Category: Design and Interiors

More forward-thinking design, this time from the hand of Michael Lax and his Lytegem Lamp from 1965.

It’s back out as a commemorative edition from Lightolier, still offering a telescopic neck that adjusts from 6.5 inches to 15 inches and a lamp head swivel of 360°. Which means you get the light exactly where you want it, as well as that heavy cube base to make sure it stays in place after all that movement.

Sold in a choice of colours and with the lamp’s unique original packaging and bulb, it sells for $125 online, which is around £70. Sadly, I’ve not been able to find a UK retailer as yet.

Find out more at the Design Within Reach website

An ironing board cover isn’t often used as a style statement – but we all have, so we might as well make the most of it. And one way of making it look hip is with one of these Blip retro ironing board covers.

Blip is a fairly new company, selling everyday household items, including oven gloves, peg bags, aprons, shopping bags and of course, these ironing board covers. Some really smart bright and retro designs available in a range of sizes, all made from 100 per cent cotton with a felt backing and drawstring.

Prices are between £10 and £15.

Find out more at the Blip website

Well, with the rain showing no sign on disappearing in the UK (at least, not aornd here), it might be a good time to feature an umbrella or two – starting off with this Marilyn by Warhol umbrella.

The business end of the umbrella features the Marilyn Monroe image by Andy Warhol – in fact, lots of them in different shades, as well as the odd image of the man himself hidden in there too. It’s all printed on rain-resistant material, with the umbrella auto opening and with a black coloured metal handle.

Available online, you can pick one up for £22.99.

Find out more and see an image close-up at the Umbrella Art website

Even vintage computer game geeks need home design – and what could be more appropriate than the Asteroids vase.

Designed by Koray Ozgen, the vase is sized t just 4 inches x 4 inches and is made of a white ceramic. And with all those sides to stand on, you can angle it in a variety of ways if you want to look a littl quirky.

Available online, you can pick one up for £17.50

Find out more at the Bodie & Fou website

We make no apologies for featuring anothher George Nelson clock – always quirky, always timeless and always eye-catching – and that’s certainly the case with the George Nelson steering wheel clock.

It’s inspiration is obvious – the steering wheel of a car. What isn’t obvious is the age of this clock’s design – originally conceived in 1948, it’s coming up to 60 years old. That design has been tweaked slightly by Vitra for this reissue, but this lacquered metal clock remainsa design classic.

You can pick one up for £176.

Find out more at the Twenty Twenty One website

Another affordable design classic – the Erik Magnussen Vacuum Jug, which is 30 years old today.

And it certainly doesn’t look its age. Made by Stelton Denmark, it is made of matt finished stainless steel, with a glass liner that keeps your drink hot or cold – and your sideboard very cool. There’s allsorts of colour combinations available – indeed, there’s a new range of black and white jugs out now to celebrate the 30th anniversary.

The limited anniversary jugs are available for around £50, but you can pick up one of the other colour combinations from £35.

Find out more at the Nest website