Category: Design and Interiors

We have featured just one bed in all of Retro To Go’s history. Not that we have anything against beds – it’s just rare to find an interesting, let alone one that’s retro. But we have just found our second – the Autoban Bergere Bed.

It’s an incredibly stylish design, very much in the mid-century mould and if I was a betting man, I would say it was Scandinavian. But it’s not – the bed is out of Turkey, the work of Seyhan Ozdemir and Sefer Caglar, based on the pair’s stylish Bergere armchair.

For your money, you get an oak or walnut frame, fabric or leather upholstery and a box-like design with those cool retro curves. Not the cheapest bed on the market at £2,695, but if you are looking to make a statement in the bedroom, this will say it for you. Check the website for stockists.

Find out more at the Autoban by De La Espada website

According to Radi Designers, the Ray Stool is a tribute to Ray Eames. But we just love those 60s pop art-style looks.

Apparently, the stool is based on Ray Eames’ profile, creating a totem-like stool that stands 44cm high and is available in a range of colours, including yellow, black, pearl and red.

And you can pay tribute in your home for £277.18.

Find out more at the Made In Design website

Not just any bar stool, this is the Jean Prouvé Tabouret Haut bar stool.

Designed by Prouvé in 1942 and reissued by Vitra, it is a more refined version of a typical stool, offering a round seat, four long canted legs and a tubular steel ring mounted two thirds down for solidity and as a foot rest.

The frame is made from solid oak (natural or stained), with prices at around £405.

Find out more at the Nest website

A clever design that gives a knowing wink to a mid-century classic – the Arris Design George Clock.

It’s a tribute to the George Nelson Ball Clock from 1948, taking up all the negative space of the original design to create a whole new space age-style design.

And even better – it’s a lot cheaper than the original at £50.

Find out more at the SCP website

When you think of the names Louis Poulsen and Poul Henningsen, you’ll probably think of the classic Artichoke lamp. But there are other equally stylish fittings around – like the Louis Poulsen PH Snowball pendant light.

This art deco-styled gem dates back to 1924, offering ‘glare free’ lighting from all angles, with the light designed so that all surfaces are illuminated at exactly the same angle.

It’s a feature light for a feature room – and at a price. Expect to pay around £1,235.

Find out more at the Nest website