Author: modculture

Categories / Cars and Bikes, Design and Interiors

Lamponi’s vintage Vespa headlight lamps

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Thanks to Steve for pointing me in the direction of the Lamponi’s Lamps website – allowing me to discover these truly stunning Lamponi’s vintage Vespa headlight lamps.

There’s a range of classic Vespa lights available, as well as the odd Lambretta, all using original handlebars or fittings, completely restored off vintage machines. The lamps are aluminium castings, turned, polished or painted, whatever you require and every single one is made to order to your specification. Which means each piece is a genuine one off (it also means you’ll have to wait around 25 days for Mr Maurizio Lamponi Leopardi to make it).

Great design, individually made – you know it isn’t going to be cheap. The lamps actually retail for between 1300 and 1500 Euros (around £882 – £1,017).

Browse the full range at the Lamponi’s Lamps website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Tangent Quattro – retro-styled internet radio

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As more of us have wireless internet connections, the idea of internet radios is more appealing. Unfortunately, most net radios have little or no style – with the exception of the Tangent Quattro.

The Tangent Quattro comes with this stylish walnut exterior (which should fit in nicely with your mid-century furnishings), as well as retro-styled controls. And it’s also a great radio, with access to 6,000 stations without a PC, as well as being an alarm clock and being able to connect to your computer wirelessly to playback your MP3 collection.

Available now, you can pick one up for £179.95.

Find out more at the AQ Wireless website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Missy Broome Howdy dolls

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Keyrings, dolls or purses? Well, these Howdy dolls from Missy Broome are probably all three.

Odd-looking, they’re made from vinyl and vintage oddments and buttons to give them their distinctive looks. Indeed. they have also individual names, which are, from left to right, ‘Two Sloops’, ‘Captain Shivers’, ‘Howdi-Culture’, ‘Howd-oui’ and ‘Roadie Howdy’.

All have a keyring attachment and all have zipped mouths for storing some bits and pieces. They retail for $30 (around £15) each.

Find out more at the Missy Broome website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink, Homeware

Türlitoaster – 50s-style kitchen classic

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I’ve had to rely on Google Translate to get the full details on the Türlitoaster  – but I can tell you for sure that this is a stunning piece of design from 1959 – and you can still buy one today.

Originally made in Switzerland in the late 50s, this a mechanical toaster that pre-dates the pop-up toaster. Stick in your bread, toast one side, then use the flip mechanism to toast the other side (without burning your fingers). The downside is that you need to use our judgement to decide if it’s toasted – automation only went so far in the 50s.

Yes, it mans more work but I think you’ll struggle to find a cooler toaster in any kitchen. Available online for 49 Euros (around £34).

Find out more at the Manufactum website