Not the cheapest sideboard you’ll ever see, but the Kursi sideboard has the looks, as well as being eco-friendly.
At first glance, it might look like the typical 1950s sideboard, but it’s actually a modern take on a vintage design, offering storage options more in keeping with today’s lifestyle as well as having its eco-credentials boosted by an FSC birch plywood body and FSC sapele legs.
Each sideboard is made to order, retailing for £3,150.
How did anyone waste time at work before the internet? Simple – office toys – and Pin Art was certainly one of the more memorable.
What is it? Well, thousands of blunt pins in a case, which you can push objects into – or your own body parts, should you so wish – to create 3D images.
Ok, it’s not got as much depth as Retro To Go, but it might make an interesting diversion for £13.99.
Remember the Love Hearts jewellery? Well, it’s not the only trinkets you can buy based on sweets – check out the Candyware range for more.
Candyware replicates jelly beans and tutti frutti sweets in acrylic plastic, before being turned into a variety of necklaces and bracelets, all with a distinctly retro look.
The range is expanding soon with a new selection on glass – in the meantime, you can pick up the current designs online from £9.99 to £19.99.
Find out more at the Candyware website
A vintage design gets a modern twist with the Gummy retro alarm clock.
Very much the old-fashioned digital alarm clock, it has a ‘gummy’ rubber casing, FM radio reception, snooze and of course the time – all powered by 3x AAA batteries.
Cheap too – you can pick it up for £16.50.
Jørn Utzon has made a considerable mark on both architecture and design for over 50 years, with the Jørn Utzon Concert P3 pendant light being a modern design that takes its influence from the past.
It’s not a million miles from his classic 1940s Tivoli lamp, but in this case uses four lacquered shades to create ambient lighting for even the largest of rooms.
If the P3 (with its 55cm diameter) is too large, there’s also a P1, which shrinks things down to 32cm. Prices are £195 for the P1 or £390 for the P3.
Bizarrely, we flagged this up as a vintage find some months back, but we have just discovered that the Kristian Vedel Child’s Chair has been reissued as part of the Architect Made series.
Produced around 1955 in Denmark, it’s a stylish and simple mid-century design that still works today. The frame is semi-circular bent plywood, with slats to support adjustable pieces of laminated plywood, held in place by tension. And when your child grows, just move up a slot.
Available online, you can pick up the chair for £295.
Find out more at the Panik Design website
