If you can not afford the price of the Smeg Flueless fire we featured last month, but still want a retro-style fire to provide your warmth in the winter months, then the DeLonghi Aurelius Electric Fire may be of interest.
Whereas the Smeg fire was gas-fuelled, the Delonghi fire is electric, but it style has that 1950s look and can be wall-mounted or hung in a fireplace.
It is available in cream and cost just over £440 from Argos.
There are bargains to be had on the high street at the moment. Assuming you aren’t bored of the ubiquitous target pattern and are looking for some new mugs, things don’t come much cheaper than the LSA Centro Mug.
Available in a choice of hot (yellows and reds) or cool (blues and greens) colours, these large porcelain mugs are being sold at a reduced price of just £1 by John Lewis.
Visit the John Lewis website to buy.
The car above is a HB Special roadster – it’s not available to buy, but you can hire it for a break.
It’s a modern car made by the Huet Brothers, but based on the classic racers of the 50s. Just 12 have been put into production, all based on the classic Triumph TR6 , with a lightweight carbon fibre body, 2.7 litre engine and modern-day brakes, shock absorbers and suspension plus a stylish retro interior.
You can hire one for a four-day break, with some period racing gear thrown in for good measure, so you can race around some European roads looking the part. Details and (most importantly) prices for 2009 haven’t yet been released, you might want to drop them a line at the website if you’re interested.
We featured a version of this in black some time back, but as the Nike Vintage ’76 weekend bag has now been reissued in a rather eye-catching black and blue, we thought we should highlight it once more.
Perfect for a weekend away or a trip to the gym, the bag features a 70s-style design, as well as a premium leather finish, a reinforced handle and a zipped and lockable main compartment.
Yours for £65.
Find out more at the End Clothing website
Another dip into the archives for Onitsuka Tiger for the new season, with the Onitsuka Tiger Rotation 77 trainers making a re-appearance in 2009.
The Rotation 77 us actually based on the Rote 77 from (confusingly) 1978, originally designed as a volleyball shoe. Indeed its reinforced toe still makes it useful for that purpose, but it’s more likely to appeal as casual footwear, sitting somewhere between a pump and a trainer.
The usual Onitsuka stripes are present and there’s a choice of colour schemes to choose from, all selling for around the £50 mark.
We seem to be on a bit of 50s tip today – not intentionally, but with so much great design from the era, it’s hardly surprising. And the Wilhem Braun-Feldweg Mondello pendant lamp is very much an unsung example.
The work of industrial designer Braun-Feldweg in 1959, the lamp is based on the ‘drop-like bubbles’ formed in glass blowing. Indeed, the shade itself is made of Triplex opal glass, with a matt nickel-plated holder and rosette and a cloth-covered cable completing the light.
Both simplistic and stylish, it’s unlikely to date for many years to come – if ever. Yours for £185.
Find out more at the Manufactum website
