The Shadow Chair is actually a brand new product, just launched in April 2009, but its choice of materials mean it will fit well with a retro style home. It is available in a choice of sleek white or walnut.
The chair’s unique feature is that it looks to be defying gravity, balanced on top legs, but actually what at first appears to be a shadow is part of the chair. Pretty clever!
It costs £795 and can be bought from the Duffy London website.
Designed by Jonas Lindvall for De Nord, the Slapshot Storage Unit is a minimalist piece of furniture but with more than a hint of retro styling.
It has rounded edges which always gives a mid-century look to newer designs and the drawer handles are finished with wood accents, in a choice of zebrano, walnut or oak, the first two in particular adding to the retro vibe. It is also available entirely in white for a truly space-age look.
Pictured here is the two-door medium storage unit which costs £598. There is also a low three-door media unit for the same price and a two-drawer bedside unit for £325. The range is available to buy online from Funktion Alley.
The image on these places mats and coasters may be familiar as we featured the mannequin cushions by Judy Holme some time ago. She has now added these sets of melamine place mats and coasters to her collection, featuring the popular 1920s mannequin design in monochrome.
Sold in sets of six ( two each of three designs) the table mats cost just under £50 and the coasters just under £25.
They can be bought online from the Judy Holme website.
Currently featured under the “Made in Britain” section of the Pedlars’ website is this interesting take on the deckchair, a Double Deckchair.
It has been handmade by Lost and Found using vintage fabrics so each one is unique. Perfect for romantic summer days in the garden, or alternatively great if you just prefer a little more space than the standard deckchair gives.
It costs £495. Contact Pedlars via their website for further information.
If you are looking to completely re-kit your kitchen in a retro style, then H is for Home has a great range of enamel kitchenware.
The collection includes saucepans, a kettle, coffee pots and a fruit bowl, decorated with the “Lotus” pattern, which was designed by Grete Prytz Kittelsen for Cathrineholm, Norway in the 1960s. Most of the pans, the kettle and a coffee pot are in the white and sky blue, so you could have a matching set, but there are also some in red/white and coffee pots in a selection of colours.
Prices start at £38 for saucepans, going up to £75 for the fruit bowl, kettle and most of the coffee pots. Visit H is for Home to see the full range.
This distinctive wingback chair has been made using vintage bus scrolls and leather on a traditional chair.
It has been created by the design company DavidmetNicole, a husband and wife team from Australia. It is made to order using Australian or English bus scrolls and costs £4,500.
It can be ordered through Atelier Abigail Ahern. Visit the website for further information.
