So curved kitchen islands form part of a wider interior design shift towards a softer, tactile, more organic mood. Curves also nod to that modern retro look that’s so popular at the moment too.

People are embracing softer edges and fluid shapes at home – including the pièce de résistance of living rooms: the coffee table. Shop our top picks.

We noted recently an Apple patent application showing a curved iMac design where the all-in-one computer is made from a single slab of glass. We now get a clearer idea of how such a machine might ...