If you didn’t win one in our recent competition, here’s some good news – all Shinzi Katoh tote bags are now half price in the sale.
Yes, the large retro-styled totes are now just £13.50 (from £27), with similar discounts on all the other bags – which sounds like a good excuse to pick one up now for your weekly shop or journey to work.
We’ll also have a competition soon for some of the company’s super-cool water bottles – watch this space.
Shinzi Katoh website
Inflatable furniture seems to be the thing this year – we’ve already seen the Branex Quasar range reissued and now we have the return of the Zanotta Blow armchair.
The Blow armchair was the work of De Pas, D’Urbino and Lomazzi back in 1967 – very much a sign of the times, it was hit with the swinging 60s crowd for its looks and functionality.
The new version is much the same as the original, made of ‘electronically welded’ clear, yellow or red PVC and good for both indoor and outdoor use and in most temperatures. A pump is supplied, with each chair selling for £344.
The interiors department on the fourth floor of the Liberty store is always worth checking – but even more so in the next couple of months for Knoll Past, Present and Future.
As the name suggests, this is a retrospective of Hans Knoll and his company over its 70-year history – everything from Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Barcelona chair to Ross Lovegrove’s Sprite Stacking chair, taking in the likes of Frank Gehry, Eero Saarinen, Isamu Noguchi and Robert Venturi.
Check out the link below for a full breakdown of everything on display – or just check it out in the store from now until the 4th September.
The Cold War Modern exhibition doesn’t start until September, but the merchandise is slowly creeping into the V&A store – including this eye-catching Superpowers poster.
Dating back to 1968, this Roman Cieslewicz-designed image was first seen on the cover of the French left-wing art magazine Opus International and will be in display in the exhibition in poster form.
That original will set you back serious money, but this re-print is affordable to most at just £16.
Find out more at the V&A website
Some time ago we featured the Paul Smith 80s-style Ghetto Blaster bag, which looked the part, but carried a hefty £190 price tag. This Ghetto Blaster weekend bag is much more affordable.
Made of a durable vinyl, it packs that ghetto blaster design on the front, as well as featuring a removable/adjustable shoulder strap, plenty of space for your essentials and a separate space for your mobile phone.
All of that for $54 (around £27).
Find out more at the Plasticland website
Loving the 60s-inspired looks of the Enzo Berti Pop Chair.
Use it in your home or in your garden, with the circular chair made of moulded polyethilene (in a choice of white, yellow, orange, red or black), standing on a chromium metal base.
If you want one, it will cost you £410.
