A mid-century classic is back on the high street – the Pierre Paulin Tanis desk.
It’s been reissued by Ligne Roset, which has re-created the desk in almost exact detail. Originally designed back in 1954, the desk actually references the earlier functional design of Bauhaus, featuring a black lacquered steel frame, a black or white Corian writing surface and a block of two drawers, finished in natural walnut veneer.
Available soon, price to be confirmed.
A blast from the past from Fila, with the return of its Sportsman jacket.
This is an exact replica of the 80s cult classic, arriving just in time for those autumn showers. The hooded jacket has half-zip fastening, a zipped ‘kangaroo’ pocket and a large Fila logo on the sleeve.
In red, white and blue, you can pick one up for £69.
Find out more at the End Clothing website
You’ll have to dig deep to find a more eye-catching speaker than the Elac MicroSub 2010 BT.
Yes, designed to look like a Rubik’s Cube, it’s also a very clever piece of audio kit. You can stream your music to it wirelessly via a Bluetooth connection (from a phone for example) or just plug in your MP3 player via a cable. Pair it up with a couple of small satellite speakers and you get a full audio system that’s small enough for a desk, but loud enough for a living room.
Just launched, it’s likely to be available towards the end of the year – when a price will be announced.
Find out more at the Elac website
Loving the classic looks of this Muji Round Face alarm clock.
Those retro looks are based on a Japanese classic – the traditional street clocks you’ll see out and about in Japan’s town and cities. It has a steel frame with glossy black finish and is sized around 10 x 4cm.
Yours for £21.95.
The image to the left is Pierre Cardin’s classic space age Cosmos tunic. And the one to the right is the V&A’s exclusive Cosmos t-shirt.
The Cosmos outfit is perhaps the most famous of Cardin’s space age designs, dating back to 1967 and designed to be worn with matching ‘helmet’ and tights. The t-shirt is a little more flexible, but still comes in red, with the famous circular logo.
Made from 100 per cent cotton and available in sizes S/M and M/L, you can pre-order now for £20.
Something of an exclusive for us, as these Astro and Gordon lamps from Lamponi aren’t yet available to buy online.
You may remember Lamponi from his stylish Vespa headlight lamps and these new lamps are very much in the same style, made to order and craftsman-made with a serious attention to detail.
Two adjustable lamps (in two colours) available, both influenced by 1930s space age comics and movies of the era, sized around 70cm long and with the light located in the rear engines. Expect to pay around 500 – 600 Euros. If you want to know more, get in touch with the designer via is website.
