If you liked the Marc Newson Orgone Chair we featured last week, but were less keen on the price tag, then Retro Republic has the Felt Chair which has been inspired by Newson.
Obviously there is a debate about the rights and wrongs of such unashamed copying, but putting aside such qualms then the Felt Chair is a very affordable alternative. It is currently on special offer for just £50 per chair. At that price, they could even be put to use outdoors.
Visit Retro Republic to order.
To coincide with Le Corbusier exhibtion at the Barbican, the venue’s shop has a small selection of Le Corbusier related products including this biography “Le Corbusier: A Life” by Nicholas Fox Weber.
This is the first biography of the architect and designer and it uses his letters and archives, to which no other author has previously had access. Coming in at over 800 pages, it contains plenty of illustrations of his work as well as presenting his complex personality.
It is can be bought from the Barbican Shop priced £35.
The Dalu Lamp was one of the first items we covered back in 2006 – we're big fans and have been ever since we found two originals in a dusty old box in a junk shop. But the lamp is now back in production, with a new transparent version of the Dalu Lamp now available.
We love Vico Magistretti's 60s classic for two reasons – firstly, it looks superb and screams the era, but secondly, it's an affordable design classic. For your money, you get that distinctive S-shaped polycarbonate body, with a small bulb housed in the top section. But the new versions are offered as transparent red and orange, adding a cool minimalist twist to a 60s gem.
Cheap too – yours for just over £50.
Seems odd that a trainer originally designed for a basketball player in the 1970s (Walt 'Clyde' Frazier fact fans) has now got a tennis-themed version – the Puma Breakpoint Collection Clyde trainers.
No, we don't understand it at all, so it's just as well that the trainers look good. For the record, these are 'inspired by Wimbledon', offering up perforated leather trims, a premium suede finish, subtle tonal stripes, contrast accents and limited availability.
That last point means you'll have to pre-order in either of the colours above if you want a pair – they sell for £65, with shipping in the last week of March.
The words 'caravan' and 'cool' used in the same sentence? We can only be talking about an Airstream trailer, specifically the Airstream Bambi 422, complete with that authentic steel and aluminium finish.
Perfect for a spot of country touring this summer, the two-berth Bambi 422 is based on the look of an original early 60s Airstream, but with a more compact size and all the modern facilities to hand – check out the gallery on the site for a look at the kitchen, bathroom and living spaces, which include air conditioning, an audio set-up, TV and a set of kitchen appliances every bit as good as the ones in your static home.
Obviously, this kind of mobile luxury is going to come at a price – and that price is around £35,000. Still, we can dream.
Cheap, cheerful and oozing retro cool, the John Lewis Bobi task lamp is a winner on all levels.
Loving the mix of chrome and brightly-painted metal, but also the usefulness of the Bobi – you can bend it to your needs and at just 37cm high, it's small enough not to fill up your desk.
Powered by a halogen lamp (included), it sells for £24.
