Great design doesn’t have to cost the earth – this Rubiks Cube alarm clock is available for under £15.
For that, you get the current time, date and room temperature, plus an alarm to wake you up (no idea what kind of alarm noise though). And here’s the nice touch – you jump between features with a twist of the cube!
Available online for $24.95 which is around £12.50.
Find out more at the What On Earth website
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The Diadora Seb Impact was a running shoe developed for runners like Sebastien Coe (hence the name) in the mod 80s, recently getting a limited reissue by the company. If you missed out on that, you might be interested in the newly-launched Diadora Exodus.
In fact, these are an almost identical copy of the Seb Impact – the only differences as far as I can see is in the cut of the suede detailing and the colour schemes, which include the grey/purple above as well as a white/red and green/red.
Very limited numbers on these and only from Oki-Ni, retailing at £85.
Brazil has plenty of hidden mid-century gems, many of them being uncovered and reissued right now by Brazilia Interiors, including this Dinamarquesa armchair.
Oozing 1950s style (1959 to be precise), this Jorge Zalszupin-designed chair has a curvy frame and arms made from sucupira, with some period upholstery to match and a slight angle at the back for comfort.
In fact, the only we don’t know is the price. Contact the company to find that out.
Almost 40 years and the Up5 armchair by B&B Italia is still years ahead of the game.
Designed in 1969 by avant garde Italian architect Gaetano Pesce, it was originally intended as a form of flat pack furniture, with the vacuum-packed item would spring to life when the package was opened.
These days, the Up5 and its ball-shaped Ottoman are made from shaped polyurethane foam, then covered in a fabric of your choice, selling for a very non-flatpack price of £1,500 upwards. But if you want something a bit cheaper, other items in the Up range start at £300.
Find out more at the Utility Design website
T-shirt specialists Waterloo has introduced a retro bag range, with each bag named after a member of The Who.
Above is ‘Keith’ and ‘John’ with larger satchel-style bags called ‘Pete’ and ‘Roger’ also in the range. All are available in a variety of colours and made of leather, with the Keith able to fit in a 13-inch MacBook (or your everyday bits and pieces) in the main pocket, while the Pete and Roger have the option to carry a 15-inch laptop.
Prices are good too – ranging from $39.95 (around £20), rising to $53.45 (around £27). The company ships worldwide.
Yes, another Lego-based product – but we think the Lego-based Desktop Calendar is a super cool addition to any office.
Three coloured blocks, showing the day, month and numerical day, which you can assemble in any way you like – on top of each other, sideways or in a jaunty manner (as above). And when you want to change the date, just press the top of each of the 80mm square blocks.
You can order online – bit sadly only from a Korean website right now – with the price the equivalent of £14.
Find out more at the Early Adopter website
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