These are vintage items, but interestingly, the Clementine table lights available at the Modern Warehouse still come with their original boxes.
Dating back to the 1970s and deriving from Denmark, the lights were presumably a fun rather than high-end design – which it still is today. An alien-like shape that offers up some space age-style mood lighting for your living room.
Not too expensive either – just £40 each.
Think of Barcelona and you'll probably think hot and colourful. That pretty much sums up the new Barcelona collection from Designers Guild which includes the Ramblas table linen.
Reminiscent of some of the 50s designs from the V&A's reissued Horrockses range, the range uses a print of a retro style rose with a graphic black outline contrasting with the bright and vibrant colours used for the rose. All the linen is given a smart green and black printed border too.
Printed onto 100% cotton, the range includes napkins and place mats, as well as table cloths. If you like the design, it's also available on bed linen.
The napkins and placemats are priced at £30 for a set of four of each, while table sets start at £85.
See them online
Random Retail produce cotton cushions and tote bags based on the typography of vintage signs.
The two designs show are a couple of examples from their collection. The bag on the left reproduces an advert for a furniture auction in Bembridge in 1923, offering everything from settees to a rowing boat. It's available in red, green, blue and grey and, as a nice touch, the back of the back shows an old bus timetable for getting to Bembridge. In contrast, the cushion shows a sign for alerting the fire brigade, slightly adapted for the cushion design.
Random Retail's bags cost £22 while the cushions cost £30.
See the range online
Another summer-themed find, this time the 1950s-style Round Back chair at Graham and Green.
New in at the online retailer, it offers up that distinctive 1950s shape and wire construction, not to mention hard-wearing construction, the latter making it ideal for using in the garden, even if there's a chance of a shower. Although it's probably better suited in a summer room or conservatory, where it should add an affordable retro twist.
£49 will secure you one, cushions are extra.
Some of you may remember the Giant Anglepoise 1227 lamp, which was produced to celebrate the company's 70th anniversary. The asking price was £1,660. Thankfully B&Q has done something along similar lines for a fraction of the price with the Tecton floor lamp.
Ok, it;s not quite as big and doesn't wheel around the room like the original giant Anglepoise, but the it does still offer that look, standing 170cm (approaching 6ft) tall, with the ability to direct that large shade and its light pretty much where you want via the adjustable metal frame.
Black and white are the colour options and if you haven't got a van, you can get it delivered to your home by ordering online. Price? That's a very affordable £79.
As Spring finally seems to have arrived, celebrate by introducing some bright and fresh design into your home, such as with this Modplants cushion, made by Mrs Eliot books.
Mrs Eliot books is a London based designer who produces prints, wooden books and, through Envelop, printed bags and cushion covers with a retro influence. This bright yellow cushion cover is just one example of her style, with an illustration of pod like plants that references 50s design. The colour and the subject make it perfect for the new season.
Prices start at 19.99 Euros for a 40 x 40cm cover.
Buy it from Envelop
