The Egloo Salt and Pepper Shakers are shaped somewhere between an egg and an igloo, hence the name.
It has been design and produced by an independent pottery in Stoke, where it is cast, glaze and has the graphic applied by the small team. It is that graphic that gives the Egloo a retro dimension, in this case a silhouette of a Beefeater, viewed from the front on one shaker and from the back on the other.
The Egloo set can be bought from drpd via Bouf for £18.
Helena Carrington uses illustration and photography to produce distinctive designs for interior textiles and accessories and like many designers, she seems obsessed by images of vintage vehicles. This Campervan Cushion is typical of her work.
Measuring 40cm by 30cm, the cushion features an illustration of the favoured hippie van on the front in a choice of either pink or blue. The reverse is made from retro patterned fabric. The cushion costs £45.
For details of where to buy it, visit Helena Carrington’s website.
I’ve never really been too keen on badges as accessories, but I’d make an exception for the designs by Moonpie & Shoeshine.
Sold in sets of three, they currently have six different themes set to choose from. Pictured above is the Psychedelic Mushroom set. The Pop Art set is similar but with a badge saying Pop in the place of the mushroom one.. On similarly groovy 60s note, is the Flower Girl set, which features psychedelic images in red and orange. Folk art is also acknowledged with a set featuring a chicken, squirrel and tree in yellow and pink. The DollyBird and Up with Mini Skirts sets are just as good, but stick to a palette of black, white and red.
The badges cost £3.50 per set and can be bought from the Moonpie and Shoeshine shop on the Folksy website.
Danish design company Erik Jorgensen has been creating furniture for over 50 years now and their products all have that classic Danish style. The Yasmin Chair is no exception.
The seat has a great shape but what I really like about this chair is the option to have the legs in bamboo rather than metal. This adds to the overall retro look of the chair. The Yasmin Chair is available upholstered in a huge array of fabric and quite a few leather options too.
Mac and Mac Interiors are selling the chair for just under £3,000. Visit the website for full details.
Continuing with the recent trend for all things fruit patterned is this Apples Overnight Bag.
It features a bold red apple print with an occasion dissected apple for variety. It measures 43cm so should be big enough for your gear for a short break. It costs £49.99. Alternatively, there is a pear design, with a slightly smaller overnight bag for £10 less. Matching washbags, wallets and tote bags are also available.
View the whole collection online at Cloth Ears.
The BFI London Film Festival (14-29 October) always includes screenings of restored and rediscovered classics in their “Treasures from the Archives” strand, but this year the festival also has several other notable films with a retro theme.
Possibly one of the biggest attractions of the whole festival is the Closing Night Gala screening of Nowhere Boy”, which is about the early years of John Lennon, based on Julia Baird’s book “Image This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon”.
Still on a musical note is “When You’re Strange: A Film About The Doors”, a documentary by indie director Tom DiCillo. Using a large amount of previously unseen footage, the film documents the rise of the band and the self-destruction of Jim Morrison. Directed by Ang Lee “Taking Woodstock” is described as a “gently funny and goodhearted story about one young man's involvement in the landmark festival” which should be worth a watch for some nice period detail. Moving to the late Seventies and early Eighties, “Blank City” portrays the anti-establisment vibe of New York and CBGBs.
For details of screening times and to buy tickets, visit the BFI website.
