Metalsmith Boris Bally has put old signs to good use in his collection of Transit Chairs.
Each one is uniquely-made from retired traffic signs. The edges have been rounded and filed to give a smooth finish, but as they are used signs, each will still have marks from their previous use. The industrial style reminds me of the Peter Saville design work for Factory Records.
They can be bought from the website Green With Envy and are currently reduced form $1000 to $900 (approximately £450).
Pairing up socks is a dull but all too frequent task in my household and there are still always a few odd ones left over. But this item can help with that task as well as looking good in a shabby chic style.
The Sock Exchange (loving the name too!) allows you to peg your spare socks up in the hope that they will soon be reunited with their partner.
It costs £23.95 from the Eccentrics website.
Beatles’ fans making a pilgrimage to Liverpool may wish to complete their trip with an overnight stay in the Hard Day’s Night Hotel which has opened recently in what the city is now billing as ‘The Beatles Quarter’.
The hotel has 110 rooms, each incorporating a specially commissioned piece of artwork by acclaimed Beatles artist Shannon. There are also two special suites (surely four would have been more appropriate?) which are, of course the Lennon and McCartney Suites. They are decorated with a white piano and knight’s suit respectively.
The theme continues in the Bar Four. Amongst standard classic cocktails, you’ll find such themed delights as Strawberry Fields with Pepper (vodka, strawberries and unsurprisingly, pepper), Honey Can’t By Me Love (featuring honey vodka) and Fab Four, a cocktail involving a bottle of Cristal champagne and costing £750!
The perfect companion to the Falcon cooker we featured earlier in the week is this English Vintage Kitchen Unit.
Dating back to the 1950s, it is cream with original chrome fittings and costs £395. It provides good storage space for your cutlery and crockery although it has also been suggested that it could be used in the bathroom too.
It is for sale in the vintage section of The Hambledon website, which probably means that there is only one available.
If you are serious about cooking but still want something with a bit of retro style, then the Falcon 1092 Induction Cooker could be the answer.
It has a wealth of features for the gourmet chef, including seven oven settings and four grill settings. But just as importantly, it comes in a choice of eight finishes, including the Classic Cream pictured here and two new colour options of Cherry Red and Lime Green. The Cream and Cherry would fit with a 1950’s style, whilst the Lime would add a bold splash of 1970s colour to your kitchen.
It costs just under £4,000. Further information can be found on the Falcon Appliances website.
The Sixty Hotel boasts of its “70s styled atmosphere in a clash of colours, shapes and materials”. This at first seems confusing for a hotel named Sixty, until you realise that Sixty in this case does not refer to the decade but to the fashion group to which is belongs, which also owns Miss Sixty.
The hotel is located in centre of Riccione, an Italian city that offers visitors plenty of shopping and an enviable beach. Each room has been decorated by a different artist, so each is unique. Whilst the overall style of the hotel might be 1970s, the amenities are hi-tech, so you won’t have to forego any modern luxuries.
Visit the Sixty Hotel website for further details, room rates and reservations.
