Featured

Five of the best retro sports holdalls

Five of the best retro sports holdalls

Pro-Ject unveils Charlie Brown-themed Peanuts T1 BT turntable

Pro-Ject unveils Charlie Brown-themed Peanuts T1 BT turntable

Keith Haring Dancing Figures Lego set

Keith Haring Dancing Figures Lego set

Categories / Design and Interiors

Odyssey chair at Graham and Green

Posted on | Leave a comment

Odyssey chair

Cast your mind back and you may be able to remember the Odyssey desk, inspired by a 1940s design. That design proved understandably popular, so Graham and Green have produced an accompanying Odyssey chair.

The design is exclusive to the company and the back and arms echoes some of the sharp angles of the desk. The unusual look is completed by a suspended back, and gently sloping back legs. The design is completed by the linen seat. 

The chair costs £195 and is currently available to pre-order online. 

Categories / Food and Drink, Homeware

Spam Tea Towel

Posted on | Leave a comment

Gkspam2l 
Long before it became synonymous with junk emails, spam was beloved of Monty Python fans and remembered perhaps a little less fondly by people forced to eat it during wartime rationing.

Gillian Kyle has chosen to celebrate this retro meat product in her Spam Tea Towel. The 100% cotton tea towel features a line drawing in brown of the tinned meat. The design, thankfully, is much more appealing than a tin of the dubious meat product itself.

It costs £7.50 from To Dry For.

Categories / Bags, Gadgets and Tech

Orla Kiely for Apple

Posted on | Leave a comment

Page-orla-landing-hero_GEO_EMEA_LANG_EN 

Orla Kiely for Apple brings together retro prints with thoroughly modern technology.

The collection consists of a range of bags and sleeves, all design exclusively for Apple and specifically to fit around your Mac. The products are available in three prints; her signature stem print, the car park print, and probably the most appropriate for computer related products, a pattern called Binary, which consists of zeros and ones.

Prices start at £59.95 for the Mac sleeves and go up to £194.95.  Buy them online from the Apple Store.

Categories / Art and Photography

Vintage-style Brighton Line prints by Sean Sims

Posted on | Leave a comment

Bright1

We have featured Sean Sims in the past, but these new vintage-style Brighton Line prints are more than worth a mention.

They are illustrative travel posters, not unlike the kind of thing you would see from the '40s to the '70s, but particularly in the 1960s. It's an ongoing series, but there are a number available from launch – two are pictured above, two more over the page and more at the retail site.

All are A2 giclee editions, and are currently on sale for £50 each. They will also be on show throughout the Saturdays and Sundays in May (11am – 6pm) at the Yarn & Glue Open House as part of the Brighton Festival.

Find out more at the Yarn and Glue website

Read more

Categories / Women's Fashion

Codie Smock Dress from Missguided

Posted on | Leave a comment

Codiefloralprint

Florals are always a big focus for designers during the Spring and Summer months, paving the way for a variety of retro eras to provide inspiration. This Codie Floral Printed Smock Dress from Missguided uses a floral print to help create a killer sixties look for the sunshine.

The mini dress silhouette is given an extra 60s element thanks to wide bell sleeves with an added tight cuff, creating a bold outline that contrasts the simplicity of the a-line skirt. With the florals used on the border and cuffs, and chic chiffon-look fabric creates an ethereal style that's a great ode to later sixties looks.

It's available now from Missguided online for £25.99.

Find out more from the website

Categories / Women's Fashion

Seventies Stripe Skirt from Peacocks

Posted on | Leave a comment

Seventiesstripe

The seventies revival on the high street is continuing to throw out some great pieces of retro design, with the midi skirt making a surprising return to the mainstream. This Stripe Skirt from Peacocks has a relaxed seventies style that's ideal for every day wear.

The print truly makes this item, using a graphic diagonal stripe that will accentuate the hips to create a vintage-look silhouette. The colour palette has an instantly retro feel, too, using a rich brown and burnt orange. The addition of a white background allows for a great balance between the darker shades and the skirt's light and summery style.

Get it now from Peacocks for £20.

Find out more from the website