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Plus 4 Garden Furniture Set by John Jenkins

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The Plus 4 Garden Furniture Set by John Jenkins is part of Heal’s ReDiscovers collection.

The garden table and chairs set is inspired by a classic Ambrose Heal design from 1923. Like some of the best retro dining sets, the Plus 4 is designed with space saving in mind, with the chairs tucking neatly around the edge of the table. The table and chairs are made from teak and there is a hole in the centre of the table for a parasol.

The set costs £995 (it promises to save space, not money!) from Heal’s.

Categories / Homeware, Kids

Revamped 1950s Nursery School Chairs

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We’ve seen 1950s school chairs reproduced, but Folly and Glee has a selection of revamped originals in stock.

Their 1950s Nursery School Chairs have been hand-painted and reupholstered with 1970s vintage wallpaper to give them a new lease of life. There is a choice of three designs on their website now to choose from (yellow floral, pink graphic or blue soldier), or you can contact them and they will finish a chair to suit your decor. Unlike many revamped pieces of furniture, these chairs are very reasonably priced at just £15.

Visit the Folly and Glee website for more information.

Categories / Retro Men's Fashion, Toys and Games

Pac-Man Ghosts T-Shirt

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Layer Eight create t-shirts inspired by things they enjoy, which judging by this Pac-Man Ghosts T-Shirt includes retro arcade games.

The t-shirt features Pac-Man’s enemies, Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde on the front with a '10p – 1 play' coin slot graphic printed on the sleeve. The t-shirt is available in men’s sizes Small up to XX Large and in either navy or charcoal grey. There is also a similar design featuring the Space Invader aliens should that be your game of choice.

The t-shirts cost £23 from Layer Eight.

Categories / Homeware

Chalkboard Wall Graphic

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The Chalkboard Wall Graphic is another product designed for those of us who tend to look back at school days with rosy-tinted nostalgia.

The graphic consists of a 60cm by 50cm rectangular piece of matt vinyl, which can be applied or removed easily from your walls as you fancy. It is supplied with a pack of coloured chalk for you to write with on the graphic, which can be wiped clean. 

The chalkboard graphics cost £21 each from Caroline McGrath.

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Sagemcom Sixty telephone – vintage handset meets modern technology

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The Sagemcom Sixty Telephone combines the best retro design with a host of modern features.

Design-wise, it is in the style of a classic telephone, except the handset is cordless. The orange finish adds to its retro appeal. Its handy modern features include automatic power management, 150-name phone book and a 20-minute answering machine.

It is available to buy from John Lewis for just under £99.95.

Categories / Homeware

Reconditioned Wall Telephones

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New in at Pedlars are these Reconditioned Wall Telephones.

They look like the classic 500 series phones in shape, but they are designed to be wall mounted, which makes them that little bit more unusual. The phone is available in either black or ivory and they have the old-fashioned rotary dial, rather the modern push buttons.

The telephone costs £235 from Pedlars.