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Alstermo Bruk Atlas – vintage-style luggage range

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When I think of luggage with retro looks, I always think first of Globetrotter. But there are other options – like the Alstermo Bruk Atlas range.

Alstermo Bruk has been making and selling luggage with its patented Amo-fiber (for strength without weight) since 1895, with the Alstermo Atlas range offering those vintage looks, handmade production, a wood frame, numbered brass plate, cloth lining and leather trimming.

Take your pick from a variety of colours ranging from the conservative to the bold, with cases ranging from an attaché through to a large suitcase with wheels. Prices start at 325 Euros per piece – expensive, but likely to be the only luggage you’ll never need to buy.

Find out more at the Alstermo Bruk website

And thanks to Andre for the tip off!

Categories / Design and Interiors

Zero’s Foto floor lamp – based on old studio lighting

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Perfect for the movie obsessive, the Zero Foto floor lamp is a modern take on vintage film and photography studio lighting.

The work of Thomas Bernstrand and Mattias Ståhlbom, it’s a cast aluminium lamp with an adjustable steel base, as well as an adjustable head so you can aim the light. In fact, if you want to highlight something in a room (like a painting), it’s just the thing.

As well as a standard floor lamp, there’s also a small version and variations for the ceiling and wall. Prices for the floor lamps start at the equivalent of £500.

Find out more at the Pid website

Categories / Art and Photography, Design and Interiors

MHL’s Andy Warhol-themed skateboard decks

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Know someone who loves skateboarding and pop art? Well, we have the perfect birthday gift idea – the MHL Andy Warhol-themed skateboard decks.

No, they don’t feature images of Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe and soup cans. Instead, they go for more leftfield designs  – Warhol’s 1986 camouflage series of prints, each one with a Warhol signature and authentication.

Plenty of varations to choose from, including the two above and all discounted right now at Hip down to £42.

Find out more at the Hip website

Categories / Architecture, Design and Interiors

Modern Birdhouse – based on the mid-century Case Study House designs

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If you want to know about the mid-century Case Study Houses in the US, you need to buy Taschen’s book on the subject. And if you want one for your garden, you can now buy a Modern Birdhouse – based on the designs on the Case Study Houses.

The Case Study House program ran between 1945-66, producing 36 prototype homes that could be easily and cheaply constructed.  The program was led by John Entenza and featured some of architecture’s greatest talents, including Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen.

The birdhouses here are based on the work of J.R. Davidson, Richard Neutra, and Ralph Rapson (above), made of SmartWood oiled teak, with floating aluminum roofs and a detachable posts. They are shipped pre-assembled (apart from the post) and sell for $195 (around £100).

Find out more at the Design Public website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Kuboaa’s retro-styled Barton wallpaper and fabric range

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Kuboaa has been around for five years, producing its own unique wallpaper designs – which aren’t afraid to offer a nod to the past. Like the ones in the newly-launched Barton collection, designed by Andrew Hardiman.

In fact, it’s not only wallpaper – the designs in the new collection will also be sold as fabrics at a later date – including the Ginko and Hepburn pictured above. Ignore the colour shown here, both will be available in six different colourways, with the paper now available to order as 10m x 52cm rolls.

Ideal for feature walls, a roll will cost you £55. Fabric prices to follow.

Find out more at the Kuboaa website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Pets

Eddie’s Room – Merrow Associates-style house for your dog

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Regular readers will know of our love for all things Merrow Associates, the high-end British design company of the late 60s/early 70s. It might be long gone, but there’s plenty of furniture out there in the Merrow style – including Eddie’s Room.

Eddie’s Room is an indoor dog house, a really stylish mix of walnut and chrome, with a hole for your furry friend to get in and out, as well as a grey mattress to keep him or her warm.

Dog houses don’t get much more stylish – although it will cost you $599 (around £300) for some canine cool.

Find out more at the Generate website