Mies van der Rohe’s 1930 Barcelona daybed, a successor to his 1929 Barcelona chair and stool, is elegant beyond words. Like the earlier pieces, it’s a modernist take on a design with its roots in classicism.

This is a stunning addition to any home: use it in the sitting room or study for napping and creative thinking – or entertain like a Roman emperor and direct activities from your luxuriously padded seat of power.