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Categories / Books, Kids

Max and the Lost Note by Graham Marsh

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Max

Mod-related kids books, who'd have thought? But there is such a thing, or at least there's Max and the Lost Note by Graham Marsh.

Pitched as the kids' book that adults would read, this 32-page hardback book is the work of Graham Marsh, the man behind The Cover Art of Blue Note Records. He's still ploughing a similar furrow too, this time with Max, a sharp dresser, piano player and Vespa rider, who hangs out in Kitty's Place searching for a 'note', aided by singing group The Felines and Long Tall Dexter, Double Bass Sam, and lots more feline musicians.

So don't expect War and Peace, but if you want a hip children's read, this one is available via publisher Frances Lincoln and of course from Amazon from 1st October, priced at £10.79.

Find out more at the Amazon website

Via Modculture

Categories / Design and Interiors

Globo di Luce 1960s wall lamp by Roberto Menghi

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Globo

We have previously featured both the pendant lamp and the table lamp, but now the wall light version of the 1960s Globo di Luce has been reissued by Fontana Arte.

It's a 1968 design by Roberto Menghi, very much of the era and offering a blown glass globe with double light emission, along with a chrome-plated metal mounting and a metallic silver, red or gold finish.

Price? £290 for all colour options.

Find out more at the Panik Design website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Mid-century style Secto 4203 pendant light

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Secto

A new design, but hang the Secto 4203 pendant light in your living room and it almost instantly adds some mid-century cool.

The work of Finnish designer Seppo Koho, the Secto 4203 is design for low spaces, dropping over a table/dining table for example, offering a broad beam of light from that wide opening.

In terms of construction, it's made birch, with colours of natural, white or a black laminated finish. Yours for 339 Euros.

Finnish Design Shop website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Pure goes space age with the retro-styled Sensia radio

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Sensia

Pure has gone back to the past for design inspiration for its latest DAB/internet radio, the Pure Sensia.

Look familiar? Not a million miles from the classic Welltron Space Ball from the 1970s. But this is far from vintage tech – packing a 5.7-inch touchscreen interface for accessing internet, DAB and FM radio, as well as podcasts, listen again services and apps for accessing Twitter, Facebook and online photo galleries, all via the built-in Wi-Fi.

The whole thing is finished off in a bold, colourful case, with a moulded stand allowing you to angle it for your needs, with 30w of audio output and connectivity for your MP3 player or iPod. £249.99 is the asking price – it should be on the shelves in time for Christmas.

Find out more at the Pure website

Categories / Art and Photography

New Shag prints: Hipsters and Jetsetter

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Shag

Two new prints from everyone's favourite mid-century inspired artist, Shag's Hipsters and Jetsetter.

Both new prints are the latest additions to the LA-based artist's A to Z series, H for Hipsters is obviously inspired by the Rat Pack, an eight colour serigraph that's sized at 12 x 14 inches, signed, limited to 250 and available now for $110.

J for Jetsetter is a 10 colour serigraph, also sized at 12 x 14 inches and also signed and limited to 250. Price again is $110.

H for Hipsters print at Shagmart

J for Jetsetter print at Shagmart

Categories / Cars and Bikes

Fiat 500 Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari unveiled

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Fiat_ferrari

Just when you thought the Fiat 500 couldn't get any more stylish, along comes the uber-cool Fiat 500 Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari.

As the name suggests, this is a tie-in and tribute to the classic Ferrari brand, packing the famous red colourway and a Ferrari badge as well as the Fiat logo, with both Abarth and Ferrari making some modifications to the car's performance – so it's no longer the car for nipping to the supermarket.

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