“Sew Your Own Totes” kit is part a series of “Sew Your Own” kits by Melbourne designer Angela White.
The kit contains a vintage-style printed fabric along with contrasting herringbone to make the bag’s handles, as well as the cute finishing touch of a label that says “I made it”. Full instructions are included and the kits are simple enough to introduce children to sewing, but that doesn’t mean that adults can’t use them too.
They cost £15 and can be bought from Lily and Agathe.
An antique carver chair has been given quite a makeover by Beauvamp to create the Jack 1 Chair.
The chair has been painted with high shine navy blue paint and silver metallic spray and the seat upholstered in a with a Union Jack flag. To complete the punk aesthetic, red bobbles have been added to the front and back spindles.
It costs £400 and can be ordered via Not on the High Street. Beauvamp will also take commissions for similar pieces.
The First Chair was designed for Michele De Lucchi for the Milan-based company Memphis, who caused a stir in the design world in the 1980s.
The First Chair was designed in 1983 although its quirky design could easily fit in items from the 1960s as it has a similar playfulness.
Made from enamelled wood and metal, it costs $850 (approximately £420) from Nova68.
Designed by Andrew Tye, this modular screen goes by the simple, but Sci-Fi sounding name of the S3.
It is made up of interconnecting panels and steel pins, and is available in a variety of finishes, all of which could look suitably retro. Pictured here is the white gloss laminate version which has a space age look to it, but other options include walnut, maple and oak veneer which will look more traditional and perhaps Seventies.
Prices start at £1250 but vary according to the number of panels required and the materials chosen. Visit the Design Shop UK website for further details.
Herdy is the cartoon sheep logo for the Herdy Company, a Lake District based company that gives part of its profits to promote and preserve that area.
The latest product is a new design of mugs featuring Herdy in a pop art style coloured circle on a white background. The mug is made of fine bone china, made in England. There is a choice of four bright colours; pink, blue, green or yellow.
The mugs cost £9.99 each and can be ordered directly from the Herdy website.
Very different from the his La Fonda coffee table that we featured earlier in the year, Alexander Girard also designed a coffee table for Knoll.
This one dates back to 1948 and has a walnut veneer tabletop and an organic shape with one straight and one asymmetrical side. It can be positioned with either the straight or the asymmetrical edge facing the seating area, giving a large usable surface area without taking up too much floor space.
It is still produced by Knoll in line with the original specifications and can be ordered from Desigin Within Reach for $745 (approximately £370).
