Category: Design and Interiors

I’m pretty sure these aren’t going to work in a semi-detached or a bungalow, but for loft-style living, these salvaged industrial white domed shades would look very stylish.

Available from Trainspotters, the white enameled lights date from the 1950s and were salvaged from the Dunlop factory in Birmingham. But they have been adapted for the modern home, with new internal electrics, polished steel caps and a new hanging hook. Ceiling hooks and flex are also thrown in, should you require them.

Sized at 43 x 51cm, you can pick one up for £160.

Find out more at the Trainspotters website

If you think the Hans Wegner CH101 Easy Chair looks just a little bit 70s, you’ll be spot on.

Hans Wegner designed this particular series of furniture in the early 70s, but production was very limited (for Danish firm Johannes Hansen). But over 30 years on – to coincide with Carl Hansen & Son’s 100th anniversary – the designs are back in production, under the series name CH100.

This CH101 easy chair mixes flat steel with leather to produce a chair of its era, but at the same time, very contemporary. Choose from black, brown and white leather, all retailing for £3,270.

Find out more at the Lollipop Shoppe website

Poker is big business these days, so it’s a good time for Zanotta to give a reissue to the Joe Colombo Poker Table.

Whether you play poker or not, it’s a stylish item – although card players will certainly appreciate the removable leather-trimmed green baize. Other features of this 1968 design include stainless steel legs, a white layered plastic laminate top, a geometric square shape and swing-out corner pieces for your drinks.

None of which comes cheap – expect to pay around £2,400.

Find out more at the Nest website

It’s amazing how easy it is to get a look without paying a fortune – and this Stromboli space age pendant light and B&Q Rainbow pendant light sum it up perfectly.

For anyone wanting to go high-end, the 70s-style Stromboli fitting (to your left) offers an aluminium bowl shade with a diameter of 15.75 inches and those slits to create an interesting light effect. If you want something cheaper, the Rainbow pendant from B&Q offers similar styling, but with a single slit and slightly smaller diameter.

So what’s the difference in cash? Well, the Stromboli is offered for sale at the equivalent of £125, while B&Q’s Rainbow comes in at a much more affordable £18.98.

More on the Stromboli shade at Pid
More on the Rainbow shade at B&Q