Not just a money box, this is a psychedelic penguin money box from Punto It.
Punto It is a Japanese designer and the penguin is one item from the Animal Bank series of money boxes created by Ideaco. Sized at 14 x 13 x 23cm, this ceramic bird has a slot to drop in your coins at the top – and hopefully a way of accessing the cash later. Let’s be honest, you won’t want to smash it open with a hammer.
Available from Paul Smith, you can pick one up for £20.
Find out more at the Paul Smith website
In its own little way, the 13 amp fuse is something of an inconic design – just about everyone knows what one looks like. So I guess that makes the 13 Amp Fuse lamp a design classic by default?
Probably not – but it’s certainly an eye-catching light for the home. A replica of the fuse, obviously increased in size considerably (to 33.5cm x 8cm x 8cm) and now housing a bulb and diffuser, but maintaining the brown and white label and brushed steel end caps.
You can pick one up online, priced at £69.95.
Find out more at the Firebox website
It’s gone cold – time to dig out the winter woolies – or buy some new ones, which could include these Vintage Robot scarves.
Two available, a fat scarf (grey and black) or a skinny scarf for kids (red, black and grey), both knitted exclusively for the Mr and Mrs House website from a washable wool and acrylic mix and of course, both featuring robots.
The fat scarf is sized at 12 x 150cm and retails for £30, while the skinny scarf is 6 x 140cm, selling for £19.
Find out more from the Mr and Mrs House website
Noddy is still doing the rounds, but perhaps not as much as he was in the 1960s, when merchandise like these Noddy and Big Ears egg cups were going down a storm.
These aren’t vintage items, they’re exact reproductions of the egg cups available in the 1960s, right down to the period gift boxes.
See the site for the equally-cute Big Ears cup. If you want either, they retail for £7 each.
New in at the Vespa shop are these rather cool Vespa keyrings.
The design is claimed to be reminiscent of the first Vespa models, with a choice of three colours (green, grey and red) and a tin gift box if you want to give it a present.
Available now, you can grab one for 17 Euros.
Find out more at the Vespa Shopping website
If I had a garage, it would house a classic car. And that car would very likely be a VW Karmann. In fact, one like this 1971 VW Karmann Ghia convertible.
A more stylish car you’ll struggle to find – and this is a fine example, fully restored down to the white walled tyres and brand new interior. It even has the original radio and user manual. The only downside is that it’s a US import – so left-hand drive.
If you can deal with that and the 81,000 mileage, the current price of £5,900 seems a steal.
