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Knotted Melati hanging chair at Anthropologie

Melati hanging chair

The hanging chair was an interior staple for the swinging sixties. This knotted melati hanging chair from Anthropologie gives the look an 'update', courtesy of the favoured 70s craft of macrame. 

The result is a chair that looks perfect for relaxing in on a summer's day, with the green, blue and white of the macrame adding to the laid back look. 

You could try knotting one yourself, or this chair costs £548 to buy. 

Buy it from Anthropologie

Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Graham and Green sale starts – up to 70 per cent off

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If you are after an interiors bargain, check out the Graham and Green sale, which is packed with them, offerering up to 70 per cent off a number of lines.

We can't list them all, just browse the site for that. But we really like this 1930s-style Task Lamp. We have featured it before at full price, but it's even more tempting with a reduced price tag. n updated version of an early 30s design, it is made from a mix of chromed metal and painted aluminium, with an adjustable hood and arm to direct the light where you need it.

Originally £269.99, it's now available for £134.50. There's also a floor version for half price too. Check out these and everything else at the website.

Graham and Green sale section

Categories / Food and Drink, Homeware

Vintage-style marching salt and pepper robots

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Regular readers will know there's little we like better than an old school robot, so we're all over these Salt and Pepper Bots at Charles and Marie.

Why so great? Well, if you like seasoning on your food, a shake of the relevant bot will add that to your food. But it gets better than that. When someone at the table asks for the salt or pepper, you can wind up the bot and send it marching across to the table to that person's plate. Meal times don't get much more fun.

Want a set? You can pick a pair up for 24 Euros online.

Find out more at the Charles and Marie website

Categories / Homeware

Danish Modern Love Seat at Urban Outfitters

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While Urban Outfitters in the UK tends towards kitsch and fun homewares, the American store always seems to stock some more interesting furniture numbers, such as this so-called Danish Modern Love Seat

With a clear nod towards mid-century Scandinavian designs, it's a simple design with an exposed ash frame and a choice of either the yellow pictured or a green for your cushions. And it's certainly not going to go out of fashion as quickly as some of the novelty items on sale in the UK store. 

It's available exclusively online and, more annoyingly, only to customers in the USA. If those conditions apply to you, it will cost you $398. 

See it online

Categories / Homeware

Iconic London Transport Bookends

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The 1950s were a golden age for London Transport. The Routemaster bus was introduced into service in 1959, whilst the classic FX4 London black cab was launched in 1958. Both have now been celebrated in the form of Iconic London Transport Bookends designed by Susan Bradley.

The bookends are made from powdercoated steel, with the Routemaster design being in the red and the FX4 cab design, obviously, being in black.

Both cost £18 each and can be bought online from the London Transport Museum shop.

Categories / Homeware

Pop Art Clock

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Whilst by no means in the same league as the classic clock designs by George Nelson, if you want a cheerful retro timepiece on a limited budget, then you could do worse than this Pop Art Clock.

The body of the clock is made from white plastic, whilst the face is brightly coloured, in either orange, blue or green. The choice of font for the numbers also adds to the 1960s look of the clock.

The Pop Art Clock is available to buy from Dwell, where it is currently in the sale, reduced from an already reasonable £12.95 to the bargain price of £8.95.