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20 affordable retro tech gift ideas

20 affordable retro tech gift ideas

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

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Squint Limited Upholstered Seating

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Squint Limited is the company created by Lisa Whatnough, a former sculptor and painter, who had a passion for collecting antique textiles. The pieces sold by Squint are a fusion of these beautiful fabrics with equally wonderful furniture.

Squint’s range consists of upholstered furniture such as Victorian chaise longues and Egg chairs, given a new lease of life with multi-coloured coverings. Mirrors and lamps decorated are in similar style are also available. Currently pieces are made to commission, but you can expect to pay upwards of £2,600 for a chair and from £3,600 for a sofa.

You can visit Squint at 3 Redchurch Street, London, E2 7DJ or online at the Squint Limited website.

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Rothschild & Bickers Tassel Light

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TassellightRothschild & Bickers offer bespoke lighting products designed and manufactured exclusively on behalf of clients, but they have recently also launched a new range of signature lights which are more affordable.

This range includes the Tassel Light, a design inspired by Victorian decadence, but given a contemporary twist with the use of free blown coloured glass. This combination fits well with the 1960s aesthetic of combining vintage with the modern.

The Tassel light costs £230 and can be ordered via the Rothschild Bickers website.

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Little Greene launches London Wallpapers – historical wallcoverings reproduced for the modern home

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Not content with offering heritage paints, Little Greene has now moved onto period wallcoverings with its London Wallpapers range.

There are 47 colourways available over eight designs, each inspired by historical documents in the English Heritage archive and spanning the years between 1760 and 1890. In fact, each design has a provenance tracing it back to the original house in which it was discovered. 

The designs have been re-scaled and re-coloured and produced using modern manufacturing methods – some, such as the flock papers, reflect closely the archive document whilst others achieve a more modern look through the use of vivid colours and metallic finishes. The two featured above are the floral Broadwick Street (circa 1775) and Great Ormond Street (circa 1890), a plants and parrots design, discovered in a house opposite the children’s hospital. Prices cary depending on your choice of design, contact Little Greene for further details.

Find out more at the Little Greene website

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Retro Knits – vintage knitting patterns from the 1900s to the 1970s

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Knitting isn’t just confined to your gran – it’s actually become quite a hip activity amongst people of all ages. And in its wake comes a selection of books helping you along you way, including Retro Knits: Cool Vintage Patterns For Men Women and Children From the 1900s Through The 1970s.

As you may have gathered, this is a collection of 75 knitting patterns through the years, the best and the worst, compiled in chronological order, complete with vintage photographs, pattern book covers, original instructions and updated yarn and needle suggestions if you want to reproduce these vintage items during those long winter evenings.

Available to pre-order now from Amazon, it’s priced at £11.17.

Find out more about the book at Amazon.co.uk

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Retro American Diner style furniture from Cola Red

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Looking for a classic 50s look in your kitchen? Turning it into a full scale, bubblegum pink American Diner might be a little bit on the drastic side, but you can certainly add a pinch of the style with some great retro furniture.

This Corvette set from Cola Red is one of many of their faithfully fifties styled sets. With choices of laminate vinyl colouring you can make this classic look your very own too. This set retails from £739, a pretty reasonable price tag for the closest you’ll get to your very own time machine.

Find out more from the Cola Red website

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Sam Hughes’ Vintage Fabric Lamps

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SamhugheslampIf you like the Flavia Del Pra lamps from Bodie and Fou, but didn’t like the £300 plus price tag, you may find Sam Hughes’ Vintage Fabric Lamps an acceptable alternative.

The lamp bases are simple affairs, made from chrome and laquered ash, but it is with the shades that the designer excels. Handmade from vintage fabrics, sourced at markets and vintage shops, no two shades are identical and there are only a limited number of each pattern available. Pictured here is the Multicoloured Daisies but there are a wide range of floral patterns to choose from and stock changes according to what material Sam Hughes has discovered.

The shade and base bought together costs £37 or you can buy a shade on its own for £20. Visit Sam Hughes’ website to see the current stock.