Proving that designs can be retro , stylish and humorous at the same time are these Sausage Dog Chairs by Jimmie Martin.
The chairs are in a classic dining chair style, which can a bit stuffy looking, but here they are given a twist with the sausage dog print, which is split across the pair of chairs. The chairs are upholstered in a sophisticated shade of grey, with the arms and legs finished in a stately cooper gilt.
The chairs cost £2,900 for the pair from Jimmie Martin.
There are some materials that will always look retro, no matter how they are used. Walnut and Formica fall under this category, as does parquet as used in Something From Us’ Parquet Table.
The table top of this dining table draws upon the traditional hand craft technique of marquetry and veneering. Pictured here is the version with black legs and trim finish, but it is also available finished with white or powder blue.
The table costs £995 from My Deco.
Regular readers may well remember Barbara Coupe from her Sorry Not in Service cushion cushions, using the typography of old bus blinds. These new Girls Only and Boys Only cushions draw the signage of a traditional school.
They use the lettering of an old school building, taken from back in the days when boys and girls had to use different entrances to the building. Adapted for the twenty-first century using a linen/cotton mix, they could prove very useful in marking out favourite areas of your house!
Each cushion costs £45.
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The Milton High Chair is a classic conference chair, designed by Bruno Mathsson.
It was designed in 1980, making it 30 years old, although it could easily pass for being of an older vintage. Not cheap by any standard at £1,556 for a fabric finish or £2,264 in leather, but if the rest of your world is beautifully furnished, then your office should be too.
Buy it online from the Swedish Design website.
Described as a Polish Chair, this unusual armchair is available to buy from the My Deco Boutique.
It is a product of 1960s Poland, from the manufacturer Slupskie Fabryskie Mebli, a name I’ve not come across before. This particular chair has been given a sympathetic update, re-upholstered with a fabric befitting its origins, and its wooden arms and legs finished in a dark stain.
The chair costs £650 from My Deco.
If you remember Tony Hart and his plasticine partner, Morph, fondly, take a look at the Morph coasters, available from The Gifted Penguin.
Morph first appeared on telly in 1977 and remains a firm childhood favourite. Here the character unfortunately looks like he's been flattened but handily has been flattened into the shape of a perfect coaster. The coaster is made from moulded plastic and could perhaps be paired up with the Morph bookends for a look worthy even of Tony Hart's gallery?
The coaster costs £7.99.
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