If you’re looking for something to brighten up your kitchen, check out these vintage graters and slicers by Bjarne Bo.
Dating back to 1965 and available in a range of bright colours, you can opt for the grater, which is made from a very strong melamine or the slicer/mandolin, also made of melamine but with a metal blade.
Note these are vintage (not repro) items, with the condition classed as "good". You can pick one up for £8.50 or one of each for £16.
Morgan is the oldest privately-owned motor company in the world, working very much at its own pace and slow to bring in new designs. After all, if it’s what the customers already want, why change?
The most recent design is the Aero 8, introduced in 2000 and the first new design since 1968. And still maintaining a styling that look nearer 1928. However, that look does hide a very modern BMW 4.4 litre V8 engine, which can do 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 160mph, with the added "thrill" of no anti-lock braking, no traction control and no airbags. Not to mention the aluminium and wood chassis.
Want one? Well, you’ll have to wait around a year for a new one and pay out something like £55,000. Or alternatively, you can pick up a used model. Shop around and you should be able to find a 2001 model with around 5,000 on the clock (these are low-use cars) for around £35,000 from a dealer or £32,000 privately.
If you saw these clocks in your local store, you’d think they were new designs for a child’s bedroom. Well, they are aimed at children, but these Zootimer clocks by George Nelson date back to 1965.
Now reissued by Vitra, the range includes The Owl Clock (Omar), The Fish Clock (Fernando) and The Tucan Clock (Talulah) – each shaped like the animal in question. They’re wall clocks, with a printed plastic face and sized at H 10.25 x W 11.5 x D 1.5 inches.
You can pick them up for around £72 each. Not cheap, but when your kids grow out if it, you’ll still have a design classic.
Bargain of the moment is to be found at ILVA – which has these Olympia paisley cushions at massively knocked-down price.
A big and bold 60s-inspired design, with a cream background and orange paisley velvet embroidery.
Sized at 40cm x 60cm, these usually retail for around £27, but are currently discounted to £9.80. So if you’re looking to brighten up a room, now could be the time to do it.
We’ve had the Lego cufflinks. so how about matching them up with this Paul Frank Lego buckle belt.
It’s a casual cloth belt, with colourful Lego brick design throughout and a metallic Lego logo buckle. Just one size – 45 inches x 1.25 inches – but you can adjust it right down if you’re a little slimmer than that.
Available online now, you can pick one up for $20 (around £11).
Find out more at the Fred Flare website
We do love the Karhu sports shoe range. Previously we’ve featured the Karhu Field running shoe and the Karhu Olympic trainers, but here’s another throwback shoe we’ve previously missed – the Karhu Originals Champion.
Dating back to 1976, it was the first-ever AirCushion trainer and a huge success on launch – selling over 1 million pairs. The new version are exactly the same as the originals, made by the same people using the same methods. Available in a range of colour schemes, you can pick up a pair of these leather and suede trainers for 111 Euros online.
