A dose of 70s nostalgia for your living room – the Barbapapa table lamp.
Yes, whether you remember the books or cartoons, the lamps will add a retro twist to your living room as well as being a significant talking point for visitors. Each one stands around 45cm high, with the polyethylene body producing a glow that’s ideal if you want to create some ‘mood lighting’.
Take your pick from various colours, all selling for around £95.
If you have a nice wooden desk, we have a nice wooden phone to go with it – the Hulger Pappa*Phone.
It’s a high-end internet phone, handmade by craftsmen by Furni (in Montreal) from a mix of walnut and brass – each one unique and made to order. It looks great, but it’s also pretty useful too, connecting to PC and Mac for VoIP internet calling (Skype, iChat etc), with around 1.5m of cable to offer you some freedom.
Available now, it retails for 225 Euros.
Find out more at the Hulger website
A stunning modern light fitting, with its roots firmly in the 1960s – the Autoban by De La Espada Octopus.
The light is a collaborative effort between Autoban and De La Espada, producing a Sputnik-style fitting made of powder-coated aluminium, that coating going firmly down the retro route with a choice of white and orange.
And it’s not just one light – there’s a single Octopus with six adjustable arms and bulbs or a double Octopus (above), whichs adds another six arms. If you want impact in a room, this offers that and more. Prices start at £795.
The Foglia Table Lamp was created by Elio Martinelli in 1969 and is currently available in a choice of five colours.
Its name means “leaf” in Italian, although to a more modern eye, its shape is possibly more likely to remind you of Pac Man. It costs just over £260, which is less than a tenth of the price of the Ruspa Lamp we featured earlier in the week from a similar period.
Visit Made in Design to purchase.
It is always good to have a small stash of cards on hand for birthdays and occasions you may have forgotten. I was therefore pleased to see that artist Jenn Ski is now selling a set of cards featuring her abstract retro images.
Available in packs of four, each with a different design, the cards are made from high quality linen card and are supplied with brightly coloured envelopes.
They cost $7 (approximately £4) and can be ordered via Jenn Ski’s website.
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