Category: Design and Interiors

Part practical item, part retro design – it’s the Tovolo Splash retro bottle opener.

The bottle openers are magnetic, which is good for three reasons. Firstly, they’ll stick to your fridge or other metallic surface, secondly, the same strong magnets pull off the bottle tops effortlessly and finally, those bottle tops stick to the opener – rather than flying off in a random direction.

And of course, there’s the retro floral design, which is available in pink, blue, red, purple and green. You can pick one up now, priced from around £14.95 each.

Find out more at the Top Gourmet website

Yet another example of good modern design with one eye on the past – the Horizon armchair.

Designed by Arik Lévy, it’s an armchair made of "cold processed flexible polyurethane". No, we don’t know what it is either, but it’s apparently very comfortable to sit on. You can go for the full-on retro colour scheme (as pictured here) or something more plain/boring in either fabric or leather.

It’s available to order now, priced at £1,149.

Find out more at the House Temptations website

Yes, good design can extend into the bathroom – check out the Eskimo Towelclip radiator.

In a classic paperclip design, it would look great in any home going for a pop art theme. And on a practical level, it’s sized at 800x250mm, has an output of 45 Watts, is available available in a coloured or chrome finish and is great for drying your towels.

It retails for around £350.

Find out more at the Eskimo Designs website

Another nice piece of design from Suck UK, this time with the Razorblade Mirror, which, as you can see, is based on the shape of a typical razorblade.

Designed by Phil Sims and ideal for a novelty shaving mirror or just an interesting decoration for your living room wall, it’s even got the name of the most famous razorblade-user of all on the front – Sweeney Todd. No details yet on price or availability, but you can register your interest with the company.

Find out more at the Suck UK website