They might have been around for a few years, but we still think these Philippe Starck gnome stool table for Kartell are worthy of your attention.
Although whether you’ll have space for something so quirky in your living room is another matter. There are three gnomes in the set (including Attila here), which can be used as either a side table or a stool. And each one is unique, because each one of the weighted plastic gnomes is hand-painted.
Available online, you can pick up a gnome for £145.
Everyone know what an Anglepoise lamp looks like – it’s been around since 1932, becoming a design classic along the way. Although whether the Anglepoise 50 will get that sort of acclaim remains to be seen.
It’s designed by Anthony Dickens, with the company hoping this bold new look will appeal to a younger market. The Anglepoise 50 is based on the original, but with the angle frozen at 50 degrees (hence the name), almost like a fossil if you like. Why 50 degrees? The perfect angle for working apparently.
It’s available in a range of colours, including the red and orange above. You can pre-order one now from the Anglepoise site for £39.50.
Find out more at the Anglepoise website
And thanks to Simon for the tip off.
We’re all for recycling and if the results are as stylish as this Fendango cushion, all the better.
It is handmade from vintage fabric remnants – the fabric used here offering a great 70s, almost Biba-esque look to our living room. And of course, you’re doing a little bit for the environment.
Sized at 39cm x 39cm, it retails for £24.99.
Find out more at the Love Eco website
Mini Moderns have a range of design for kids and ‘kidults’. And I’m guessing the latter will certainly go for this Sitting Comfortably? wallpaper.
The design is an arrangement of classic/iconic chairs and seating, the kind of design that will look stunning on a feature wall, but will also give you or your decorator nightmares when it comes to matching up.
It’s available in a buttercup/bitter chocolate colour scheme or best of all, as ‘snow’ (picture above), which means you can colour it in yourself when the paper has dried. Which sounds like hours of fun. A roll size is 52cm x 10cm and it retails for £38 per roll.
Find out more at the Mini Moderns website
Following on from the Sex Pistols coasters we featured a while back, here’s something similar from a slightly different era – Two Tone label coasters.
A set of four coasters, printed ‘using the latest sublimation techniques’ and each featuring an inner single label from a Two Tone release, with a coaster each from The Specials, The Beat, The Selecter and Madness.
Good for nostalgia and good for adding a quirky touch to your living room, they retail for £5.95 per set.
Monopoly has been around since the 1930s, which probably makes the pieces design classics of sorts. And you can take them with you with these Monopoly piece keyrings.
You can choose from the top hat, dog, car and boot, made of (I presume) stainless steel and with the loop to attach your keys easily.
Available online, you can pick any of the designs up for £7.50 each.
