Never be bored checking the time with this retro Brixton wall clock.
The click click click of one of these wall clocks can be a rather persistent annoyance if you’re trying to fall off to sleep but throughout the day you’ll be pleased you purchased it. Not only does it look like it’s come straight off a wall from the 1960s – it’s also pretty useful in keeping you on time for things. The clock can be ordered online and it measures 38cm x 38cm.
Get yours from Oliver Bonas for £85 online.
Winter’s Moon is a great source of vintage furniture, but with most pieces being one-offs you have to be quick. However, they currently have several Vintage 60s Chairs upholstered in Lollipops Fabric, so they can go to more than one deserving home.
The chairs are by Parker Knoll and have a typical midcentury shape. The fabric covering is by Annabel Grey, a contemporary textile designer, but whose designs are perfect match for the period of this piece. The Lollipops fabric consists of stylised flowers in mustard and pink against a grey background.
The chair costs £595 from Winter’s Moon.
Australian duo Mooza Designs seem to mainly create signs using numbers and letterings, but the item that seems a little different to me is this Retro Male/Female Bathroom Sign.
Admittedly, most of us don’t feel the need to label our loos, but this is quite cute in a kitsch kind of way. The sign is made from acrylic base topped with retro wallpaper, in a wide choice of colours and patterns – most with a 1970s look to them.
The signs cost about £25 (plus postage) and are available from the Mooza Etsy store.
Doing our bit for the environment in style by using our own carrier bags has never been easier.
This new range of reusable carrier bags from Baggu is designed by Caitlin Mociun. Inspired by the principles of the Bauhaus school, Mociun is known for producing environmentally friendly fabrics adorned with modernist patterns and has designed four custom prints for Baggu ('Blocks' & 'Symbols' pictured). These versatile, hard-wearing bags are not only pieces of art in their own right but an essential you'll never leave home without.
$12 each from the Baggu website.
Built back in 1963, this L R Barlow-designed five-bedroomed house in Haywards Heath, Sussex is a wonderful midcentury modern property that still maintains much of its original character.
Designed for the architect's own family, the house uses glass heavily fir the front and back elevations, so we're talking light throughout. There's also a largely unspoilt exterior and an interior that generally sticks to the original look – the windows, doors and flooring all look original, as does the staircase and some of the light fittings.
Switch into autumn happily with this French Connection silk vest top.
Sadly the summer seems like it's almost over but don't despair – French Connection is at hand to make you feel better with this beautiful silk vest top. The top comes in four different colours but we love this mustard brown which would fit perfectly well with some straight-legged jeans. This 1970s-inspired top is good for layering but can be worn without anything on top for a night out. The silk is very soft and lovely on your skin and it's the perfect item to banish bad weather blues.
Get yours for £42 online.
