Author: Justine Harvey

Lush Designs are design duo Marie Rodgers and Maria Livings. Their products are distinguished by a love of colourful and quirky prints and they produce a great line in lampshades.

The Mermaid Lampshade is a recent addition to the range and this print is very much in the style of Scandinavian folk art, featuring bizarre images of mermaids, storks and trees. It is available in a choice of colours (turquoise, orange, cream or grey) and three sizes, which can be changed to suit either a pendant or a lamp. Prices range from £24 to £48.

Visit the Lush Designs website to see the range.

It has been difficult to resist the convenience of modern music formats, but still MP3s and the like will still never have the aesthetic appeal of vinyl and certainly won’t inspire designs such as Ella Doran’s Stacks and Stripes range.

The “Stacks and Stripes” pattern is a photograph of a pile of 12” record sleeves and the design has been put onto a range of products. It has been used on Ella Doran’s first ever wallpaper, which is available with the pattern in the middle on the sides. It costs £110 for a 53cm by 10 metres long roll.

If you have stacks of your own vinyl in your home, you may find having a similar print on your walls a bit much, in which case a cushion, tray, table mat or mug might more appropriate.

Visit the Ella Doran website to buy.

Nottingham-based specialists in mid-century furniture, lighting and accessories, Luna, currently has a great selection of 1970s Retro Fabric Shades in stock.

They feature various types of geometric and swirling patterns in hues of orange, green, brown and pink that are typical of that time. Prices start from £48. Luna also has some fabric table lamps made from similar retro fabrics.

Visit the Luna website to see their current selection.