Author: modculture

Let’s be honest, it’s not hard picking out the main participants at a wedding – the bride has a big dress on, the bridesmaids similar and the groom and best man usually stand uncomfortably in ill-fitting hired suits. But jut in case there is any doubt, you can now pick up Wedding Badges.

And yes, they look just like your old school badges – except ‘Prefect’ ‘Head Boy’ and ‘Head Girl’ have been replaced by ‘Bride’, ‘Groom’, ‘Best Man’ and ‘Bridesmaid’, but still keep that ‘shield’ shape and safety pin-style clasp.

Might be useful if everyone goes casual in the evening or on the stag/hen night. Whatever use you choose, they retail for £14.95 per set.

Find out more at the IWOOT website

Taking its inspiration from 1950s modernism, the Fitto Chair will certainly look the part in any modern home.

Designed by Sergio Fahrer, the Coconut Chair (to use its alternative name) has a rich pau ferro wood veneer (sustainable and eco-friendly), with a soft white cushioned interior. It’s also available with a matching stool too should you wish to stretch out and take it easy.

Not cheap at £2,450, but quite possibly a design classic of the future.

Find out more at the One Eco Home website

If you missed out on the Ball Chair by Finn Stone last year – or didn’t like the initial colours – you might want to check out the latest versions in silver and gold.

The space age chair apparently takes influence from the work of Verner Panton and is good to use both indoors and outdoors, thanks to a construction of recycled ABS (virtually indestructible polypropylene) and a high quality glossy varnish that is highly UV-resistant and environment-friendly.

It retails for £145.

Find out more at the Bodie & Fou website

Modernist design wasn’t just for mainland Europe – Britain had its own cutting-edge objects in the 20s and 30s too, with the Bestlite lamp being the most famous. And not only a lamp – you can now pick up that same design for your ceiling with the Bestlite BL9 pendant light.

The Bestlite was described as ‘the first Bauhaus manifestation in Great Britain’ when it was introduced in 1930, the work of Robert Dudley Best. And that stylish simplicity can still catch the eye almost 80 years later, mixing stainless steel and aluminium in a choice of matt black, matt off white and glossy black, with the shade sized around 21cm in diameter.

If you want one, it retails for £158.99.

Find out more at the Panik Design website