All the sports labels are going ‘old school’ these days – and that includes Nike, which is selling this Nike Re-Issue travel bag.
According to Nike, this is an exact replica of a 1970s travel bag, right down to the ‘pinwheel’ logo on the front. For your money you get several zipped compartments (including a lockable main pocket), an adjustable shoulder strap and a choice of black or brown finish.
All that for around £40.
We’re also for recycling here at Retro To Go – and if you can make a nice piece of design out of yesterday’s cast-offs, all the better. Which is the case with these Foolbloom cubes.
Ok, it’s not just your cast-off cloth here, the cubes are a mix of vintage and recycled fabrics upholstered around a solid wooden frame and deep foam to offer a stylish cube that can be used as a seat, a stool or even an occasional table.
All are handmade, so you could say unique, but you can get an idea of the range at the Foolbloom website. The cubes retail for around £240 each. Or if you want something really special, they also do a bespoke service.
Perhaps not the mug to offer an elderly relative, but everyone else should appreciate the glimpse at a bygone era provide by the Glamour mug set.
This set of six fine bone china mugs is produced exclusively in the UK for I Love Design, all handmade and with six 50s-style hand-drawn illustrations of a pin-up on the outside – a different one for each mug. And appropriately for the subject matter, each mug is in an ‘hour glass’ shape.
You can buy the set online, priced at £85.
Wondering what to buy the communist revolutionary in your life? You can’t go far wrong with this Lenin-shaped scented candle.
Yes, standing 14cm tall, this Moldavian-produced candle is made of bees wax and as well as working as a piece of kitsch home decoration, does also function as a candle – a scented one too.
Complete with rather cool packaging, you pick this up from Paul Smith for £15.
Find out more at the Paul Smith website
A real throwback to the late 60s, the Lunar chair from Lunar Labs should make an impact both inside and outside the home – especially if you’re going for that Space 1999 look.
The work of Claudio Cabaca, it’s a lounger that apparently allows you to ‘sit low in a comfortable position while relaxing’. Which simply means you can slump down in it. Made by hand in Holland, the chair is also weatherproof, so you can use it in the garden as well as the home.
17 colours to choose from, but one fairly hefty price – which is around £2,300.
Find out more at the Pid website
Vintage travel posters have been given a new lease of life with the Retro America and Retro Italy range of canvases.
As the names suggest, these are tourist-friendly city images from both the US and Italy from various eras, all re-printed on stretched box canvas before being mounted on 1cm thick wood (as well as being varnished for protection).
Prices start at £35.
Find out more at the That Canvas website
