Another great retro styled light available on the high street – this time it's John Lewis' turn with their Rochelle Task lamp.
The task lamp title gives a clue to its style – it goes for an industrial feel with a painted metal base and shade. The cord fabric has been wrapped to complete the retro look. It's also available in a range of bright colours: choose from orange, green, blue or the red version pictured.
The lamp costs £35.
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Another Country's Desk One gives a contemporary design update to an old-fashioned style school desk.
While the essential components of a desk are there – a drawer, and an indentation in its top to hold your pens and pencils – this is probably far higher quality of anything you ever sat at while in school. It's made in the UK, produced in Dorset to be specific, from solid oak/ash. It's been adapted for twenty-first century demands too, with an option of a cable tidy to accommodate computers and the like. Pick from the natural version pictured, or a black finish.
The desk costs £895.
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Though they don't say it by name, it's easy to recognise what has inspired these Block notes from Suck UK: with their interlocking shapes, you can have hours of fun rearranging them as though you were playing a game of Tetris.
Fun, certainly, but also possibly useful – the long strips can be used for marking pages, the square ones scribbling longer notes. In fact, with all the blocks together, you can over 100 sheets worth of sticky notes. The number of different arrangements that can be made using one pack of the note pads is less obvious…
A set of the notes costs £7.50.
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The warmer weather can often mean that fitted fashion is the last thing you'll want to wear during the day. The stylish and practical solution is all in the fabric choice, however, as shown in this Plum Flower Dress by Fred Flare.
Taking a structured shape inspired by fifties daywear, the use of a light fabric and slightly loosened fit means this won't be as restrictive as many retro reproduction pieces. The plum floral fabric is a nod to the Hawaiin tropical influence found in American fashion at the time, too.
Get yours now from Fred Flare for $74.
Drinking coffee at work never has to be boring again and you can perfect you gaming skills with this scrabble mug by the letteroom.
It's not only practical but quirky and fun and combines the retro board game with your drinking needs. It's a lot of fun but is likely to bring about envy in the office kitchen. Also a great present for hard-to-buy people and comes in a lovely gift box.
Get your own online for £8.50 from Not On The High Street.
This Henry desk vac from Joy, is the ultimate office accessory, likely to send both male and femalecoleagues into a jealous rage.
The Henry is the ultimate household machine of the 1980s and has now become a collectors item to fans who seek out different coloured and speciality Henry's from the past.
Instead of locking his happy little face away in a cupboard, you can now keep him on display at work. Buy for £15 from Joy.
