Author: Julia Grant

Just spotted this Clear Globe 70s-style table lamp online – and I’ll happily admit I know nothing about it, but like it very much.

The design is pure 70s (not unlike a vintage floor lamp we picked up some time ago from a junk shop) , with the stainless steel base and circular clear glass shade, which means you get to see the bulb and inner workings.

The price also indicates it isn’t designer – a bargain £59. And if anyone asks you about it, just say it’s a rare collector’s piece – no-one will know.

Find out more from the Dwell website

There’s quite a story behind these Cmielow sixties animal ceramics.

These sculptures were originally created over forty years ago by Polish artists working in the famous porcelain factory at Cmielow in south eastern Poland – a town where porcelain has been manufactured since 1790. The unusual designs were inspired by the art of Henry Moore and Picasso and featured animals as well as females in the fashions of the day.

All that came to an end in the sixties, when a fire destroyed much of the factory. But here’s the good news. Recently, many of the moulds have been recovered, most needing only minor repairs, allowing the designs to go back into production.

You can now buy some of the animal designs online, including the fox pictured here. Prices start at £29.

Find out more at the Twentytwentyone website