Categories / Design and Interiors

Papermen coat rack by Ramon Middelkoop

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A great piece of quirky home design, the Papermen coat rack by Ramon Middelkoop is just like those paper decorations you used to cut out and hang up around the house.

Except this isn't paper – each of the Papermen is made of metal, coloured in black, green or orange and with central indentations so you can use it for hanging hats, coats, scarves or bags.

Clever design that doesn't cost a fortune either – you can pick one up for £29.95.

Find out more at the Dutch by Design website

Categories / Design and Interiors

LSA Zabo 60s-style vases

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At first glance, you would probably guess that the LSA Zabo vases were a 1960s Scandinavian design (think something like the Holmegaard Gulvase). But they're actually new designs, the work of Monika Lubkowska-Jonas.

Choose from the white or lime and black colourways, with the vases hand-produced using techniques such as casing, overlaying and 'cameo' cutting of the surface. No, we don't know what that means either, but we suspect it involves a lot of time and effort.

Sold in gift boxes and available in two sizes, prices start at £70.

Find out more at the Nest website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Gae Aulenti 1970s Patroclo table lamp for Artemide

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This strange beast is over 30 years old, yet the Gae Aulenti Patroclo table lamp still has the power to impress and confuse.

The Patroclo table lamp was designed back in 1975 for Artemide (which has just reissued it), offering a body in transparent blown glass, mixed with an 'irregular rhomboid' metal frame, specifically made of steel wire that's resistant from heat. The result is a strange diffused glow for your coffee table.

Probably not everyone's cup of tea, especially at a price of £572.

Find out more at the Panik Design website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Conran Shop steel stereo cabinet

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Not the cheapest place to store your home audio, but the Conran Shop steel stereo cabinet is certainly one of the more distinctive.

Oozing retro style, this particular cabinet is made from gloss lacquered, galvanised steel and offers height-adjustable metal shelves for your main kit, along with two side compartments capable of storing just about anyone's CD collection.

Ok, there are a couple of downsides – finding room for a 4ft tall metal cabinet is one, the colour could be another (although you can order others), but perhaps the biggest hurdle to purchasing is the price – a hefty £2,395. And that doesn't even include delivery.

Find out more at the Conran Shop website

Categories / Men's Fashion

Peter Jensen for Fred Perry Harrington jacket now available to buy

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We featured these some weeks back, but now you can buy the Peter Jensen for Fred Perry Harrington jacket in the UK.

But whether you want one is debatable – it's a variation you'll either love or hate. Moving it away from the traditional FP Harrington is the oversized laurel, larger collar, longer length and an ultra-slim fit. Indeed, if you're on the tall and slim side, it might well fit like a glove. If your body shape is at the other end of the spectrum, this is certainly one to avoid.

A 'designer' reworking, it also comes with a designer price of £199, with a choice of black, red or gingham.

Find out more at the Oki-Ni website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Polaroid 600 One Classic camera

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The death of the Polaroid camera has been greatly exaggerated – it's just moved from the high street to more niche retailers, selling everything from the classic to the quirky – and the Polaroid 600 One Classic certainly belongs to that first group.

It's a modern update of the classic Polaroid camera, but still looking very much 'of an age'. It opens as and when you need it (to protect both the flash and lens), producing instant images using the Polaroid 600 colour film (still widely available to buy). There's also a focus-free lens, built-in auto flash and an LCD screen showing how many images you've got left.

Available from the Polapremium website, you can pick one up for £65.

Find out more at the Polapremium website