The Edito Magazine Rack, produced by Italian company Legnoart, is a simply designed piece of storage.
It is made from two pieces of curved wood and is available in a choice of three finishes. The Oak and the Birch finishes aren’t anything special, but in the Zebra Wood, it takes on a more retro, and therefore, more stylish look.
It available to buy from Caab Living, priced £58.50
Sondesign’s Etch Clock is another product that draws on childhood nostalgia.
This time the inspiration has come from the childhood toy, the spirograph, which enabled you to draw pretty patterns. Here the design has been etched onto the plywood face of the clock using a laser cutter.
The Etch Clock measures 30cm in diameter and is currently on sale at a discounted price of £26.24 (previously £34.99) at Nest.
Inspired by childhood summers at the seaside, Toby Sanders has designed this Beach Ball Lampshade.
The lampshade has been created using a real beach ball, but it has an inner shell that means it stays inflated, which in turn allows it to be used as a light (I don’t think you could recreate this at home with your own beach ball). The lampshade is available in a choice of two sizes; medium measuring 40cm diameter by 35cm high for £275 and large measuring 75cm in diameter by 60cm high and costing £500.
The Beach Ball Lampshade can be bought online from Lifestyle Bazaar.
If you've spent days lovingly nurturing your house plants, they surely deserve to be presented in style. Take a look at this Metropolis plant stand, inspired by 1930s Art Deco.
Although the natural world of plants doesn't offer the most obvious link to the Machine Age, the design references the slick skyscrapers of the period. The tall metallic frame is topped off with black granite shelves and would be the finishing touch for a glamorous interior. You'll just have to make sure you don't ruin the look by using a plastic plant pot!
The stand costs £155.
Buy it from Graham and Green
This Gumball coat stand, available at Oliver Bonas takes more than a touch of inspiration from Charles and Ray Eames' Hang-It-All.
Hang-It-All was intended to bring fun to an everyday object – in that case livening up a wall-mounted coat rack with powdered white steel, topped off with brightly coloured balls. This design takes the white of the Eames' number, includes the coloured balls and plays on the sense of fun but applies them all to the shape of a more traditional free-standing coat stand.
Whether you prefer the design or not, there's no denying the price difference. The Hang-It-All will set you back about £170 while this stand costs £45.
See it online
Another Union Jack inspired design, this time courtesy of Liberty who have produced this Flower Power Union Jack cushion.
It’s part of their collection produced for their ‘Flower Power’ summer, part of the famous department store’s involvement in the Carnaby Street 1960 – 2010 celebrations. The Union Jack is made up using Liberty floral fabrics, giving a prettier look to the flag. You can also buy a square cushion in the same design.
The cushion costs £65.
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