Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Rich Brilliant Willing Lights for Urban Outfitters

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Rich Brilliant Willing isn’t a name I was familiar with, although they are apparently a hot name in the world of modern design. The lights they have created exclusively for Urban Outfitters certainly justify the hype.

There is a table lamp or a wall sconce, which both have a bright coloured base with a wood pedestal. They are made from existing components that have been appropriated into a new use, and pleasingly for us, the end product has a midcentury aesthetic.

The lights cost $89 each from Urban Outfitters.

Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Nagasaki Chair by Mathieu Mategot

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The Nagasaki Chair is probably the best-known design by Hungarian/French designer Mathieu Mategot (you may remember his Kangaroo table featured last month). This iconic piece has recently been re-issued by Gubi, which is great news for fans of 1950s design looking for a new designer to obsess over.

The chair rests on three-legs and is made up of juxtaposed geometric shapes. It is made from perforated metal and is available with either a red, yellow or white seat, contrasting with the black finish of the legs and backrest.

The chairs are available from Nest, priced £317 each.

Categories / Homeware

Suena Mexican Rocking Chair

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Recently added to Graham and Green’s stock is the Suena Mexican Rocking Chair.

It is a similar 1950s style chair to the Acapulco Chair by Oficina Kreativa, but on beautifully curved rockers instead of standard chair legs. It is made from steel so is suitable for use indoors or out. A stylish additoin to any porch!

It costs £425 from Graham and Green.

Categories / Homeware

Crown Vintage Paints

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With so many great wallpapers available, it would be tempting to paper every wall in the house, but to make it a bit easier on the eye, you may want to paint a few, which is where Crown’s new range Crown Vintage comes in.

Created in association with Wayne and Geraldine Hemingway, whose love of all things vintage is no secret, the range consists of 30 flat matt emulsions. The colours are inspired by music, fashion, film, art and design from the 1940s up to the 1980s, and have names such as Make Do and Mend, Mop Top Mania, Beat Generation Blue and Free Love.

You can read more about the range on the Crown Paints Blog or buy them exclusively at Homebase, priced £22.50 for a 2.5L tin.

Categories / Bags

Gisela Graham Summer Garden Shopper

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Gisela Graham started out making seasonal decorations, but her range now includes lots of everyday items too, such as this Summer Garden Shopper.

Printed on oilcloth, the pattern is a folk art style mixture of birds, flowers and fruit. The Summer Shopper is currently is currently reduced by 35%, on sale for £14.99. Also available in the same print are a peg bag, gardening clothes, canvas gardening bag and a lidded mug.

View the whole range at Mollie and Fred.

Categories / Gadgets and Tech, Music

Traditional Wooden Music Centre

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How most people buy and listen to music may have moved on in recent years, but some of us are not ready to part with our vinyl collections. This Traditional Wooden Music Centre offers a good solution as it combines the best of the old and new.

It has a turntable that plays 33, 45 and 78rpm records, an AM/FM radio, a CD player and a USB port so you can plug in your new-fangled technology too. It is beautifully presented, housed in a walnut finished wooden case.

Like pretty much all of their stock, Past Times are selling it at a reduced price of £128 (previously £160).