Author: modculture

Categories / Design and Interiors

Eames Rar rocking chair

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Eames_rar Think rocking chairs and you think elderly grandparents, or even worse, Val Doonican. But they can be quite stylish if you pick the right one – and one that’s very right is the Eames Rar rocking chair.

Like all great design, it’s ahead of its time. Amazingly, this rocking chair dates back to 1950 – and 57 years on, it still gets a reaction. The Rar uses a polypropylene seat on a wire base with chrome-plated cross struts and stained maple runners.

As you would expect, this isn’t cheap, but at £345, possibly cheaper than you may have thought.

Find out more at the Conran Shop website

Categories / Art and Photography

The Art Of Angelique Houtkamp

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Not many tattoo artists make the transition into traditional art, but Angelique Houtkamp manages both – and her retro-styled body and wall art are celebrated in The Art Of Angelique Houtkamp, published by Outre Press.

This is the first book on Angelique Houtkamp’s work, featuring images of the artist at work, her old school tattoos, vintage-styled artwork, along with other work from the hand of Houtkamp – including magazines, CD covers, postcards, buttons and clothing.

And if any of it appears, you can buy both limited edition signed prints and original artwork from the excellent Outre Gallery (including the Petronella print above) for very reasonable prices. Certain to be collectables of the future.

Find out more about the book and the artwork at the Outre Gallery website

Categories / Watches

Vostok Kirovskie automatic watch

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If you’re in the market for a new watch, chances are that you are not going to be looking towards Russia. But you should – because Vostok are still making watches with a definite look of the past – including this Vostok Kirovskie automatic watch.

The company has been around since 1942 and is probably best known for providing watches to the military. Today it offers military-inspired watches, along with some good value classic timepieces. The Kirovskie pictured here is an automatic.self-winding watch, shock and water resistant, as well as featuring a calendar, luminous hands, a stainless steel case and leather strap.

You can pick them up from authorised dealers. This one retails for 149 Euros, which is around £100.

Find out more at the Vostok Watches website

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

Adidas Speziel 70s-style trainers

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I think we’re really down on our trainer quota for this month, so I’d better get onto that (and with all the new ranges appearing about now, it shouldn’t be hard).

Anyway, if you’re on the look out for some lightweight summer footwear, these Adidas Speziel trainers could hit the mark. Like just about every trainer on the market right now, these are straight from the archive – in this case, from 1979, when it first made an appearance as a handball shoe.

They’re back with a cream suede upper with dark brown detailing and gum sole. And they’re retailing for around £50.

Find out more at the End Clothing website

Categories / Men's Fashion, Women's Fashion

Camper Camaleon – the original 1970s Camper shoe

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Although it’s easy to assume that Camper is a product of the modern age, the company actually started out in Majorca in 1975 – and the first shoe the company produced 32 years ago is now back in production.

That shoe is the Camper Camaleon, a very basic casual shoe that was inspired by the footwear commonly worn in rural Majorca. It’s a white fabric lace-up with a rubber sole and very little detailing, except for the small tag on the side.

If you’re planning a stroll round rural Spain this summer, you can pick up a pair for £55.

Find out more at the Camper website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Tulip E-go – computers like retro handbags

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Is it a bag? Is it a computer? Well, the Tulip E-go from AMDboard looks like a handbag, but is actually a cutting edge notebook PC.

The initial (and probably biggest) selling point is the design. There’s a number available, including some rather smart retro designs like the ones pictured above. But these aren’t just fashion items, they have the necessary specification for a day at the office too, with an AMD Turion 64 processor, 1GB of memory, a 12.1-inch display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a large hard drive and just about everything else you would expect from a decent notebook.

But they’re not cheap – expect to pay around £1600.

Find out more at the AMDboard website