Hanging out washing is never going to be a glamorous task, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t at least try to make it more stylish. Our latest offering in this mission is this Retro Print Peg Bag by Jam-Tart.
The cotton bag is decorated with pictures of retro vehicles, including a scooter, a sidecar and a bubble car. The bag is available in a choice of pink or blue and is on offer for £7.50, having been reduced from £10.50.
Buy yours now from the Beth Stevens website.
If you’re on the look out for cycling gear, Rapha is the first place to look. And its latest product is the Rapha Country cycling jersey.
Based very much on the classic cycling top and with vintage-style detailing, it’s available in the colours of Belgium (above), France and Italy and made of Sportwool fabric to keep you cool and dry.
Details include tailored shoulders, an embroidered logo, the classic short zip, three large, rear-mounted cargo pockets and reinforced pocket holes to run MP3 player cables through (should you like a bit of music as you ride).
Each one retails for £90.
It might look like an old record player, but the Turntable Phonograph can’t actually play your vinyl – but will get you up in the morning.
Available in pink or white, this small and vintage-style gadget offers an FM radio (controlled by the record player’s arm), along with a clock (date/time), an alarm and bizarrely, a thermometer and hygrometer.
All of that is powered by 4x AA batteries, with the Turntable Phonograph retailing for a rather cheap $17 (around £9).
A modern piece with some seriously 60s looks – the Ellipse Chair by Timo Ripatti.
A striking circular design in black and white, it’s said to ‘create its own protective and personal space for its user’. As long as being a comfortable place to park yourself too I presume. The base is made of chromed steel, with the seat made of laminated birch, then upholstered with Gabriel Europost fabric (100% wool).
This Finnish design is available at the Finnish Design Shop – priced at 990 Euros.
Ever feel the urge to wear pointed ears and a tight nylon top? I’m guessing you could be a potential customer for the Star Trek Classic Communicator.
Yes, you can re-enact a vintage sci-fi adventure with some replica Star Trek kit. Flip up the grill and you’ll be greeted with authentic lights and sounds, including a ‘hailing function’ and over 20 sound effects and phrases, including ‘Spock here, Captain’, ‘Scotty here, Captain’, ‘Transporter room ready to beam up’ and…well…just about everything else you might recall from the original TV series.
It’s not very grown up – but it could be a lot of fun. Yours for $29.99 (around £15).
Shiny new fondue sets are easy enough to find, but for a more authentic dipping experience, you may want something with genuine 1970’s heritage. The Laundry currently have three Vintage Fondue Sets for sale in the vintage section of their website.
Picture here is the smallest and cheapest currently available, a Blue Ceramic set complete with four forks and its original box, costing £28.
The other two sets both cost £32 and have larger capacities. One is black aluminium with a geometric pattern whilst the other is the most seventies style of them all, decorated in a brown and orange floral pattern.
As they are vintage, there is just one of each available, so you need to get in there quickly if you want one for your home. Visit The Laundry to see all of the fondue sets.
