Categories / Design and Interiors

Alvar Aalto 907 1930s coffee table

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If I ever had the money to buy a modernist-style house, I’d be straight on the phone for an Artek catalogue, checking out the seemingly endless range of 30s design classics still in production by the company – including the Alvar Aalto 907 coffee table.

This 1933 design is typically and unmistakably Aalto, with those distinctive Aalto ‘L’ legs and circular surface in birch, as well as a ‘floating’ shelf for your books and magazines.

Take your pick from two sizes (small and large), with prices starting at £564.

Find out more at the TwentyTwentyOne website

Categories / Sportswear

Brütting Roadrunner – 1970s running shoe

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An obscure vintage sports classic that’s still doing the rounds in 2008 – the Brütting Roadrunner running shoe.

The Roadrunner was developed (as the name suggests) for road running in 1970 in co-operation with Arthur Lydiard, the Australian runner and long-distance running coach. it has a suede upper, ankle support and a cushioning of the heel and ball of foot.

Probably not the most technically-advanced shoe you might see on the market, but certainly one of the more distinctive. Yours for £110.

Find out more at the Manufactum website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Dwell Corono 70s-style table lamp

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It’s not actually a 1970s table lamp, but the Dwell Corono table lamp is very reminiscent of the era.

It’s a strange design, with Sputnik-style legs, a large clear glass shade and chrome frame combining to form something that looks like it should be either a lost classic or a eccentric science project.

Either way, it certainly has its appeal. The lamp stands at 36 cm tall and takes a 40w bulb (although the image suggests it might take up to three if you really want to hammer your electricity bill). Yours for £79.

Find out more at the Dwell website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Gadgets and Tech

Sonic Chair – Ball Chair with iMac and built-in speakers

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Back in 2007, we featured the Sonic Chair, a modern day take on the Eero Aarnio Ball Chair, but with added sound. Well, now there’s a new version on the block – the Sonic Chair with built-in iMac.

Yes, still keeping that space age ball shape, aluminium pedestal, leather exterior and orange interior (other colours are available), the new Sonic Chair also comes with a touch screen iMac, which means you can kick back with your favourite websites whilst at the same time enjoying some of your favourite tunes.

Indeed, that impressive sound system is still there – a mix of satellite speakers and a body-focused sound membrane for beats you can feel as well as hear. Sadly, the price is still restrictively high – expect to pay the best part of £10,000.

Find out more at the Sonic Chair website

Categories / Art and Photography, Music

Kevin Cummins classic photography prints

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Kevin Cummins
is the former chief photographer of the NME (when it was worth reading) and a man who, in his time, has managed to be in the right place at the right time when it came to music in the 70s and 80s. And his images he shot are now available to buy as limited edition photographic prints.

You can browse the available prints at the Paul Smith online store, with the likes of Paul Weller, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Marc Bolan and the Sex Pistols featured, along with non-music folk like Terence Stamp, Quentin Crisp and Alberrt Finney.

But we love this Bernard Sumner print. It’s a gelatin-silver photographic print, sized at 40.6 x 30cm and in an edition of 30, with the image itself capturing the New Order man in New York in 1983. Yours for £881.

Find out more at the Paul Smith website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Brionvega 1960s RR227 radio reissued

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We’re being spoiled a bit by Brionvega right now – not content with bringing back the classic RR226 audio system, we now have the re-introduction of the equally-classic Brionvega RR227 radio.

Originally produced in 1965 by the design team of Zanuso and Sapper, a radio that looks good whether you use it horizontally or vertically – indeed it’s designed to be used both ways.

The new version does give a nod to the modern era with the addition of an SD card reader and USB connectivity, as well as a modern-day price tag. Although saying that, it’s not overpriced for a design classic – yours for around £123.

Find out more at the Brionvega website