Given the interminable nature of some dinner parties, a comfortable chair is essential.
Interior designer Milo FitzGerald (milofitz@eircom.net) is the Irish agent for a German furniture company called Ensemble, whose designer John Hutton excels at comfy seating. The club chair costs €3,410. We also like the sofas inspired by Art Deco and 1950s styles. See the range at www.bench.nl.