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Categories / Design and Interiors

Otto wooden fan by Carlo Borer

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You might not need a fan right now, but when summer kicks in, you’ll be desperate for something stylish to keep you cool – and for me, that’s the Otto wooden fan by Carlo Borer.

Using an old-style industrial fan, the air circulation can easily be varied according to your needs (everything from a breeze to a gale they say). And as it’s wood (as opposed to plastic or metal), this is going to fit in neatly with your vintage sideboard. The frame is actually solid European wood, steam-formed and oiled twice for good looks and long life.

It’s sized at 36.5cm x 35.5cm x 19cm and retails for £295.

Find out more at the Panik Design website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Alvar Aalto 60 stool – special edition

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We featured the recent Alvar Aalto exhibition at the Barbican some weeks back, but we didn’t mention the Alvar Aalto 60 stool – special edition, which as been produced to coincide with it.

It’s both a special edition and a limited edition from twentytwentyone, with just 50 pieces available worldwide. The difference is the colour – this features a painted top (just like the original 1933 stool), with the colour selected being a pale blue, complemented by the honey-coloured legs.

It’s slightly more expensive than the standard reissue, but is more exclusive and comes in gift box. You can pick one up for £139.

Find out more at the twentytwentyone website

Categories / Bags

Topshop Patent 70s luggage range

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If you’re on the look out for stylish luggage, chances are you’re not going to be popping into Topshop. But that’s actually the place for this Patent 70s luggage range.

Very 70s in terms of colours used – and that shiny plastic look is probably indicative of years gone by too. There’s two items currently available, the Patent 70s trolley suitcase, complete with wheels and extendable pull handle and the Patent 70s vanity case with multiple compartments.

Not badly price either. The suitcase sells for £70, while the vanity case will set you back £40.

Find out more at the Topshop website

Categories / Books, Women's Fashion

Shopping For Vintage by Funmi Odulate

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Vintage fashion is everywhere right now, going hand-in-hand with the retro-inspired fashions on the high street. The great thing about it is that you can pick up individual pieces at very cheap prices – if you know where to look.

And a list of places to look can be found in Shopping For Vintage by Funmi Odulate. It offers a look at the work of over 70 leading designers from the last 120 years, key fashion pieces from each decade, tips on the kind of places to find it and how to haggle down a price when you do.

There’s also an exhaustive list of the names and addresses of vintage outlets all over the world, as well as vintage fashion fairs, websites, auction houses and flea markets.

The book is available now in hardback, priced at under £8 at Amazon.

Categories / Retro rooms

Retro Rooms: Els Willems

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Retro Rooms moves across the world once more, stopping this time in Groningen in the Netherlands, at the home of Els Willems.

Below (and over the turn) are some photos of Els’ house, which she describes as a "canvas of fifties stuff". And there’s even a picture of her 25-year-old VW Transporter too.

If you want to send us some images of your retro home or retro room, email them to us at [email protected].

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Categories / Men's Fashion, Sportswear, Women's Fashion

Adidas Originals windbreakers

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I’m not sure what the weather’s like where you are, but where we are it’s been pouring with rain for more or less the last week. Time for a jacket to deal with the elements, like these Adidas Originals windbreakers.

Available in a range of colours (including the navy blue and "Brazil" green and yellow above), they’re lightweight jackets with contrast zips, two front pockets, the usual Adidas detailing and that all-important hood (which can be removed if you wish). I’m not sure if these are straight archive reissues or just retro items, but they definitely look straight out of the early 80s.

You can pick one up now in a choice of sizes for around £55.

Find out more at the End Clothing website