Author: Julia Grant

Categories / Design and Interiors, Retro rooms

Retro Rooms: Kavel and Richard

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Our Retro Rooms feature moves to Sweden, focusing on occasional RTG contributors Kavel and Richard and their Stockholm apartment.

Sadly, they’re leaving this place, but for an even more retro place next month, so they’ve taken the opportunity to send over a couple of snaps before departing. Check out the image to your right for a nice teak cabinet including a ‘Picnic’ china service, Stig Lindberg ‘Berså’ leaf china and Atomium collectables.

And see over for part of Richard’s’ Elvis Library on some very Swedish string shelves and some of Kavel’s bespoke wall art inspired by Blue note artwork. And if you want to see more of Kavel’s work, check out Kavel’s website.

If you want to see your house, room or collectables on this site, just send over a couple of pictures and words of explanation to info@retrotogo.com and we’ll show the world!

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Categories / Design and Interiors

Newgate 20s-style Utility wall clock

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You may remember we featured the retro Cube clock from Newgate some time back. Well, it’s not the only clock worth checking out from the company, have a look at this Utility wall clock.

It should be right up your street if you’re trying for a 1920s or art deco feel in your home. Cream with red background (and numbers), with an injection-moulded acrylic case, convex lens and metal hands.

Sized at  30 x30 x 7cm and powered by a single AA battery, you can pick it up for £40.

Find out more from the Newgate website

Categories / Cars and Bikes

Classic Cars: Lotus Elan S3 FHC

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Looking for a sporty classic car? Check out this Lotus Elan LNK 120C. It’s no ordinary Lotus – this is the first-ever model baby Elan off the production line – shown off at the Motor Show of 1965 – and you can buy it.

It’s packed with unique features, including a rear compartment for golf clubs and has just undergone a 28 month total nut and bolt restoration to original factory specification by Lotus enthusiast and historian Nick Blunsden and has been in dehumidified storage ever since.

A gem of a classic, it’s available to buy for £29,995. Not cheap – but a worthy investment if you have some cash stashed away.

Find out more at the Pistonheads website

And thanks to Dave Clark for the tip-off.

Categories / Cars and Bikes, eBay watch

eBay Watch: Triumph Herald – almost like new

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I’ve always had a soft spot for the Triumph Herald, even though everyone I’ve known that’s owned one has spent as much time pushing their vehicle as driving it. But they were cars with seriously aged engines – this Triumph Herald has done just 17,027 miles since new.

Bought in 1963 by the original owner, who clock up just 12,000 miles in 26 years, it was then passed down that person’s family, clocking up another 5,000 along the way. It looks great in two-tone white and grey, has a sunroof and the kind of vintage detailing money just can’t buy today.

Check out the site for more images or contact the seller for full details. It’s currently at £1,550.00 – which seems like something of a bargain.

View the full details at the eBay website

And if you see anything of interest on eBay, let us know.

Categories / Men's Fashion, Women's Fashion

Lyle & Scott Vintage range scarf

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We’ve touched on the Lyle & Scott Vintage range previously – it’s a revival of some of the company’s designs from the days when it was on top of its game commercially (around 20 years back). And as the weather is getting ever-colder, it seems like a good time to highlight the Lyle & Scott Vintage range scarves.

It’s style from simplicity – plain colours, all made from 100 per cent lambswool and all featuring the vintage embroidered eagle. And as it’s the Vintage range, the colours are a little different from what you’d expect today – beige, burgundy, burnt orange and if you’re feeling particularly brave, pink.

Available now, you can pick one up for around £30.

Find out more at the End Clothing website

Categories / Cars and Bikes

Classic Cars: Citroen DS

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The Citroen DS is all about style and still retains that quality today, over 30 years after it left production.

Inspired by the sculptor Flaminio Bertoni, the car was way ahead of the game when it launched in 1955. The sweeping design is possible by the removal of the radiator grille, integration of the headlights and curves in both the front and rear windows. And then there’s the hydro-pneumatic suspension, designed to cope with the unpredictable French road system, rising up to make the passengers feel like they’re taking off.

Once they were everywhere, now much less common, even in their native France. And that means higher prices if you want to buy one. Your best bet is getting a left-hand drive from France – expect to pay around £2,000 for a model needing work, £8-10,000 for a reasonable model and £15,000 for a DS in top-notch condition. But prices obviously vary with so many models produced over the car’s 20-year lifespan.

And look after it – it can only go up in value.

Find out more at the DS World website