If you are still feeling aggrieved that you never had the coolest bike of the 70s, or indeed if you are feeling nostalgia for your old cycle, why not treat yourself to a Raleigh Chopper Mug?
The mug is a suitably Seventies shade of brown with a picture of the unmistakable bicycle in cream. It is presented in a matching box, featuring the famous Raleigh logo.
It costs just £4.95 from the Pulp Shop.
Mode Merr have brought their eye for great retro dress design to something very special with these suit separates, which combine to make a rarely seen bubblegum 50s look that’s adaptable to lots of occasions.
Combining their Our Gal Friday jacket and The Perfect Skirt, the pieces come together to make a figure enhancing suit that’s both formal and sassy at the same time. It’s available in a great range of colours, and also in a more daring zebra or leopard print.
The skirt and jacket cost $62 and $68 respectively, direct from Mode Merr’s online shop.
Dualit has made its mark with retro-styled toasters and radios, but now it’s moved into the coffee market, specifically with the Dualit Espressivo coffee machine.
Available in a chrome or cream finish, its retro looks are matched with a hefty bunch of features for making everything from a strong espresso to a creamy latte, including a self-priming 15 bar pump, super-fast start (ready to go in 40 seconds), instant hot water and constant steam, froth nozzle, cup warming plate, a 1.5-litre tank and enough room for a cup or a mug.
Yours for around £150.
Find out more at the Dualit website
Looking for a weird and wonderful space age light for your living room? The Santa & Cole Steen hanging light could be for you.
Designed back in 1972 by Steen Jorgensen, it’s described as a ‘system of concentric discs’, which diffuse the light, offering up more brightness for larger spaces. Four white metallic plates in total, with a brass-like stem and circular ceiling rose.
Now reissued, it sells for £857.
Find out more at the Nest website
Can you believe the futuristic Cassina Ombra lounge chair is over 50 years old?
Indeed it is, designed back in 1953 in Tokyo by Charlotte Perriand for her husband’s house. It’s an easy chair, with a choice of polished chrome plate or painted black steel frame/legs, supporting polyurethane/polyester cushions within removable covers.
Simple, stylish and still ahead of its time – you can grab one in black or white for around £2,400.
Find out more at the Nest website
French and English Confectioner’s is a couture shoe shop that takes all its design inspiration from eras in popular culture. While that may sound a little contrived, upon sight you can see that shoes are much more than just functional and pretty.
Each retro pair is handmade in a limited run of up to just 20 pairs, meaning you’ll be almost guaranteed never to step out in the same pair as anyone else in a room. Each pair is made in a secret London workshop too, adding a quirky mystique to shoes that will never appear ordinary.
