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This 1950s Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Eppstein Residence in Galesburg, Michigan, USA is the latest to hit the market. Actually, that should be returned to the market, as this was up for sale a while back. Seems like the sale might well have fallen through, as the house is up again, tempting us in with its low price tag. At least, in comparison to UK houses of similar stature.

The house is on The Acres, which contains four Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Usonian homes, along with two properties from Taliesin School fellow Francis Willsey. The idea was to create some kind of co-operative on the 70-acre site, with 21 houses, each on a one-acre plot, with excess land for communal use. Sadly that never quite came to fruition. But the houses that were build still stand, now with the added protection of being on the National Register of Historical Places.

This particular build dates from 1953 and looks very much like it has been restored to bring out the best of the place. It’s up for sale at $455,000 — via WowHaus

Not just an A-listed piece of architecture, this Sir Basil Spence-designed Gribloch art deco property in Kippen, Stirling, Scotland also comes with plenty of land and a separate gate house. One of three private houses designed by Basil Spence prior to the Second World War, this one was commissioned by John Colville, part of the Colville steel-making family and named after the land surrounding it. It doesn’t come cheap with offers sought over £1,500,000. But compare that to some London apartments we have featured of late and it doesn’t seem too bad — via WowHaus

Cyprus-based designer Stelios Mousarris, infuses his creations with a sense of fun, combining functional objects with sculptural elements. His Rocket Coffee Table is a prime example, supporting an ordinary glass table top with the most unexpected shapes: five wooden rockets shooting up toward the ceiling, resting on resin supports in the shape of smoke plumes. Mousers combined various techniques from lathe to 3D printing, resin casting and traditional hand-curved pieces to create the creative table. One rocket pokes up higher than the rest to emerge from the glass, as if piercing the sound barrier, while the others aren’t attached so you can move them around however you like — via dornob