BHS once again comes up trumps with something with period style, but without the large price tag – the BHS Oval ‘O’ lamp.
It’s all about the base – that wooden ‘oval’ design screams the 1960s and should sit will on your vintage sideboard. There’s also a rather neutral shade and metal pole, with the whole thing standing at around 32cm.
And yes, that price – just £25.
Find out more at he BHS website
Audi has reissued its 1930s Type C sports car – as a child’s pedal car.
But this isn’t any old pedal car, this is every bit the period classic – a 1:12 scale model of the original, made from aluminium with a red leather trim. And the attention to detail is amazing – over 900 individual parts, which includes hydraulic dual-disc brakes, a removable steering wheel, and bespoke spoked wheels.
Just 999 are being made, which you can order via your local Audi dealer. But before you do order one, be aware that this will cost you around £6,700.
Find out more at the Audi website
Onitsuka has been digging about in the archives again, this time re-introducing the Tiger Court 82 trainers.
As the name suggests, the Tiger Court was originally available in 1982 – and only 1982. This is the first time they have been made available since that date. designed for indoor court sports, they have reinforced leather uppers and a new outsole for extra grip and stability on court.
Different colour schemes are available, all retailing for £55.
Find out more at the Onisuka Tiger website
Another updated classic for you, this time the Ernest Race’s Race Rocking Chair from 1948 which has been reissued as a limited edition.
The original, made of steel rods with hardwood arm rests, was a high point of British design in the 1950s – and even now, it still shouts the era. This new version is a made to order piece, upholstered with Clarissa Hulse hand-printed silk for a modern twist.
You can pick one up from September, priced at £695.
Find out more at the Clarissa Hulse website
95 years on and the fascination with the Titanic is still as strong as ever. So picking up the Titanic DNA watch from Roamine Gerome could be a shrewd – if slightly morbid – investment.
It’s made of steel salvaged from the hull of the sunken ship, which has been sitting on the sea floor off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador for the past 95 years. You can choose different materials for the watch case, from the gold finish (left) to the extremely rusted steel (right). And the face is crafted from pieces of coal that were still loaded in the ship’s furnace, with the rest of the watch design mimicing the gauges and hatches aboard the Titanic.
Obviously no-one is going to dive down and grab you bits of the boat on the cheap, so this limited edition watch (2,012 pieces) has a hefty price tag. How does $152,435 (£80,000) grab you?
Find out more at the Roamine Gerome website
Via SciFi.com
Another classic chair from French designer Pierre Paulin, who designed the famous Ribbon Chair we featured earlier in the week. The Mushroom Chair was Paulin’s first design using the new construction technique of a metal frame covered with foam, which was revolutionary back in the sixties.
The great designer himself said "A chair should be more than simply functional. It should be friendly, fun and colourful." And the Mushroom is certainly that.
This chair is on show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, but a reproduction is available from BlueSunTree for £450. If it is good enough for MoMa, it is good enough for your lounge!
