Eames La Chaise, Aarnio’s Ball Chair, Nelson’s Marshmallow Sofa, De Lucchi First Chair, Gehry’s Wiggle Chair.
These are just some of the iconic designs featured on the “Chair History” T-Shirt. You could have hours of fun naming the thirty chairs depicted on the white t-shirt.
It costs 23,80 Euros (around £20) and is available form the Vitra Design Museum Shop in sizes from Small to XL.
Tatty Devine have become a bit of cult classic in retro kitsch jewellery design, with many pieces selling like the proverbial hotcakes. If you’ve admired their past lines, but missed the boat thanks to high volume sales, they’re giving us all another chance to snap up some of the best.
With their Best Of range, they’re reissuing the most popular designs since the brand’s inception, featuring great kitschy jewellery designs as modelled by some of their favourite people. Show above is their 50s glasses necklace, originally sold in Spring/Summer 2005.
Ok, we’ll admit right now that this isn’t a retail piece – but this Kartell space age Colombo Phone Table could be yours with a little work and money.
It’s actually the work of one of our regular readers (Andrew), who has fitted the base of a Colombo phone into the lid of a Kartell modular unit (the lip on the phone’s base allowing it to be recessed), adding the classic Guzzini Sorella lamp (from 1972) to complete this space age telephone table.
If you’re working towards that Space 1999 look (and don’t mind getting your hands dirty with a bit of DIY), it’s well worth trying yourself. More close-up images over the page.
Find out more about the Colombo phone
Old Hollywood glamour isn’t something that oftens crops up on the UK high street. For real retro eveningwear with something of a Marilyn Monroe style starlet edge, this Ashish sequin dress is a great ode.
With a thankfully basic silhouette, the full sequin dress isn’t overdone. The classic black also aids the look, since we unfortunately don’t have the aid of black and white film to add to the authenticity. This dress creates a great, curved silhouette that, when worn right, could be the ideal in ageless glamour.
It’s available from Topshop now for £150, due to its all over sequin composition.
Griffin has teamed up with iconic raincoat maker Mackintosh to add a small twist on a classic – the Griffin x Mackintosh trench coat.
As you’d expect from a Mackintosh coat, it’s made of double-sided rubberised cotton, so when the rain comes down, your clothes are safe from a soaking. Aside from that, you get all the traditional detailing – centre vent on the rear, breathing holes under the arm and concealed buttons leading up to a slim collar.
Available in khaki, it sells for £495.
We’re always on the hunt for interesting bags – let’s be honest, if you have to carry one round the supermarket, it just has to look good. And you’ll get a few admiring looks from this Loungefly Boombox tote bag.
Ideal for shopping or the daily commute, the Boombox tote has a bold graphical mix of old-style cassette players and tapes, as well as a polka dot interior, two slots for mobile phones, a vinyl trim and best of all, a cassette-shaped coin purse.
You can pick one up for $45, which is around £25.
Find out more at the Fred Flare website
