Categories / Design and Interiors

John Lewis space age Supernova ceiling light

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Not to be confused with the Ferruccio Laviani light of the same name, the John Lewis Supernova ceiling light offers the 60s space age look without the designer price tag.

Very much in the sputnik style, the Supernova is packed with glass rods, mixing it up with 12 halogen lights from that central chrome sphere to produce a lighting effect as well as a serious amount of brightness.

Available instore and online, it sells for £230.

Find out more at the John Lewis website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Orla Kiely Cork easy chair

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We featured the Orla Kiely Lusk armchair some time back, but I think I prefer the Orla Kiely Cork easy chair.

A classic mid-century look, the Cork is available in plain (as above) or with an Orla Kiely fabric print, should you be feeling a little more bold. And the low-slung chair itself has a beech frame, with walnut stain finish.

Available online, prices start at just under £1,000.

Find out more at the Heals website

Categories / Women's Fashion

T-Bags silk jersey mini dress

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Mini dresses and winter are hardly two things which seem to go hand in hand, but finding a year round 60s style is a great investment. This T-Bags silk jersey mini is a perfect candidate thanks to its longer sleeves and colour palette.

The geometric pattern is an effective ode to 1960s high fashion, and the muted colours give a sense of a late sixties/early seventies mood. This one will easily be pared with some tights to make it wearable right now, too.

It’s available online from Net-a-Porter for £165.

Find out more from the website

Categories / Design and Interiors

“Stuffed with Love” Greeting Cards

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Umpen Editions produce several lines of retro influenced greetings cards, but the one that I’m most taken with is the “Stuffed with Love” range of cards.

Inspired by the craft and homemade trends of the 1960s and 1970s (which are enjoying a revival now), the cards feature adorable toy animals made from patterned vintage fabrics with a background of yet more vintage fabric.

Pictured here are Egg the Owl and Aslan, but the whole range can be seen on the Umpen Editions website. The cards are carried by the usual cool independent shops, and a full list of stockists can also be found on the website. Lady Luck Rules Ok has some of the Stuffed with Love cards to buy online for £2.20 each.

Categories / Homeware

Queen’s Head Mirror

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Designer Giles Miller is best known for his furniture made from cardboard, but he has left this obsession briefly behind to make the rather patriotic Queen’s Head Mirror.

The cut-out mirror is in the shape of Queen Elizabeth’s profile in her younger days, as it used to appear on stamps and coins. The mirror is given a nice finishing touch of a three dimensional chain of pearls around her neck.

It is available in three sizes with prices ranging from £20 to £30. Visit the Farm Designs website to order.

Categories / Design and Interiors

BoConcept Veneto retro-styled armchair

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A modern design, but with a look that’s firmly rooted in the 1960s – the BoConcept Veneto armchair.

Very space age in style, the chair is perfect as a reading chair or lounger and it’s also good to go in just about any room – you can choose your fabric colour, go for leather and choose from two different styles of aluminium ‘feet’.

The only downside is ordering – BoConcept doesn’t do online shopping, so you’ll have to find a local store. If you do, the Veneto is priced from £689.

Find out more at the BoConcept website