Birds on a wall – about as 70s as you can get – and made famous by Hilda Ogden’s living room in Coronation Street. Well, if that’s a look you’re after, you can still get them with these Andrew Tanner Flocked ceramic birds.
Slightly more upmarket than the the ones you might remember from a relative’s house, these are earthenware ceramic, with an off-white glaze and a flock detail if you look closely.
The price reflects their new-found status as hip pieces of design – £13.50 each.
Yet more sports gear from the Karhu archive – this time from 1981 with the Karhu Originals String Volley trainers.
Volleyball was apparently big business in the early 80s in Finland – and the best teams wore these shoes. They have a mesh-nylon upper, with suede reinforcements, along with a rubber outsole and air-cushioned sole.
You can pick up a pair online, priced around £70.
You probably remember the Danelectro 60s-style guitars we featured earlier this week. Well, it’s not just retro guitars being produced by the company, they also do a neat range of retro music accessories, including this Danelectro retro HoneyTone mini amplifier.
It’s got the looks, that’s for sure, with the chrome detailing and genuine leather handle. But it’s also quite a smart piece of kit. Louder than most mini amps, it offers you the choice of a clean or an overdriven vintage sound, a headphone socket if you want to keep it to yourself, along with volume and tone controls. And the whole thing is powered by a single 9 volt battery.
Available in a choice of colours, you can pick one up for £32.99.
Find out more at the JHS website
Good and interesting design is nearly always timeless. And if you didn’t know any better, you would probably think the George Nelson Petal Clock – or at the most, something from the 80s. Well, in actual fact, the clock was in production originally from 1956 to 1958.
It’s now been re-introduced by Vitra to the original specification, with construction from lacquered MDF and metal. The only update is a battery-powered quartz movement, powered by a single AA battery.
You can pick one up for £152.
Find out more at the Design Shop UK website
Some time back we featured the 50s-style Hip Haven Modwire lighting. In a similar style (well in shape anyway) and much cheaper are these retro faux suede table lamps.
The design is probably more 60s than 50s, with a shade of faux suede with "punched" pattern and in a choice of colours. There’s also a chrome base, with control just a matter of touching it.
And best of all, they’re cheap – you can pick one up for £14.99, with free delivery.
If someone made a top five of iconic TV sets, I’m absolutely certain that the list would contain the JVC Videosphere TV, like this one currently up for grabs on eBay.
It went into production by the company around 1970, with a design based around a space helmet. And as a round TV that wouldn’t sit easily on a flat surface, it has a way of hanging freely – a chunky metal chain, which is still with this model – a big bonus. Also complete are dials and aerial, with the body work also in original condition.
Right now (with a few days still to go) it’s going for £49.99. It’s likely to go for far more by the closing date.
See the full description and images at the eBay website
