Mies van Der Rohe’s Barcelona Chair is unlikely inspiration for a clock – but that’s just what has inspired this Barcelona Cushion Clock.
It’s pretty obvious where the inspiration has been used, with the 10-inch leather look base a dead ringer for the chair’s cushioned seating. Apart from that, this is a pretty standard clock with hour/minute hands and a sweeping hand for seconds.
Battery operated, you can pick one up for £13.95.
Find out more at the Monkey Nose website
Charles Eames would have been 100 this year. And to celebrate this milestone, Vitra is re-producing one of Charles & Ray Eames most interesting designs – the Plywood Elephant.
Interesting because of how it’s made. They developed their method of moulding plywood into three-dimensional shapes in the early 40s – and the elephant (produced in 1945) was the most difficult of the designs produced by this method, because of the number of tight angles and curves involved.
Vitra’s anniversary Plywood Elephant is strictly limited to 1000 pieces, each being numbered and available in two different finishes – natural maple or red stained maple. Both identical in form to the originals.
No price as yet – check the Vitra site nearer release date.
Find out more at the Vitra website
I don’t know about you, but I don’t give much of a thought to the bin liners in my home – apart from when I run short of them. But they can be a style statement – especially if you buy these Trash Chic retro bin liners from Firebox.
Yes, you can impress the neighbours (and indeed the bin men) on bin day by flashing your designer rubbish. And if you use them indoors, they can even add a splash of colour to your kitchen. There are five different designs to choose from, all with a vintage influence and all a million miles away from the boring black you currently use.
The 50 x 60cm bags are available for pre-order now, priced at £9.95 for eight packs (containing a total of 80 bags).
Find out more at the Firebox website
We have featured Tom Dixon previously – in particular, his rather smart copper light shades. Now he’s turning his hand to wallpaper – with a definite retro feel.
The Tom Dixon wallpaper has been designed for high-end wallpaper company Cole & Son. The actual design is called Link (for reasons that are pretty self-explanatory) and offers you the chance to create the bright and bold walls you might commonly associated with interior design from the 1970s.
Four shades available, each retailing for £45 per roll. If you want more convincing, you can request a sample of your chosen paper online.
Find out more at the Cole & Son website
Habitat’s range is never as interesting as you hope, but just occasionally they do produce something that makes a visit worthwhile – like this Habitat space age Soap light fitting.
It’s essentially just a big round light fitting, the kind of thing that sold by the bucketload in the early 70s – and the kind of thing that would look great today if you have a room big enough (and indeed a ceiling high enough) to deal with it.
The pendant light is made from iridescent glass and measures up at W30 x H22 x L30cm. It retails for £75.
Find out more at the Habitat website
