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Ovetto space age recycling bin

Ovetto

Recycling wasn’t a big priority in the early 70s, but if it was, it might have involved something like the Ovetto recyclng bin.

Loving those futuristic space age curves, combining to create an egg-shaped bin with separate compartments for your recycled items, like paper, plastic, glass etc. Drop your rubbish in the small coloured slot on the top, pull out the larger storage sections when you need to empty. It’s probably the hippest bin on the market, with the added bonus of being one of the greenest.

Take your pick from black, white or coloured, priced at £139.99.

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Categories / Design and Interiors

Foto table lamp – shaped like photographers’ lighting

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We featured the floor version of the Foto lamp from Zero some time back when it hit retail in Sweden. Well, now it’s available in the UK – in table form anyway.

If it looks familiar, it’s because this Thomas Bernstrand and Mattias Ståhlbom design is based on the classic photographer’s studio lighting, made of aluminium and steel and with an adjustable head for aiming the light.

Take your pick from four colours, all selling for £350.

Find out more at the Liberty website

Categories / Design and Interiors

TokyoBay vintage robot alarm clock

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Ok, it’s not the most feature-packed clock on the market, but you have to admit that this vintage robot alarm clock from TokyoBay is a cutie.

Very much an old school robot (with more than a hint of Metal Mickey), it has a perma-grin face, moving arms, matching legs and a traditional clock face inside, complete with ringing alarm.

Sized at just 3.75 inches tall and battery-powered, it sells for $49.99 (around £25).

Find out more at the Mod Cloth website

Categories / Bags

Marimekko 1970s Olkalaukku bag

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When a bag has been on the market for 37 years, you get the feeling it’s doing something right – and that’s the case with the Marimekko Olkalaukku bag.

It was designed back in 1971 by Ristomatti Ratia and if the design looks over-familiar, that might give you an idea of just how influential it is. Nothing out of the ordinary here – a large storage area, smaller zipped pocket and adjustable strap in a choice of bright colours. But if you need an everyday bag for work or college, this is just about perfect.

Yours for around £70.

Find out more at the Scandinavian Design Center website

Categories / Design and Interiors

La Palma retro-styled OC-Chair

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It might be a bit too close to the classic George Nelson Coconut Chair for some, but we love the La Palma OC-Chair.

The OC-Chair by Simon Pengelly offers up laid-back seating via a moulded wood shell, supported by a sandblasted stainless steel base. The fabric upholstery completes the chair, in a suitably retro red cloth.

The price isn’t a million miles from a Coconut Chair either – £1,032.

Find out more at the Made In Design website

Categories / Men's Fashion, Sportswear

Diadora Borg Elite Originals 1976 trainers

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The name might be  bit of a mouthful, but these Diadora Borg Elite Originals 1976 trainers look to be a collectable of the future.

They’re replicas of the first trainers Bjorn Borg wore at Wimbledon back in 1976 – and there are just 1,976 pairs in production. Each pair is numbered and made of 100 per cent nappa leather, with removable leather footbed and contrasting rubber sole.

Sold in limited edition packaging, you can bag a pair for £125.

Find out more at the Stuarts of London website