Were it not for it's name, the Slinky light might be able to disguise its origins. Though it looks like some older constructivist-style design, it's made out of a favourite retro toy, the Slinky. The light fitting is made by Georgiosi by simply bonding the toy at either end to fit round an upside down uplighter bulb.
The metal coil adapts itself well to its new use with a result that's more sophisticated than its simple origins. The price is a lot more sophisticated too, at £60.
If you miss the innocent world of your childhood or want your children to experience the simple delights you did, then the selection of vintage games from the Dotcom Gift Shop might be of interest.
Newly in stock are a snakes and ladders set, pack of snap cards (pictured), heads and tails game and vintage seaside jigsaw puzzles. They are all decorated with beautiful vintage-style illustrations.
Prices range from under £2 for the snap cards, up to just under £9 for the board game and jigsaws, making them a cheap gift, although your children may not appreciate receiving these instead of the latest game console.
Buy online at the Dotcom Gift Shop.
Marilyn Neuhart was a designer and writer who worked closely alongside Charles and Ray Eames and also Alexander Girard, at whose Textiles & Objects shop these embroidered T&O dolls were originally sold. They've now become collector's items and have been reintroduced by MaXimo Design in various guises.
It's not exactly cutting edge these days, but if you happen to be up for some old school gaming during a particularly empty weekend, the newly-returned Sega Mega Drive console will offer that and gameplay galore.
Slightly smaller than the original, the new Mega Drive comes with two controllers and 15 licensed Sega classics pre-loaded. And when you get bored of those, head off down to your local car boot sale, as this console also has a slot for any original cartridges you can find too.
If you fancy a break from the Wii for some 'proper' gaming, it's available now, priced at £37.95.
Retro sweets aren’t too difficult to buy with lots of retailers cashing in on our love of nostalgic treats, but this Retro Candy Grabber makes eating them a little more interesting (and challenging).
Recreating the old-fashioned arcade game, the machine is filled with candy and you then have to use skill and dexterity to lower the crane and grab some goodies. It can be filled up with anything you like but it comes with a free bag of popular 70s retro sweets including Love Hearts, Refreshers and Parma Violets.
It costs £19.95 and can be ordered from Firebox.
I'll be honest, I've not played with Lego blocks since I was 9 or 10, but I might just be tempted back into it when these Frank Lloyd Wright architecture Lego sets land.
Two sets are incoming, the The Guggenheim Museum and Fallingwater, the first of those dating from the mid-1950s and the second one being the stunning 1930s residence that the architect designed for businessman Edgar Kaufmann Sr. Both sets will also include glossy booklets that feature traditional building instructions along with exclusive archival historical material and photographs of each building.
See over for another image of the new sets. No news of a shelf date or indeed price as yet, we'll let you know as soon as we track them down.
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