Tag: 70s

Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Pet Sounds tea towel by Mini Moderns

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Pet sounds t towel

Remember the Pet Sounds wallpaper we featured a little while back? Well, if you liked that pattern but weren't quite brave enough to cover your walls with it, thankfully Mini Moderns have reproduced the same design on the Pet Sounds tea towel. 

It's the same folky, weird wonderfulness, just on a much smaller scale, meaning you can now dry your designs, inspired by the apparent musical talents of the animal kingdom. 

And, of course, it's much cheaper too. This tea towel costs only £8. 

Buy it from To Dry For

Categories / Kids

Lottie Lion kids meal set from Too Much Too Young

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As well as a song by The Specials, Too Much Too Young is now also the title of a company specialising in stuff for kids. As you'd expect from the name, all the goods have a retro feel, such as this Lottie Lion meal set. 

Made in the UK, the bone china cup and plate set all are decorated with the an illustration of a friendly lion, very much worked in a late 60s/70s style. If lions are still a little scary, they also sell sets featuring child friendly designs of trains, toadstools and elephants. Take a look at their website for games and reworked vintage items suitable for nurseries too. 

All the items in this meal set are available to buy separately or you can get the whole lot for £30. 

Buy them online

Categories / eBay watch

eBay watch: 1970s space age desk lamp

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Something of a bargain if you like the colour red – this space age lamp, available right now on eBay.

It's a great space age design, fun and funky, but without a maker attributed to it. No matter, this mix of lacquered aluminium and chrome is certainly an eye-catching piece, designer or not.

It's described as being in 'very good condition' and 'full working order', with a few faint marks and scratches – see the site for full details. the price? Right now it's just 99 pence.

Find out more at the eBay website

Categories / Film and TV, Men's Fashion, Sportswear

Adidas x Star Wars SL72 Han Solo trainers

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The Adidas collaboration with the Star Wars franchise just keeps giving, with the latest edition being the Adidas x Star Wars SL72 Han Solo trainers.

We have featured the classic Adidas SL72 previously, a running shoe designed for and used in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. But this is a very different beast to that.

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Categories / eBay watch

1970s Philips Playby 22GF403 briefcase record player

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We have featured vintage portable record players by Philips in the past, but we haven't seen the Philips Playby 22GF403 briefcase record player on eBay before.

Made in the 70s (as you might have guessed), this is a portable player that's able to play vinyl at33, 45 or 78, powered on either battery or mains. The speaker is built in and when it's packed away, it looks like a briefcase – albeit one in red plastic.

Described as being in 'very good condition', the current bid is just £3.20. See an image of it packed away over the page.

Find out more at the eBay website

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Categories / Homeware

Cyber wall lamp by Litecraft

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Litecraft lamp

With its distinctive looks, this Cyber wall lamp could easily fit into a 1970s interior. However, it's a contemporary design, courtesy of Litecraft, and something of a bargain too. 

The lamp is made from a glass shade with an orange surround. Made from plastic, the colour, material and shape of the surround all help to create the retro look. The wall fitting is chrome. On looks alone, it's an interesting piece, but the lamp also promises to offer soft and ambient lighting. 

Sounds worth trying out for the price of only £12.90.

Buy it from Debenhams