Author: modculture

A strange design, the Oluce Colombo ceiling lamp can add a quirky and slightly industrial look to a room.

Dating back to 1972 and designed (as the name suggests) by Joe Colombo, the Colombo lamp offers both direct and indirect light from adjustable aluminium reflector, with a chrome-plated stem and lacquered ceiling fixing finishing things off.

Not his best, but certainly a talking point – and yours for £331.

Find out more at the Panik Design website

We all need a tray now and again – and you’ll certainly impress when you produce this Metagram London tray.

Loving the pop art styling, the work of Maria Holmer Dahlgren and featuring some of the capital’s favourite sites, as well as a few quirky 60s-style images.

But best of all, this isn’t too expensive – just £25. Did someone say stocking filler?

Find out more at the Lifestyle Bazaar website

As well as having an understated charm, the George Nelson Tray Table is also a useful little thing.

Just think – you need a side table, an occasional table or a bedside table – well, this Tray Table covers all of that and more. Designed by Nelson back in 1949, the table has a simple adjustable mechanism to fit whatever height you require and with a choice of finish on top of the chrome frame, it should match any room too.

The only downside is the price, £355.68.

Find out more at the Nest website

The old brass carriage clock isn’t what we’d call stylish – but we’re very much taken by its modern-day equivalent, the Mantel Dome from Innermost.

But that’s probably because those modern looks have more than a hint of the past.  We love those space age blown glass curves, that die cast zinc base and stand and the ‘face’ – which has more that a hint of George Nelson about it.

This Cédric Ragot-designed clock has just launched, available in black or white and can be yours for £95.

Find out more at the Design My World website