There's no brand on this, but there is no denying that the 1950s Danish midcentury mini cabinet pictured above is an eye-catching piece of design.
Screaming the era, this gem has those 'skinny' angled legs, a grained oak and teak finish plus two shelves behind the two doors. Just pull on the brass handles to get inside.
The seller ships worldwide for a modest price and the selling price right now is equally as modest. Just £9.
Giveaways on social networks is nothing new, but four authentic Eero Aarnio Ball Chairs as a giveaway really is something worth mentioning.
One Facebook follower of the Finnish Design Shop in Finland, Italy, Europe and the US will get one, which means us Brits will have less of a chance compared to Italian readers, but it's still worth a punt. Just head to Facebook and follow the instructions. You have until April 21st 2011.
The Ball Chair is a 60s classic. Designed by Eero Aarnio in 1963, the circular seat has become an icon of the era, featured in countless movies, artworks, design magazines and of course, homes. It sells at the retailer for a whopping 6,450 Euros, should you miss out.
Finnish Design Shop website
Some of you might recall the Colombo home phones by ChauhanStudio in 2008. The Joe Colombo-inspired handsets were first featured on our Switched On Set site and went down a storm, not least over here too. Well, the same designers are back with new phones, this time playing with the mobile and producing the INQ Cloud Touch and INQ Cloud Q. Best of all? They'll be pretty cheap to buy.
Like the Colombo, the handsets are once again inspired by 1970s space age design, you can imagine either sat next to some period Artemide lighting and not looking out of place (if they had mobiles phone then, obviously). But these are very modern handsets with deep Facebook integration as soon as you switch on, Spotify integrated into the handsets (via a dedicated key) and the Android operating system, so you can access all the apps on the Google platform.
Elan Doran continues her takeover of Habitat with one beautiful design at a time. This Indiantale melamine plate is a real beauty and adds a bit of entertainment to dinner time.
Whether you use it to eat off or just stare at its pretty jungle designs, the funky retro-themed pattern creates a cool clash of colours to brighten up your life.
Get your own, and many other beautiful Doran designs, at Habitat. For only £2.50 it would be silly not to.
No matter what your opinion is on it, the influence of the royal wedding is creeping onto the high street and inspiring designs such as this royal gift wrap, which is available from Rockett St George.
The royals in question on this design date from a little bit further back in the twentieth century – the wrap is covered with reproductions of vintage stamps featuring Edward VII and George V. The pattern created by the colours of the stamps creates an attractive design … perfect for wrapping up a wedding gift.
The paper costs £1.50 a sheet.
See it online
There has been a glut of space invaders-inspired products around recently, but if you are still feeling nostalgic for the early arcade game, then you may like the Ninety Nine Invaders and Spaceship Print by Peters and Janes.
The print consists of a repeat print of a white space invader (presumably 99 of them, but I haven’t had time to count) plus one spaceship amongst their rows. The print is available in either orange or grey, framed or unframed.
The print costs £25 unframed or £65 framed from Peters and Janes via Not on the High Street.
