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Retro reading glasses by London Mole

10 of the best retro floor lamps on the high street

10 of the best retro floor lamps on the high street

Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Sylvia Chalmers’ Fruit Design from Classic Textiles

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Sylvia Chalmers was a textile designer from the 50's, and twelve of her stunning designs have now been reproduced by Classic Textiles.
The designs have been launched with permission from Sylvia Chalmers' surviving relatives, and is printed by the Centre for Advanced Textiles. The Centre for Advanced Textiles, is a research hub based at the renowned Glasgow School of Art which offers research and bespoke printing facilities.
Classic Textiles also sell fabric by textile greats Lucienne Day and Robert Stewart. The printed fabrics are 100% linen and costs £75 a metre, unfortunately quality doesn't come cheap.
Find out more at Classic Textiles.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Christian Girard 1969 table lamp for Azimut Industries

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Cool, quirky and very much of its era – the Christian Girard 1969 table lamp for Azimut Industries.

Named after the year of its design (1969), the lacquered steel lamp is actually quite a clever little thing – the light sits on top of that domed lamp magnetically – which mean you can slide it around the base for the right angle. Loving that car-like light too.

Take your pick from various colours (including period-authentic orange), with the lamp selling for £132.

Find out more at the Made in Design website

Categories / Homeware

Richard Sapper Jubilee Kettle for Alessi

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An 80s design with a modernist look, now reissued in 2009 – the Richard Sapper Jubilee Kettle for Alessi.

Jubilee because the design has celebrated 25 years of production, first designed in 1983, with this version a collector's piece for 2008 (although it's only just gone on sale in 2009). For your money you get Alessi's first-ever designer kettle, this time a limited edition (numbered), with a stainless steel mirror polished finish, a brass whistle and contrast black handle.

Ok, it's not the most convenient kettle to use, but it's certainly one of the most stylish.  Yours for £110.

Find out more at the Panik Design website

Categories / Bags, Music

Adam Ant limited edition jute bag from Schuh

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For fans of late 70s punk, early 80s new romanticism or just plain quirky bags, this Adam Ant limited edition jute bag from Schuh might well be up your street.

It's a limited edition beige fabric tote (just 5,000), perfect for use as a reusable shopper or a general everyday bag. And with that large image of good ol' Prince Charming himself (in his Adam and the Ants era), the bag will probably be a talking point too.

Get one while you can, priced at a ridiculously cheap £1.99.

Find out more at the Schuh website

Categories / Cars and Bikes

Fiat 500 C soft-top convertible gets priced for UK

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Still not bought a Fiat 500? Well, with summer on its way, there's a new model to consider, the Fiat 500 C.

As you can see, this is the soft-top convertible version, that large canvas roof folding back if you want to take in some rays on those rare sunny days. Two versions are on offer, the Pop and Lounge. Both offer a 'power operated' hood, air-conditioning, a CD/MP3 player, seven airbags and electric door mirrors, while the extra outlay for the Lounge throws in climate control, stability control, fog lights, Bluetooth phone kit and communications package and rear parking sensors.

Engine sizes are 1.2, 1.3 diesel or 1.4, with 11 colour options, a matching or contrast roof and a choice of fabric or leather interior. The Pop sells from £11,300, with the Lounge selling from £12,700. If you want to know more, check out the website or your local Fiat dealer.

Fiat website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Tatty Devine Acoustic Locator Brooch

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More modernist style comes in the form of this Tatty Devine Acoustic Locator brooch. Tatty Devine's fun and retro designs are well known on these pages but this piece comes from a darker place: the acoustic locator was a device used in World War I to detect oncoming planes through funnelling sound. Inspiration for the brooch came through the modernist photographs of Pil and Galia Kollectiv currently on display in Tatty Devine's Brick Lane shop.

Even without knowing its story, the geometric shape and futuristic look of the piece makes it a striking piece of jewellery. The piece is made from four different pieces of acrylic – mirror, glitter, silver and black – to really make it stand out. The brooch costs £39 and it's also available as a necklace for £36.

See more at the Tatty Devine website