Downloading design classics

Fay Sweet's new book, "Source," just published last week in England, lets anyone anywhere who can get to a computer have access to the very best in contemporary home furnishings and design.

No more being consigned to shop at the local mom and pop furniture store.

No need to confine yourself to Wal-Mart and IKEA.

Below are 10 sources from among the many she details in her book (£14 [$26 U.S.] from amazon.uk), and what she had to say about each in a recent article in The Financial Times.

www.ingo-maurer.com - Wild and exciting lighting by inspiring German designer Ingo Maurer

www.fritzhansen.com - Danish manufacturer of contemporary furniture designed by big names such as Arne Jacobsen (chairs include The Ant, Egg, and The Swan)

www.duravit.com - Stylish bathroom wares

www.artek.fi - Finland-based company set up by design hero Alvar Aalto and still making dozens of his classic blond-wood furniture designs

www.scp.co.uk - British manufacturer and retailer working with contemporary greats including Matthew Hilton and Jasper Morrison

www.flos.net - Elegant Italian-made lighting with designs by Philippe Starck, Jasper Morrison and Achille Castiglioni

www.loftonline.net - British manufacturer of some of Robin Day's smartest furniture designs

www.louis-poulsen.com - Those wild, layered artichoke lamps by Paul Henningsen and more

www.vitra.com - A world of modern and contemporary design classics from Charles and Ray Eames and Verner Panton to Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec

www.dornbracht.com - Perfect taps