much of Europe. I gave up complaining when leery Eames DSW diners turned up on the back of this fast-fashion in my fastfood hamburger palace about five years ago.