
John Lewis has sold out of portable air conditioners. (And they’re not alone). As the third heatwave of the summer looms, and it’s safe to say it won’t be the last — if you’re going to have a unit sitting in your space for the foreseeable future, you may as well make it a good-looking one. But is that an impossible ask?
Thankfully, not these days. There are a number of brands that’ve developed reasonably stylish portable air conditioning units with more streamlined silhouettes, customizable finishes, and that are optimized for mobility, making them easy to shift and move around your space, depending on where you need it most.