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Bryonie Porter Kids’ Furniture

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Alphawhite 
We have mentioned Bryonie Porter’s wallpaper covered furniture before, but she now does pieces of furniture for children’s rooms.

The examples shown on her website are mainly chest of drawers, which have been decorated with comics, vintage maps and wallpaper from Lizzie Allen. Pictured here is a piece that has been coved in Sukie’s Alphabet wrapping paper to create something that looks good and is educational too.

For details of pieces currently available or to commission something yourself, contact Bryonie Porter via her website. Expect to pay somewhere between £700 and £1,200.

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Koziol A-pril Bathroom Accessories

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Koziol-april-soap-dish 
It isn’t that easy to add retro touches to the bathroom, but Koziol’s A-pril Bathroom Accessories allows you to add a hint of the flower power.

The range consists of a soap dish, wall hook, toothbrush tumbler and sponge holder, with all items being made from brightly coloured plastic, as we have come to expect from Koziol. Each piece is decorated with a large daisy, much like Mary Quant’s logo.

Red Candy has the A-pril range in red, with prices between £5.95 and £13.95. If you would prefer them in blue, then try Gifts with Style.

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Lisa Stickley 50s-style hook rail

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HookrailMore Lisa Stickley, as she continues to spread her style across the British high street. This time it's some products produced for Heal's, and specifically this 50s-style hook rail. 

It's a very simple design: bright, raspberry-coloured wooden rail, given a 1950s update through the Eames' Hang-It-All-style knobs. There's something of the old-fashioned school changing room about it too – which may or not be a good thing! 

The rail costs £32 and is also available as single hook for £12. 

Buy it from Heal's

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20Age Re-Upholstered Furniture

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Florencechair 
20Age specialise in restoring vintage chairs using an interesting array of fabrics.

Each piece is unique, but their current collection includes chairs by Chesterfield, Parker Knoll and Ercol, along with some unnamed Danish designs and egg chairs. The materials used to recover the chairs include velvet, retro patterned materials and designer prints by Heals, Missoni and Orla Kiely. The chair pictured here, is the Florence Chair, an Ercol rocking chair which uses a recent Orla Kiely design and costs £568.

View the whole collection online at the 20Age website.

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1960s Arnolfo Di Cambio Smoke glassware by Joe Colombo

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Colombo

We're big fans of the work of Joe Colombo, but here's something a little less obvious, although every bit as eye-catching as his mopper obvious work – the Arnolfo Di Cambio Smoke glassware.

It was described as 'the interpretation of cultivated society's new shape', as seen by Joe Colombo back in 1964. Made from blown crystal, the glasses feature a particular shape that allows them to be held in one hand along with a cigarette – ergonomically designed to be gripped from the base with a single thumb, keeping the other fingers free.

In these days of smoking being less socially acceptable, Smoke is still a great example of 60s space age design, from a man forever associated with it. Not cheap, as you might have guessed, £109 for two glasses.

Find out more at the YOOX website

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Vintage-style hot water bottle covers at Caravan

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Hot water bottle cover
Don't think we don't aim to bring you a little spot of retro for every part of your lives – and to prove our point take a look at these vintage-style hot water bottle covers available from Caravan.

In fact they also include a hot water bottle, but we're all about the cover which is a vintage looking floral design. It's printed on 100% cotton with a cotton velvet back and fits perfectly into the shabby-chic look associated with the Caravan shop. As the finishing touch to the design, the cover is tied with a pretty ribbon. There's also a second floral design available, this time in a turquoise colour scheme.  

The hot water bottle costs £35. 

Order it online