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10 of the best retro alarm clocks

10 of the best retro alarm clocks

Retro reading glasses by London Mole

Retro reading glasses by London Mole

10 of the best retro floor lamps on the high street

10 of the best retro floor lamps on the high street

Categories / Design and Interiors

Charlotte Perriand 1930s Riflesso container unit

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On the face of it, a contemporary storage system, but the Cassina Riflesso container unit was designed way back in 1939.

The work of Charlotte Perriand, the Riflesso has a black painted wood exterior with satin-finished aluminium doors and clear painted aluminium shelves, producing a look that’s still popular today (I have a Merrow Associates sideboard that’s almost identical in construction).

You can use the unit on the floor (via high and low support feet) or you can fix it to a wall using a metal frame. And it retails from £2,931.

Find out more at the Nest website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Revo Uno – space age DAB/FM radio

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Plenty of DAB radios go down the retro route, but the Revo Uno goes off down a different route – the space age one.

If you’re going for a late 60s/early 70s vibe in your home, this will fit the bill perfectly. But it’s not all about the past, this has modern-day DAB radio, as well as FM, not to mention a variety of alarms and connectivity for your MP3/CD player, should you want to play via the speaker.

Other colours are available, but not really match the white. No matter what you go for, the Uno is available for a bargain £39.95.

Find out more at the Superfi website

Categories / Men's Fashion

Fred Perry classic Pin Badge Set

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I love a well-made badge – and in this Fred Perry Pin Badge Set, you get four classic Fred Perry designs.

All are enamel badges, unique to this set and sold in a gift box. Loving the ‘Laurel’ in particular, but all are worthy of your attention and guaranteed to catch the eye of a passer-by.

You can pick up a set online now for £19 – I’m guessing they’re a limited edition, so you might want to be quick.

Find out more at the End Clothing website

Via Modculture

Categories / Design and Interiors

Scirocco Brick – Lego-style radiator

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Ideal for a kid’s room, even better for big kids, the Scirocco Brick certainly adds a retro vibe to any room. Whether it sits well next to your Eames chair or Knoll sideboard is another matter.

Designed by Marco Baxadonne for Italian radiator maker Scirocco, it’s got substance to match its quirky looks – an aluminium casing concealing copper pipes to offer up plenty of heat.

And you can have it any size you want – each ‘brick’ has a double plumbing connection, so you can connect as many as you like together to create your own Lego design. No price as yet – keep checking the company’s website.

Find out more at the Scirocco website

Via Trendir

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Brionvega’s classic 1960s RR126 audio system returns as RR226

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Quite simple stunning, the Brionvega Radiofonografo RR126 is a 60s design classic – and it looks like it’s coming back as the RR226.

It was designed back in 1965 by Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni, notable for its looks, its versatility and its folding speakers – which can be positioned at the side and on the top, depending on your space and needs. The new version keeps all of that functionality (including the radio, built-in amp, dial controls and 33/45rpm vinyl playback), but meets the modern era halfway with the addition of CD and DVD players.

So far it’s just been shown off around the design shows, but we’re hoping it makes it to retail in the not-too-distant future. The price will no doubt be seriously high, but this is one design classic we’ll certainly be saving up for. See over the page for an image of the system with speakers on top.

Brionvega website

Via The Coolhunter

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Categories / Art and Photography

The Art of the Poster exhibition

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ArtworkexhibitionFrom 16 October 2008 to 31 March 2009, London Transport Museum will be hosting a retrospective of a hundred years of outstanding posters design for London’s transport system.

Entitled “The Art of the Poster – A Century of Design", the exhibition will bring together 60 original posters along with photographs, letters, concept sketches and artist’s materials to trace the history of London Underground’s championing of design from the first poster commission in 1908.

The exhibition will be supported by a series of talks and event, and a book to accompany the exhibition will also be available. Further information can be found on the London Transport Museum’s website.