Categories / Design and Interiors

Salvaged 1950s industrial white domed shades

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I’m pretty sure these aren’t going to work in a semi-detached or a bungalow, but for loft-style living, these salvaged industrial white domed shades would look very stylish.

Available from Trainspotters, the white enameled lights date from the 1950s and were salvaged from the Dunlop factory in Birmingham. But they have been adapted for the modern home, with new internal electrics, polished steel caps and a new hanging hook. Ceiling hooks and flex are also thrown in, should you require them.

Sized at 43 x 51cm, you can pick one up for £160.

Find out more at the Trainspotters website

Categories / Kids, Toys and Games, Women's Fashion

70s homemade fashion label Clothkits returns

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Everyone seems to be getting into crafting these days, so it’s a good time for 70s stitch-at-home clothing label Clothkits to return.

Originally started by British textile designer Anne Kennedy in 1969, it offered everything you would need to make your own fashions – right down to the buttons and thread. The idea being to create your own individual fashion pieces, but at a fraction of the price. It continued until 1991, but has now been re-launched by Kay Mawer, offering cool designs with more than a slight retro twist.

The principle is the same, with children’s wear and women’s wear available to order as a complete package, with a child’s dress starting at £15 and a women’s skirt from £35. Or you could start simple and go for the Clothkitty doll (pictured), based on an original vintage pattern, with a choice of black or ginger hair and with her own clothing range available to order and make.

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Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Brando USB Tube Clock – old-style timekeeping for your desk

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Looking for a new desk clock? The Brando USB Tube Clock could fit the bill – and you can power it from your PC.

Guaranteed to turn a head or two, the USB Tube Clock packs six digital tubes on top of that solid wooden block, showing the hours, minutes and seconds pass by. And power is sorted for as long as you leave your computer on – it works via the USB connection.

Not the biggest thing at 10.5 (H) x 28 (W) x 7.5 (D) cm, but not the biggest price either – $70 (around £35).

Find out more at the Brando website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Hans Wegner CH101 Easy Chair

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If you think the Hans Wegner CH101 Easy Chair looks just a little bit 70s, you’ll be spot on.

Hans Wegner designed this particular series of furniture in the early 70s, but production was very limited (for Danish firm Johannes Hansen). But over 30 years on – to coincide with Carl Hansen & Son’s 100th anniversary – the designs are back in production, under the series name CH100.

This CH101 easy chair mixes flat steel with leather to produce a chair of its era, but at the same time, very contemporary. Choose from black, brown and white leather, all retailing for £3,270.

Find out more at the Lollipop Shoppe website

Categories / Film and TV, Food and Drink

Star Wars-themed Pez dispensers

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Even though the sweets taste like sugared chalk, I’m guessing we have all had a Pez dispenser at one time or other in our lives. But perhaps not one as cool as these Star Wars-themed Pez dispensers.

Take your pick from a Darth Vader, Death Star or Stormtooper, all 12 inches tall and packed with enough sweets to keep you hyperactive for hours. And not only that – they also light up and play the Star Wars theme.

Expect the three models here to be followed by C-3PO, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and Yoda, all selling for around the equivalent of £10 each.

Find out more at the Bulk Candy Store website

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Categories / Design and Interiors

Joe Colombo Poker Table for Zanotta

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Poker is big business these days, so it’s a good time for Zanotta to give a reissue to the Joe Colombo Poker Table.

Whether you play poker or not, it’s a stylish item – although card players will certainly appreciate the removable leather-trimmed green baize. Other features of this 1968 design include stainless steel legs, a white layered plastic laminate top, a geometric square shape and swing-out corner pieces for your drinks.

None of which comes cheap – expect to pay around £2,400.

Find out more at the Nest website