This New York Notebook from Colloco will make a stylish addition to your desk. Its cover is decorated with vintage pictures of the City and an old fashioned map on the back.
It is compact and has an elastic band to keep it in place, making it easy to carry around with you.
It costs just £7 and can be bought online from Colloco. If New York isn’t your favourite city, there are also similar notebooks with images of Paris and Italy to choose from, which feature equally retro images.
If you’ve got an interest in retro British pottery, you will probably already be familiar with the name of John Clappison. John Clappison was appointed Chief Designer for the pottery company Hornsea in 1958 and continued to produce acclaimed pieces for them until 1987. His work is quite typical of the mid-century period and is now sought after by collectors.
Spirografica have some John Clappison mugs for sale, dating back to the 1970s which feature pictures of animals. They are selling them for £25 each.
Similar pieces do come up fairly regularly on Ebay where they do sometimes sell for a bit less depending on the design.
This Flock of Metal Birds is not the 1950s flying birds that famously decorated the walls of the Ogden’s house in Coronation Street and have enjoyed something of an ironic revival recently. Instead, this flock of birds from Judith Michael and Daughter are inspired by vintage ornaments and each bird is decorated with a vintage wallpaper style pattern.
They are available individually for £5.25 or you can by a whole multicoloured flock of eight for £40. Each bird has a black and white ribbon attached which you can use to hang it from the wall or wherever else you may choose.
To see the whole collection, visit the Judith Michael and Daughter website.
American architect and designer Warren Platner felt there was room in 1960s modernism for “the kind of decorative, graceful design that appeared in a period style like Louis XV” and to explore this idea, he experimented with the possibilities of steel wire.
These creations are still being produced by Knoll and the Warren Platner Coffee and Side Table are the most affordable and easily usable pieces in this collection. In both pieces, vertical steel wire rods are welded to circular horizontal and edge-framing rods and topped with thick tempered glass.
Available to buy from Blend Design, the side table costs £315 and the coffee table £570. If you really love the look and want to splash out, there is also a dining table for £1,320, which is a bigger version of the coffee table.
Classic furniture doesn’t come cheaply and even those cute little replicas of classic chairs cost quite a bit, so how do you introduce a bit of iconic design into your home on a budget? We’ve previously featured posters, a tea towel and even wallpaper featuring designer chairs, and now we can add to that list with the Classic Furniture Fridge Magnets.
Produced by Snowden Flood (whose cushions we’ve highlighted in the past), there are several chair designs to choose from (Eames Rocking Chair, Jacobsen Swan Chair and Tulip Chair) as well as a three-legged table and lamp. They cost £7.75 and will give you something pretty to decorate your fridge with.
They can be ordered from the Snowden Flood website.
The Ian Curtis/Joy Division film Control is released on DVD next week and with impeccable timing, Urban Outfitters are selling this Joy Division Tee, which features the instantly recognisable Peter Saville artwork from the Unknown Pleasures album.
Pictured here is the ladies version, a marl grey t-shirt with the cover of Unknown Pleasures printed in black. For men, there are larger sizes available in a black t-shirt with a contrasting purple print.
Both versions cost £30 and can be bought online from the Urban Outfitters website.
