A stylish piece of 1950s mid-century design that's back on the market in 2009 – the Ilmari Tapiovaara Trienna coffee table.
Tapiovaara designed the table back in 1954, using natural birch plywood for those curves, then covered with a veneer of walnut or a stained in black or white.
Still looking ahead of its time over 50 years on, it's certain to stay that way for a number of years yet. It retails from 915 Euros, which is around £800.
High-end fashion designer Martin Margiela has gone all vintage again with these 70s-style running shoes.
Well, 'designed' might be pushing it a bit, these are a remake of an unnamed 1970s Austrian running shoe, mixing blue leather, blue suede panels, nylon and a vulcanised rubber sole. And for you label fiends, the designer's name is on the tongue in suede.
Not cheap (and probably not great for actual running), you can pick up a pair for £195.
As you may already know, we're huge fans of the mid-century String shelving system, both for its looks and its affordability – you can build it up as space and cash permits. But what you might not know is that String is 60 years old – and that fact fact is celebrated with a limited edition, String 60.
And it really is something special. To celebrate 60 years since Nisse Strinning designed the first units, Swedish designer Mats Theselius has given it a makeover. Thankfully he hasn't tampered with a classic, instead he's taken it high-end, producing limited edition 'pocket' shelves in gold plate and palisander.
Each of the 600 units is individually numbered with a commemorative plaque and each contains two side panels in gold plate and three palisander shelves. It's not as cheap as the standard versions obviously, but at £290, it's still one of the cheapest collector's pieces you'll see for quite some time.
Show the world you're well read with the classic Penguin book bag.
Yes, based on the original Penguin cover art (dating back to the 1930s), the bags feature a choice of classic literature (one per side) and colours, as well as the option to go for a canvas bag or PVC, should you want something better in bad weather.
Perfect as an eco-bag for the supermarket shop, you can pick one up from £15.
Over on Switched On Set, we've just featured the latest version of the Eero Aarnio Puppy. Which got me thinking that we've never featured the inspiration behind it – the Pony by Eeero Aarnio, designed back in 1973.
The Pony was (and still is) part toy and part child's seat, with a moulded foam body, feet and ears, all connected by a tube frame and upholstered with stretch fabric. And as well as being something for your kids to climb all over, it's a bona fide design classic you can show off to your family and friends.
Still in production today, you can pick up the Pony by Eeero Aarnio for a not inconsiderable £2,795.
The label Exposure has produced a small collection of t-shirts exclusively for Topshop that all feature retro black & white photograph prints on the front.
There are five designs in all to choose from, each featuring an image from the past. Pictured here is the Bathing Belles design, others include a Showgirl design and “Car Boot” which features a photograph of two young men reclining in the boot of a vintage motor. The t-shirts cost £20 each and are available in sizes extra small to large.
Visit the Topshop website to view the whole range.
