If you want to add a 70s vibe to your living room, the Verner Panton Spy wall light could do the trick.
On the face of it, the Spy is a fairly unassuming wall light, as the picture on the right suggests. But turn it on and this metal and plastic hemisphere projects a weird, wonderful and probably hypnotic red light around the room, perfect as background light for those psychedelic sounds.
The light is sized around 50cm and sells for the not inconsiderable price of £948.99.
Want to wear an authentic bit of 60s clobber? You can (and for not much cash) with the Stamp Out The Beatles sweatshirt.
George Harrison was pictured in one in 1967, so you could say it’s Beatles’ approved (although this almost certainly has no official licensing). It was actually created by an anti-Beatles group in Detroit, who presented to GH, who subsequently wore it, passing a quip about the Fab Four planning to stamp out Detroit.
Anyway, if you want one, Verona T-Shirts are selling them on just about every size and colour you can think of on eBay. The price? £19.99.
Find out more at the Verona T-Shirts eBay Store
Once upon a time, you had to get your hands dirty to find a vintage bargain. These days, you can browse the ever-growing number of websites devoted to salvaged gems – like Elemental, for example.
The site has a great selection of vintage items in need of a new home, everything from architectural features and signs through to lighting, seating and storage. This East German clock is just typical. A large clock (55cm diameter) in a polished steel case, it dates back to 1955 but has a look that wouldn’t have looked out of place during the earlier modernist era.
The only thing we don’t know is the price – you’ll have to drop them a line about it (and indeed any other of the items on the site).
Looking for a project? This 1930s modernist house in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex – and some of the hard work has already been taken care of.
Not far from the coast and the the train station, this period property has certainly seen better days, but does retain many of its original features, including the cubic shape, wraparound and vertical strip windows and a large sun terrace.
We like the TST range of retro-styled trainers, indeed we featured the Split Toe range last week. And available from this week are these TST Suede Top trainers.
Again the work of Seishi Tanaka and exclusive to Oki-Ni, the Suede Top (as the name suggests) has a suede upper with contrast suede detailing and silver metal eyelets, finished off with a rubber sole with contrasting stripe and those TST logos.
Not the best shoe for wet weather, but if you spend your time away from the elements, you can pick up a pair in light or dark for £95.
Find out more at the Oki-Ni website
Not just a light, a piece of high-end design – and the Flos Biagio table light has a price to match.
Designed by Tobia Scarpa in 1968, the Biagio’s body is carved from a single block of white Botticino marble, with light emanating from that helmet-like top and control via a switch on the cord.
We love the look, but we’re less keen on the price tag – a whopping £2,968.
